Thousands run final mile of Boston Marathon
Thousands of athletes joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race Saturday, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line.
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7 Day Interactive Forecast
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Rolling Thunder rider from Indiana struck, killed
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Photos of The Old Guard at Arlington National Cemetery
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SPORTS
Rogers to become first openly gay Major League Soccer player
Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports. The former U.S. national team player publicly came out in a blog post in February and retired on the same day.
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D.C.
Obama says nation must do more for fallen heroes
In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind and must also make sure that all veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned. (Video)
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D.C.
Teen arrested in SE carjacking; second suspect wanted
Two people were injured Thursday morning when a car chased from Prince George's County into Southeast Washington crashed, police say. One arrest has been made as police search for a second suspect.
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NATION
Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault scourge
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military.
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MARYLAND
Anne Arundel food stamps more than double
Almost one in every 13 Anne Arundel County residents receives food stamps, a 162.4 percent increase in households over just five years ago, the Capital Gazette reports.
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NATION
Jury foreman says life or death decision unfair
In an interview Friday, jury foreman William Zervakos provided a glimpse into the private deliberations, describing four women and eight men who struggled with the question: How heinous of a killing deserves a similar fate?
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SPORTS
Terps beat Syracuse 11-10, advance to NCAA women's lacrosse finals
Brooke Griffin scored the go-ahead goal with 2:51 left to lead top-seeded and undefeated Maryland (22-0), which has won 11 national titles, into its 21st championship game appearance. The Terps will play North Carolina in the final Sunday.
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CRIME
Gaithersburg murder suspect son of Bush White House official
It started out as a burglary call. But police say when they arrived on the scene they found something different. Investigators believe a hatchet was used by the son of a former aide to George W. Bush to allegedly kill another man.
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MARYLAND
Worker killed in parking deck collapse at Montgomery Mall ID'd
One construction worker was killed and another one was critically injured when a parking garage that was closed to the public partially collapsed outside the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda Thursday afternoon.
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Commute
I-95 traffic delays grow even worse on Memorial Day weekend
People heading south for the Memorial Day weekend are running into delays that stretch for miles. But for those who drive I-95 in Northern Virginia, the miserable delays aren't something isolated to holiday weekends.
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NATION
Rolling Thunder rumbles into D.C. area to honor POWs, MIAs, veterans
Continuing a decades-long tradition, tens of thousands of motorcycle riders are rumbling into the D.C. area for Memorial Day, coming from all across America, bringing the nation’s attention to veterans issues and to the POW/MIA cause.
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NATION
Park Service ending furloughs early
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis says the furloughs will end on June 3, after just three days off, because the agency has found other ways to offset automatic budget cuts imposed by Congress.
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CRIME
Man accused of showing child porn to child in Arlington
A 19-year-old man was arrested this week in Arlington after he allegedly showed a young child child pornography.
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WORKING WOMEN
"Potomac Lice Lady" in high demand these days
Memorial Day officially kicks off summer and that means the start of camp season. Unfortunately, for many children it's also the start of lice season. But did you know about the Potomac Lice Lady?
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VIRGINIA
Paul Tudor Jones tells UVA audience: Having children a focus 'killer' for women
A billionaire contributor to the University of Virginia is causing controversy over comments he made insinuating that it is difficult for women to work after having children.
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MARYLAND
Obama: Sex assaults threaten "trust and discipline" in military
A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama addresses future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.
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NATION
The Old Guard places flags on graves at Arlington National Cemetery
On the eve of Memorial Day weekend since 1948, the Army's official ceremonial unit - the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) - deploys at Arlington National Cemetery to place American flags at each grave.
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CRIME
Police accuse SC man of bilking elderly Md. homeowner
Frederick County officials say James Anthony Carroll, of North Augusta, S.C., went door-to-door last month selling asphalt driveway sealing devices - without a contractor's license - and charged an elderly homeowner thousands of dollars over what the job should have cost.
