Police swarmed the 100 block of 42nd Street NE near Benning Road after reports of a shooting; video shows officers securing the scene.

A new Conference Board survey shows CEO confidence plunged to 47, with many executives bracing for weaker conditions and some planning job cuts. Local hiring plans could shift quickly.

A Southeast D.C. woman pleaded guilty after prosecutors say she took nearly $6,900 from a 79-year-old neighbor, leaving the victim unable to pay rent.

D.C. police are searching for six people after a late‑night confrontation in Navy Yard left one person stabbed and another pepper‑sprayed. Surveillance images and a reward are out.

Spain’s Meliá will stop managing 15 Cuban hotels, worsening a tourism collapse that threatens jobs, payments and flights.

Sunny Thursday with highs near 89°F and a warm weekend ahead. Expect low‑90s Friday–Saturday and a chance of storms late Saturday into Sunday.

Arizona lawmakers and tribal leaders pressed IHS to suspend a plan to fold Tucson's area office into Phoenix, warning it could disrupt care for nearly 28,000 tribal members.

An Arizona importer sued four major container makers in Oakland, accusing them of a pandemic‑era scheme to restrict supply and inflate prices. The suit follows a DOJ indictment unsealed in May.

The EPA rolled out a national "Superfund Solutions" plan to cut red tape and speed long‑stalled toxic cleanups, officials say. The move could push hundreds of priority sites into active remediation and reshape reuse prospects.

A ceremonial groundbreaking kicked off Hillsdale Flats, a 90‑unit affordable phase at Barry Farm that reserves 42 units for former residents.

Consumer Reports links the AI data‑center buildout to rising household electric bills, with hotspots like Northern Virginia seeing the sharpest increases. Regulators and experts are debating who should pay for new power infrastructure.

A person was struck and killed at Pentagon station, closing the lower platform and snarling Blue and Yellow line service for commuters.

An Arlington judge found the loitering statute vague and tossed indictments against Richard Cox, pausing the locker-room case while an appeal proceeds.