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D.C. standardized test scores released amid cheating questions
District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray and education leaders released the latest batch of standardized test scores.
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Newseum opens exhibit on journalists killed on job
The Newseum in Washington is opening a permanent exhibit about the sometimes deadly job of investigative journalists.
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Two-alarm fire on U Street in Northwest
More than 75 firefighters responded to the scene of a two-alarm fire on U Street in Northwest Friday morning, D.C. Fire reports.
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Cederick Lorenzo Shuler arrested for 1998/99 murders of Renee Best, Edward Gray
A Ft. Washington, Md., man was arrested Thursday for two murders dating back more than a decade that killed two people in their 20s.
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Al Qaeda looks to implant bombs in humans
Airlines are being warned by the government that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans to evade airport security.
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Summer school teaches low-income children
A summer program focuses on teaching low-income children new skills in a fun way.
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Congress members call for study of new Museum of American People
Several members of Congress are calling for a presidential commission to study the formation of a National Museum of the American People in Washington to tell the history of immigration and migration that formed the nation.
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3 killed in Southeast car crash identified
Authorities are identifying three people who were killed in a car crash in southeast Washington over the weekend.
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Police investigate shootings in Northwest, Southeast
D.C. police are investigating two separate shootings in Northwest and Southeast.
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D.C. schools cheating scandal: U.S. Education Department joins probe
The U.S. Education Department has joined an investigation into allegations that big gains in the District of Columbia schools' standardized test scores may have been the result of cheating.
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Suspect at-large after police chase ends in crash
A suspect in an early morning carjacking is still on the loose after a police chase that started in Anne Arundel County and ended in Northeast D.C., police say.
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Man dies, children injured in chain-reaction crash on 495
The outer loop of I-495 is closed in Beltsville after a serious crash that killed one man and injured four others, including two young children.
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Kwame Brown violated campaign laws, board says
D.C.'s election board says Kwame Brown's re-election committee was in "apparent violation" of campaign laws.
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Metro introduces new rail cars, proposes to shorten station names
Metro unveiled two major changes to the system on Thursday: Renderings of the system's 7000-series rail cars and the recommendation to shorten multiple station names.
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Budget talks continue at White House
Thursday's meeting came amid signals that the White House was willing to reduce costs for major benefit programs, while Republicans indicated they might consider new steps to raise government revenue.
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John Wesley Wheeler Jr., man who shot at U.S. Capitol Police officers sentenced
A man who was shot by U.S. Capitol Police officers after approaching them with a gun has been sentenced to more than a year in prison.
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Branch Avenue to close at Pennsylvania Avenue on Thursday
Branch Avenue SE will be closed in both directions at Pennsylvania Avenue SE starting Thursday at 10 a.m.
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Hip-Hop festival returns to D.C.
The annual Hip-Hop Theater Festival is returning to Washington for its 10th year.
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