VIA JAMAICA OBSERVER: Forty passengers were reported injured when an American Airlines plane crashed and broke in two after landing at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston shortly after 10:00 last night. “The injured passengers have been taken to the Kingston Public Hospital,” Information Minister Daryl Vaz told the Observer. “There are no reports […]
LAS VEGAS — The owner of a brothel more than two hours’ drive from Las Vegas said she hopes to hire Nevada’s first legal male prostitutes within a month, now that state health officials have approved a method to test men for infectious diseases. The world is ready for women, or even other men, to […]
VIA MYFOXDC: The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for parts of the D.C. Metro area from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. The watch area excludes the District, but does cover many points west of D.C. Forecasters say an extended period of freezing rain is possible beginning Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. […]
VIA MYFOXDC: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Metropolitan Police Department Tuesday announced it has charged a suspect in the 1997 murder of a 25-year-old woman at her home in Adams Morgan. Frederick Edward Morton, 57, was arrested at a federal prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, where he’s been locked up since July on a violation of probation. […]
VIA MSNBC: By Eve Tahmincioglu Elizabeth Nill, 61, had a dream of becoming a president of a community college when she went to Harvard Business School in the late 1970s. But even though colleagues told her she didn’t have the temperament for such a job, she spent years pursuing her dream. She worked as an […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a lawsuit on behalf of Native American activists who claimed that the Washington Washington Football Team’s team name is so offensive that it does not deserve trademark protection. The court without comment refused to get involved in the long-running dispute. The decision essentially […]
VIA MYFOXDC: FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Motorists should try to avoid the inner loop of the beltway in Falls Church, Va. Friday morning. Two lanes are shut down between Route 50 and I-66 because of a water main break. Crews are working to fix the ten inch pipe that burst early Thursday, sending water gushing […]
VIA MYFOXDC: BETHESDA, Md. – Montgomery County officials say due to system control issues with their traffic lights, many drivers had to suffer through significant delays on Wednesday. Delays continued Thursday and Ride-On buses are free for riders who want to leave their cars at home. Officials say all traffic signals in the county are […]
VIA WJLA: Metro is making changes to its SmartBenefits program, which allows employers to set aside money for commuting on a Metro smart card. As of Jan. 1, money for transit and for parking will be kept in separate accounts. The IRS is requiring the change. That means employees will no longer be able to […]
VIA WJLA: A memorial is set for Ben Ali, the founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl diner, who died earlier this month at 82. The memorial is Friday at Lincoln Theater. The theater is next to Ali’s historic restaurant, a landmark in Washington’s black business and entertainment district and a frequent stop for politicians and celebrities. […]