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4 things to know about the UK gasoline crisis 09/30/2021 08:03am • A fuel crisis that threatened to stop the world's fifth largest economy in its tracks appears to be easing. For nearly a week, British motorists have found service stations closed and long lines at those that still had gasoline and diesel. The shortages provoked an angry response from some member Supreme Court gears up for new term filled with contentious disputes 09/30/2021 06:03am • Washington — The Supreme Court is slated to return to the bench for the start of its new term on Monday, with the justices set to take up politically divisive cases involving the Second Amendment, religious liberty and abortion, all while battling bruised public perception of the high court's legi Dozens of new Maryland laws to take effect on Friday 09/30/2021 04:14am • Dozens of new laws passed in the 2021 Maryland legislative session will take effect on Friday. The bills cover a variety of topics ranging from police reform — which was at center stage this year — to racial equity and gun sales. Overall, 771 bills were passed this year in the Maryland Genera For first time since June, projected US COVID-19 deaths are decreasing 09/30/2021 01:51am • For the first time since June, the rate of new Covid-19 deaths in the US is expected to decrease over the next four weeks, according to an ensemble forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And for the third week in a row, Wednesday's CDC forecast predicted that hospitaliza DC Council draft bill could expand virtual learning, require vaccination for students 09/29/2021 06:19pm • Weeks into the school year, D.C. Council members are drafting emergency legislation that could make virtual learning more accessible and require COVID-19 vaccinations for students who are eligible to receive them. The council is scheduled to return from its recess for its first legislative meetin Montgomery Co. exec raises specter of 'breakdown' in county services in debate over COVID-19 vaccine mandate 09/29/2021 04:01pm • Amid a debate about a strict COVID-19 vaccine mandate for county workers, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said Wednesday he has ordered a study of staffing levels in key agencies to see whether such a mandate would "break the system" by hindering critical public safety operations. Marylan Harvard study finds America’s perception of racism doesn’t match findings about minority experiences in health care 09/29/2021 03:53pm • America's health care system has an issue with racism, according to Harvard researchers, despite findings that show 53% polled in the U.S. do not believe racism is a very big problem in the country today. "Experiencing racism in health care is unfortunately quite common among Black and Latino pat CASA plans rally for eviction protections in Annapolis Friday 09/29/2021 02:38pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Fair housing advocates plan to sleep outside St. Anne’s Episcopal Church after holding a rally in downtown Annapolis Friday night in a bid High School Player of the Week: Forest Park's Gilbert Tongrongrou 09/29/2021 04:48am • The Military Bowl Foundation and DC Touchdown Club are partnering with WTOP during the 2020-2021 high school football season to honor a Player of the Week. Read about this week’s Player of the Week below. Gilbert Tongrongou was a slender freshman when he first went out for the Forest Pa Saturday road closures, parking restrictions for Women’s March 09/29/2021 04:33am • The Women's March is partnering with Planned Parenthood for an abortion rights march Saturday, and D.C. police released road closures and parking restrictions that may affect traffic in the District. Here's what you need to know. The following streets will be posted as "Emergency No Parking" from 'Civilization is a progression': March on Washington Film Festival returns to DC 09/29/2021 02:45am • In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The ninth annual March on Washington Film Festival returns Thursday through Monday. "It was founded on the 50th anniversary," Artistic Director Isisara Bey told WTOP. "We've grown from that to something t Montgomery Co. executive, council at odds over possible vaccine mandate for county workers 09/28/2021 03:57pm • County Executive Marc Elrich and the council in Montgomery County, Maryland, are butting heads over proposed legislation that would make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for all county workers. Elrich slammed the bill Tuesday as the "wrong approach." The legislation that has been introduced — Carney: Teachers must get vaccinated, get weekly testing 09/28/2021 12:43pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Delaware Gov. John Carney has announced that all teachers and school staff in Delaware will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing. Carney announced the new requirement Tuesday. It will be formally issued by emergency regulation and takes Pfizer, BioNTech submit initial data on COVID vaccine for kids to FDA 09/28/2021 07:40am • Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they have submitted Covid-19 vaccine data on children ages 5 to 11 to the US Food and Drug Administration for initial review, but are not yet seeking emergency use authorization. A formal submission to request EUA for the vaccine is expected to follow in the comin Casa Ruby LGBTQ+ shelter struggles to stay open after losing DC grant 09/28/2021 07:08am • The founder of a 50-bed Northwest D.C. shelter helping young, homeless LGBTQ+ community members worries it may be forced to close after the abrupt loss of an $850,000 government grant. Ruby Corado, who opened Casa Ruby's first center on Georgia Avenue in mid-2012, said the nonprofit received five