Half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday to change the Washington Redskins’ name In a letter, 49 senators cited the NBA’s quick action recently to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life after he was heard on an audio recording making offensive comments about blacks. They said Goodell should formally push to rename the Redskins.
D.C. adoption law draws lesbians from other states to give birth here The lesbian couple lives in Midlothian, Va., near Richmond. The commonwealth does not recognize either their 2010 marriage in the District or Stephanie’s parentage of the girls, who grew from her fertilized eggs implanted in and carried by Desiree. So the Bryans delivered their girls in the District. It was a two-hour drive from home, friends and family, but a place that offers the surest way for Lily Mae and Mia Lynn to have two mothers in the eyes of the law.
Rock Creek Parkway Reopens After Car Crashes Into Water Two people were taken to the hospital early Thursday morning after their car crashed into Rock Creek, closing Rock Creek Parkway for a portion of the morning commute.
Former D.C. Council candidate, charged with concealing excess campaign contributions A former candidate for the D.C. Council has been charged with conspiring to receive and conceal excess campaign contributions during his run for office. Fifty-three-year-old Kelvin Robinson was charged Tuesday in a criminal complaint in Superior Court.
Seven-year-old girl shot in the leg at a playground in northwest D.C. Police say a 7-year-old girl was shot at an apartment complex playground in northwest Washington. The Metropolitan Police Department says the girl was shot in the leg at the Park Morton Apartment Complex playground on Georgia Avenue on Tuesday evening.
This D.C. Store Has a Machine to Dry Your Wet Cell Phone The ZAGG franchise, located at 1204 G Street NW, recently leased a DryBox Rescue machine—the only one of its kind in the D.C. region, Caparotti says—that promises to dry water-damaged cell phones and, in most cases, fix them in just 30 minutes.
D.C. Police Announce 15 New Speed Camera Locations D.C. Police have released a list of 15 new speed camera locations, which are set to be activated on or around Tuesday. Police say the 14 speed cameras and one camera that targets oversized trucks will debut Tuesday
Obama drops by D.C. Little League games On his way to a Democratic party fundraiser on Monday night, President Obama stopped at Washington’s Friendship Park and tossed a baseball with Little Leaguers warming up for their evening games. The president met with four Little League teams and posed for pictures with the youngsters.
36 Hours in Washington, D.C. While most Americans associate Capitol Hill with Congressional misadventures and general dysfunction, thousands of people — senators, reporters, congressional aides, artists, working-class long-timers and young families — call it home.
Hurricane Simulator on Display in Washington D.C. Florida International University’s 12-fan “Wall of Wind” hurricane simulator is on display at the National Building Museum in Washington. The “Designing for Disasters” exhibit explores new solutions and historical responses to natural hazards including earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, storm surge, flooding, tsunamis and wildfires.
