The FDA cleared Optune Pax, a wearable tumor‑treating‑fields device, after a Phase 3 trial showed a small survival benefit and delayed pain progression for inoperable pancreatic cancer.

Post Brothers has kicked off The Geneva, a 532-unit conversion in Dupont Circle, part of a citywide push to turn empty offices into homes—but experts say conversions won’t solve the housing crisis alone.

Two Duck & the Peach employees say their firings were linked to union organizing; the NLRB now has an active representation petition and related filings.

Ukrainian drones reportedly struck the Votkinsk missile plant in Russia’s Udmurtia overnight, injuring 11 and sending plumes of smoke over the industrial town. Officials and OSINT point to damage at a strategic factory far from the front lines.

Wilmer Valderrama’s Elegancia quietly opened at Union Market’s La Cosecha with Latin small plates, expressive cocktails and complimentary sancocho at last call.

KLNB completed a $31M, 160,000-sq-ft build-to-suit for ZM Sheet Metal in Winchester, delivering on time and expanding regional manufacturing capacity along I‑81.

Ammunition turned up this week at Washington‑Liberty High and Abingdon Elementary; schools say there is no known threat and police are investigating.

A Virginia traveler with confirmed measles may have exposed people at a downtown Bethesda office on Feb. 10, county officials say.

A coastal low will bring rain Sunday with a change to snow Sunday night into Monday. Expect 2–5 inches in parts of the D.C. metro and travel delays.

The CIA retracted or revised 19 intelligence products after a presidential advisory board review flagged possible bias; three redacted reports were posted as examples.

DOJ records in the Epstein file name the Utah Attorney General’s Office on counsel lists and show an AG attorney at a Fort Lauderdale deposition tied to Paul Cassell’s litigation.

A Stayton man was arrested after investigators traced alleged online grooming to an NCMEC tip; authorities say Roblox gift cards and Discord were used to coerce images.

Fish Taco has pushed its Gaithersburg storefront toward Darnestown Road to add dining space, with the chain eyeing a spring opening.