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U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speak at a news conference on Republican lawmakers' response to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2022 in Washington, DC. During the news conference, Gaetz and Greene said that federal agents were allegedly present during the insurrection and the ones inciting the riot. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Seven members and associates of the MS-13 street gang have been convicted of sex trafficking in federal court after taking in a 13-year-old runaway and coercing her into commercial sex acts in Maryland and Virginia. The seven defendants all face a mandatory minimum prison term of 15 years when they are sentenced in November. The U.S. Attorney’s Officer for the Eastern District of Virginia, which prosecuted the case, announced the jury verdict Friday, According to an FBI affidavit, the girl ran away from a youth home in Fairfax in 2018. She was sex trafficked for nearly two months in...

“I was there when a friend of mine had an illegal abortion,” one protester told HuffPost. “It was horrifying. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.”

Washington – A group of Proud Boys accused of seditious conspiracy on Wednesday successfully petitioned a judge to delay their trial until at least the end of the year. The move comes less than two weeks after their alleged leadership role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol took center stage in the first House Select Committee public hearing on the riot.

Elected officials in Washington, D.C., responded swiftly to news from the Supreme Court striking down the right to an abortion, officially overturning Roe after a draft of the opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson was leaked. In a 5-4 decision to strike down Roe and a 6-3 decision to uphold a...

After the overturning of 1973's Roe v. Wade landmark Supreme Court decision, which granted women the right to an abortion in every state, demonstrations quickly erupted on the streets outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Friday. In the crowd, the reaction was split: Anti-abortion activists cheered after...

McLean Police District – Noah Settles, 22, of Washington, D.C. turned himself in last night at the Adult Detention Center in Fairfax. He was held without bond. Settles was wanted in connection to the June 18 shooting that occurred at Tysons Corner Center in McLean. Per Fairfax County Police:...

Two suspects have been charged in the shooting death of a man late Wednesday night at the Red Roof Inn at 16001 Shady Grove Road in Rockville. Micah Clemons, 32, of Dumfries, Virginia and Sergey Danshin, 34, of Rockville have both been charged with first-degree murder and firearm related charges. Both are being held without bond. Montgomery County police identified the victim as 39-year-old Javier Gonzalez-Mena, of no known address.

ELKTON — A man remained jailed on Thursday after investigators confiscated more than two pounds of suspect cocaine and other evidence during an Interstate 95 traffic stop near Elkton, according to Cecil County District Court records. Investigators identified the suspect as Anselmo Rafael Balbuena-Sano, 27, of Washington, D.C. Elkton Police Department Det. Cpl. Dennis LaSassa was working a “criminal enforcement” detail with a Maryland State Police trooper at approximately 12:15...

(Updated at 6:25 p.m.) A worker buried up to his shoulders in dirt after a trench collapse has been rescued by firefighters. It happened around 3:30 p.m. on the 1300 block of S. Buchanan Street, a couple of blocks from Wakefield High School. Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County firefighters were dispatched to the scene for a report of a construction worker buried after a trench dug around a house collapsed.

Two men have been arrested after a motel killing in Rockville, authorities say. Micah Clemons, 32, and Sergey Danshin, 34, knocked on the door of Javier Gonzalez-Mena's room to lure him outside before they fatally shot him at the Red Roof Inn on the 16000 block of Shady Grove Road around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, June 23, according to Montgomery County Police.

ASPEN HILL, Md. (DC News Now) — A man died after a car crash in Montgomery County, Md. Friday morning. At around 4:36 a.m., according to the news release, the Montgomery County Police and Fire and Rescue went to a call around Georgia Ave and Rossmoor Blvd. of a person hit by a car. The […]

Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov was reportedly overheard at Washington, D.C.'s Café Milano complaining about a lack of respect toward his nation. Antonov was photographed sitting for dinner with former U.S. envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and CEO of the Center for the National Interest Dimitri Simes.

The Frederick Douglass bridge was closed due to "safety concerns" after a Roe V. Wade protest blocked the bridge, which is south of the U.S. Capitol.

Police in Alexandria, Virginia, arrested a man they say raped a person under 13 years old. Trulynd Hall, 29, is being held without bond in the city jail. Police are looking for information about the alleged rape or other past encounters with Hall. They have not found evidence that he...

Bill Nye is no longer just "The Science Guy" — he's a married guy. The TV personality tied the knot with journalist and author Liza Mundy in May, People magazine revealed this week. The pair wed at the Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian Institute's Castle Building in Washington, D.C.

Former Wisconsin Badgers star Johnny Davis was selected with the No. 10 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night. He is heading from the capital of Wisconsin to the nation’s capital and will suit up for the Washington Wizards next season. “Johnny proved his scoring capability and showed...

Concerned Americans Seeking Truth will host a car rally for Maryland Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda this Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 10:00 AM. "Bring your cars, vans, SUVs, trucks and parade with us to support Dan Cox for governor of the great state of Maryland," the event announcement reads. Cox, a Maryland state delegate from Frederick County, has been endorsed by President Donald Trump. He faces Gov. Larry Hogan-endorsed Kelly Schulz, attorney and former state delegate Robin Ficker, and attorney Joe Werner in the July 19 GOP primary.

Whether people seeking abortions can legally access them where they live is expected to change dramatically after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Friday overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that granted a federal right to abortion. About half of U.S. states were considered “certain or likely” to ban...

Houston Rockets draftee TyTy Washington shares words of advice he received from veteran point guard John Wall.