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VIRGINIA
Police: Several motorcycles crash on I-66
A crash involving several motorcycles temporarily closed the eastbound lanes of I-66 between Exit 123 and Nutley Street in Vienna.
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MARYLAND
No deficiencies found in abortion death at Germantown clinic
Maryland health officials investigating the death of a woman being treated at a Germantown abortion clinic found "no deficiencies" in her care.
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VIRGINIA
E.W. Jackson: A controversial candidate
After last weekend’s convention, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli expressed to reporters the utmost confidence in his running mate.
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WEATHER
D.C. Forecast: Sunny start to summer, but still too cold to swim
Look for a sunny, but unseasonably cool and windy start to the Memorial Day weekend. Highs today should only reach the upper 60s. Temperatures will moderate by Monday.
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SPORTS
Nats beat Phillies 5-2 at chilly, windy Nats Park
Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner, and the Nats followed a calamitous road trip with a winning start to a homestand, beating the Phillies 5-2 on an unseasonably chilly and windy night at Nats Park.
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NATION
Journalist, author, professor Haynes Johnson dies
Haynes Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movement and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday. He was 81. Johnson had taught at the University of Maryland since 1998.
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Commute
Metro employee accused of stealing defibrillators
A 40-year-old Metro employee is accused of stealing more than a dozen defibrillators from transit agency facilities and selling them online.
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NATION
Judge: Ariz. Sheriff Arpaio's office profiles Latinos
A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.
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D.C.
Brookland neighbors battle over proposed new restaurant
A small group of D.C. residents is trying to keep a new restaurant and bar from opening in their Brookland neighborhood. But other residents disagree, saying the group doesn't speak for the whole community.
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Commute
Metro doors close, separate man from service dog
Knox tweeted that on a Red Line Shady Grove Bound Metro train Thursday night, the doors closed, separating a a family from a service dog.
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VIRGINIA
Lorton woman wins $1 million in Powerball
A Lorton woman is now $1 million richer after she matched five numbers in the Powerball lottery
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CRIME
Shooting of Julian Dawkins by deputy ruled a homicide
Based on autopsy results, the death of Julian Dawkins was ruled a homicide on Thursday evening. The Commonwealth’s Attorney says a decision on whether Arlington County Sheriff's deputy Craig Patterson is charged or not will be made within 24 to 48 hours.
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WEATHER
Should residential storm shelters be mandatory?
No state requires storm shelters in homes.
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CRIME
'Show Out' members sentenced for robbery, assault
Court documents say Show Out members roamed northwest D.C., robbing and assaulting people at will. A security camera last June 5 captured images of them at a Chinatown bus stop at 3:20 a.m., where some members took a man's iPhone and beat him unconscious.
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NATION
Jersey shore reopens for first post-Sandy summer
Guinness World Records confirms that a ribbon-cutting to mark the reopening of the Jersey shore following Superstorm Sandy has set a new world record.
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WORLD
President Obama national security speech welcomed abroad
President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies- Pakistan and Yemen.
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Washington, D.C.
- Rolling Thunder rider from Indiana struck, killed
- I-95 traffic delays grow even worse on Memorial Day weekend
- 'Show Out' members sentenced for robbery, assault
- Brookland neighbors battle over proposed new restaurant
- Rolling Thunder rumbles into D.C. area to honor POWs, MIAs, veterans
Maryland
- Police accuse SC man of bilking elderly Md. homeowner
- Anne Arundel food stamps more than double
- Terps beat Syracuse 11-10, advance to NCAA women's lacrosse finals
- No deficiencies found in abortion death at Germantown clinic
- Maryland women's lacrosse takes on Syracuse
Virginia
- Police: Several motorcycles crash on I-66
- I-95 traffic delays grow even worse on Memorial Day weekend
- Rolling Thunder rumbles into D.C. area to honor POWs, MIAs, veterans
- Man accused of showing child porn to child in Arlington
- 800K D.C. area residents expected to hit roads this weekend
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