VIA WTOP: D.C. Police are looking for a man who they say robbed a bank, and then dropped his wallet while running away. The robbery happened at a TD bank in the 1700 block of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest around 7:45 p.m. on April 29. Police say the suspect handed a teller a note, and […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The District, Maryland and Virginia are nearly doubling their funding of a safety oversight group that monitors Metro, plus bolstering and reorganizing its staffing, after a federal audit found major weaknesses in the organization. The little-known Tri-State Oversight Committee laid out the plans in a response due Tuesday to a scathing […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Clack. Clack. Clack. White jumps black. “Crown me, mister! Just crown me! You don’t have a move on the board.” “Put him down. I put him there for a reason, for a season.” “You talkin’ way, way, way much too much trash!” “This is checkers, man! This ain’t no damn chess!” […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER: University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V told police he repeatedly shook his former girlfriend’s head into a bedroom wall, according to police documents that described the gruesome scene where the young woman died. But the Chevy Chase man’s defense lawyer said Huguely did not intend to kill ex-girlfriend Yeardley […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Officials at the National Zoo announced their latest addition: a scimitar-horned oryx born April 9 at their conservation center in Front Royal, Va. “Because most of the species we work with are critically endangered or extinct in the wild, each offspring born here is a real treasure and a testament to […]
Via: ABCNews.com A drink or two may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study shows. The study monitored over 30,000 adults between the ages of 20 and 70 who did not have diabetes. The study was conducted over a 10-year span. Moderate drinkers were found to have a lower risk of developing […]
Via: MensHealth.com A seemingly physically fit man goes for the usual 5 mile run. Before he has a chance to finish, he drops dead. This is the story of several men who have taken their last breaths during their normal exercise routine. You would think that the more one exercises, the more likely that person is to live […]
Kevin Nickelberry, who helped UNC Charlotte and Clemson to four postseason appearances, has been named head basketball coach at Howard University. “We are pleased to have a coach with the distinguished career and success of Kevin Nickelberry lead our men’s basketball program,” said Charles Gibbs, Director of Athletics. “This is an exciting day, not only […]
