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Ex-US Park Police chief: 'Would have been inappropriate' for Barr to order Lafayette Park cleared 06/08/2020 05:17pm • In this June 1, 2020 file photo, police move demonstrators away from St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House, as they gather to protest the death of George Floyd in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) Retired U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers told WTOP on Mond Should you get a coronavirus antibody test? What Fauci recommends 06/08/2020 04:02am • The ability to trace the contacts of people who've been infected with the coronavirus, even those without symptoms, is critical in the fight against the pandemic. Antibody tests have emerged as a tool in that fight, but during an interview with WTOP, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National In Even with large crowds and extreme heat, a peaceful 9th day of George Floyd protests in DC 06/07/2020 12:19am • Thousands of protesters came out despite oppressive heat Saturday to protest against police brutality in D.C. It was the largest day of demonstrations since the May 25 killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Protests erupted in Minnesota shortly after Floyd's death, and the DC officials expect city's largest demonstration against police brutality since Floyd's death 06/06/2020 05:30am • Authorities in D.C. expect Saturday to be the largest demonstration against police brutality in the city since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The District has featured daily protests for the past week and they have largely been peaceful, with people marching back and forth from t Road closures for Saturday protest in DC 06/05/2020 05:32pm • Demonstrators protest Friday, June 5, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) A slew of roads will be closed Saturday in downtown D.C. as demonstrators take to the streets to protest. Bowser, Trump trade barbs; DC not moving into Phase Two just yet 06/05/2020 04:00pm • With St. John's Church in the background, people walk under a new street sign on Friday, June 5, 2020, in Washington. "The section of 16th Street in front of the White House is now officially 'Black Lives Matter Plaza,'" D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted. The black and white sign was put up to mark Dr. Fauci: Protests are 'perfect setup' for coronavirus spread 06/05/2020 10:49am • Thousands of people have gathered for over a week of protests in D.C. and across the country in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Now a top public health official is weighing in on the risks. Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, called it a "delicate ba JC Penney to close 154 stores this summer, including Lanham store 06/05/2020 09:17am • An empty parking lot is shown at a closed J.C.Penney Co. store in Roseville, Michigan. Penney's filed for Chapter 11 in May. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) J.C. Penney Co., the 118-year-old retailer currently in bankruptcy, released the list of 154 stores it intends to close this summer, including the J Weekend road and rail work: US 1 in College Park set for overhaul; Metro and I-66 transform 06/05/2020 04:49am • Here's a detailed look at what will impact the weekend commute Maryland, Virginia and D.C. for the weekend of June 5 to June 7. Maryland According to the Maryland Department of Transportation and State Highway Administration, the plans for improvements on U.S. Route 1/Baltimore Avenue in College Md. offers support for long-term care staff experiencing 'feelings of desperation' 06/04/2020 09:45pm • Working with COVID-19 patients who die takes a toll on caregivers, so Maryland is making a concerted effort to offer mental health support to staff in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. “We’re providing lots of different types of assistance,” said Dr. Aliya Jones, deputy secretary DC emergency police reform bill would ban chokeholds 06/04/2020 09:25pm • In response to George Floyd's death and the protests that have followed, the D.C. Council will consider an emergency bill to improve policing in the city. A draft of the bill circulated by Council member Charles Allen would ban the use of neck restraints or chokeholds — such as what was used on Emergency kits handed out to DC protesters in hot weather 06/04/2020 01:40pm • "Protests really are only successful when we stay out there," said Afia Tyus, who is leading the effort to hand out the emergency kits. (Courtesy Afia Tyus) With increasingly hotter and more humid weather in D.C., a local branch of the NAACP is working to distribute emergency kits to thousands o Pentagon moves 1,600 Army troops to National Capital Region, as protests continue 06/03/2020 08:01am • The Pentagon said 1,600 active duty U.S. Army troops have been flown to the National Capital Region and are standing-by as daily and nightly protests continue in Washington, D.C. over George Floyd's death. The troops are positioned on military bases in the National Capital Region, but are not in Demonstrators defy curfew for 5th day of protests 06/03/2020 01:00am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: 'd8d69f20-6d00-4a73-9ff6-aa43eaa52dc8' }).render("31261536aea8128a");}); Protesters gathered Tuesday throughout D. Some clarity a day after reports of tear gas in Lafayette Square, but questions remain 06/02/2020 09:30pm • Authorities have admitted to deploying smoke canisters and PepperBalls. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Lafayette Square, across the street from the White House, has been the local epicenter of the last five days of protests in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody last w