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Road closures for 2025 WorldPride Festival could impact weekend traffic 06/04/2025 09:54am • If you are coming to D.C. for the WorldPride Festival, you may come across road closures in the area. The WorldPride Festival takes place Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8. The two-day event begins with the WorldPride parade through D.C., then becoming a street festival. It will be capped o Post-COVID 'revenge spending' appears to be on the way out 06/03/2025 09:27pm • After COVID restrictions lifted, many of us made up for lost time by shopping, leading to a trend known as “revenge spending.” Now, with uncertainty surrounding the economy, it appears many are turning in the opposite direction and putting a focus on saving. According to a report by the B DC Council votes to pause increasing tipped worker minimum wage 06/03/2025 06:56pm • In an emergency vote Tuesday, the D.C. Council voted to pause the increase of the tipped minimum wage in the city, which would have taken effect July 1. Initiative 82 was passed by an overwhelming majority of D.C. voters in 2022 and entails raising the minimum wage of tipped workers — such as r Analysis: Ukraine’s ingenious deep strike turns Russia into battlefield of doubt 06/03/2025 02:33pm • Ukraine may have just redefined the rules of 21st-century warfare. In an unprecedented operation June 1, Kyiv launched coordinated strikes on four Russian air bases deep inside enemy territory, using small, low-cost, first-person view drones. The targets: strategic bombers responsible for launchi The workout supplement becoming more popular outside the gym 06/02/2025 02:37pm • You may have heard your gym buddy, a co-worker or family member talking about taking a supplement called creatine. It is a billion-dollar supplement that is exploding in popularity, but should you take it? Grand View Research expects sales of creatine to explode to over $4 billion at the end of What’s up in the sky for June 2025? Arietid meteor shower, strawberry moon and much more 06/01/2025 06:41am • Welcome to WTOP’s monthly feature: “What’s up in the sky?” Each month it will feature the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets and stars. Space-related events that might interest you taking place in the D.C. area will be included as well. Let’s get to the Sunday marks start of these new Maryland laws 05/31/2025 05:25pm • When you wake up Sunday, it will be harder to collect damages from the state for child sexual abuse and easier to find relief at a pick-your-own farm, new rules will start the long process of slowing utility rate increases and a new law will again delay the start of a paid family and medical leave p A year in the making: DC’s plan to keep WorldPride celebrations safe 05/31/2025 05:03pm • Three million people are expected to visit D.C. during WorldPride 2025, with 2 million of those staying overnight. It’s believed the 18-day festival will bring $600 million to the city thanks to the tourists. Between the parade, festival, and concerts, there are 350 pride events for WorldPri 'I've seen heaven's gates': Maryland high school baseball coach inspires players to chase on and off the field goals 05/30/2025 05:37pm • For Aaron Graves, 2025 will be remembered as an emerging year for his Riverdale Baptist School’s baseball team. In his seventh year coaching at the Upper Marlboro, Maryland-based school, Graves has rebuilt its baseball program — once a national power — into a contender. In mid-May, the Crus GOP senators plan hearing on Biden's perceived cognitive decline 05/30/2025 05:27pm • (WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans have announced plans to launch their own probe into former President Joe Biden over his cognitive abilities while in office, claiming they want to investigate who was running the country during what they call Biden's decline. Republican Sens. Eric Schmitt and John DC unveils a plan loaded with must-see summer events — and heightened security 05/30/2025 04:47pm • D.C. leaders revealed a full list of can’t-miss summer events Thursday. Topping the lineup is the ongoing WorldPride 2025 festival, headlined by performances from Jennifer Lopez and Doechii, which is expected to draw thousands to the city. “We are proud to help shape a summer that’s alive a Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center earns highest safety grade in Prince George’s County 05/30/2025 09:35am • This content is sponsored by Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center. For the second year in a row, Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center is the only hospital in Prince George’s County to earn an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, the only rating system focused ex Loudoun Co. sheriff renews call for elementary school resource officers 05/26/2025 03:25pm • Loudoun County Sheriff Michael Chapman wants to begin expanding the school resource officer program to the Virginia county's 65 elementary schools, as part of the agency's first public strategic plan. "We certainly have made a request to expand our SRO program to elementary schools — we've done FEMA’s Maryland National Fire Academy to reopen after classes were abruptly canceled 05/25/2025 02:14pm • After a sudden closure in March, the National Fire Academy in Frederick County, Maryland, will soon be back in business. Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency are reopening the facility after deeming firefighter training to be a critical government mission. Classes were shut down 2nd case of measles confirmed in Virginia 05/24/2025 06:13pm • A second case of measles has been confirmed in Virginia this year, health officials said on Friday. The Virginia Department of Health said it was a teenager from the northwest region of the state who had recently traveled outside the U.S. Health officials released the following locations and