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FAQs: What to know about the Nationals' championship celebration 11/01/2019 04:10pm • Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals celebrates in the locker room after defeating the Houston Astros in Game 7 to win the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park on Oct. 30, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) The Washington Nationals won the World Series! Now what? He 2nd false alarm about active shooter at Montgomery College in less than 2 years 11/01/2019 11:58am • An alert about an active shooter sent to thousands of Montgomery College students and faculty members early Friday morning was a false alarm, the school said — the second one in less than two years. The school said a staff training exercise was to blame for Friday's erroneous message. The al Today in History: Nov. 1 11/01/2019 12:00am • Today is Friday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2019. There are 60 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1936, in a speech in Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini described the alliance between his country and Nazi Germany as an "axis" running between Rome and Berlin. On this Road closures scheduled for Halloween in DC's Georgetown 10/31/2019 04:04pm • As Halloween revelers traverse D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood Thursday night, beware of these road closures and restrictions, as announced by D.C. police earlier this week. These streets are closed, except for local traffic, from 6:30 p.m. Thursday to 3 a.m. Friday: 27th Street NW, from N St Nats World Series FAQ: Everything you need to know 10/31/2019 03:00am • HOUSTON, TEXAS — OCTOBER 30: Stephen Strasburg #37 of the Washington Nationals celebrates after defeating the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game Seven to win the 2019 World Series in Game Seven of the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 30, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Gett Maryland State Police helicopter hoists sick passenger from cruise ship in Chesapeake Bay 10/30/2019 12:39pm • A Maryland State Police helicopter staged a dramatic rescue Tuesday night of a sick passenger from a cruise ship in the Chesapeake Bay. The state police said they got word from the U.S. Coast Guard about a 61-year-old woman experiencing a medical emergency aboard the AIDAluna cruise ship about 9: Prince George's Co. Exec Alsobrooks lays out priorities for the rest of her term 10/30/2019 10:56am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Prince George’s County Executive Angela D. Alsobrooks (D) plans to outline her priorities for her next few years in office during a p Review: Paul Rudd does double take in Netflix series 'Living with Yourself' 10/30/2019 01:59am • Who doesn't love Paul Rudd? There may not be a more likable actor in all of Hollywood, watching him rise from "Clueless" (1995), "Wet Hot American Summer" (2001) and "Friends" (2002-2004) to a show-stealer in "Anchorman" (2004), "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005) and "Knocked Up" (2007) to a blo Crews to work through Thanksgiving week to expedite Chesapeake Bay Bridge construction 10/29/2019 11:07pm • Maryland announced its plan to speed up work on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and it will affect tolling and Thanksgiving holiday travel. Here's what you need to know. The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDTA) said it is moving forward with steps to shorten the duration of the Chesapeake Bay Street closures in Dupont Circle for 17th Street High Heel Race 10/29/2019 08:05am • One of D.C.'s most hallowed Halloween traditions returns Tuesday: the 17th Street High Heel race. That means road closures in Dupont Circle. Emergency no parking is in effect from 3 p.m. to midnight for the following streets, and they'll be closed to vehicles from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.: S Street Several DC-area nursing homes are among US News' best 10/29/2019 04:09am • U.S. News & World Report recognized nearly 3,000 facilities nationwide with their "Best Nursing Home" designation for 2019-2020. And around D.C., Maryland and Virginia, 51 were recognized as "high performers" overall. It's an achievement that only 1,354 facilities won nationwide, out of more ANALYSIS: Baghdadi’s death leaves looming questions about the future of ISIS 10/27/2019 04:01pm • FILE — This file image made from video posted on a militant website April 29, 2019, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, being interviewed by his group's Al-Furqan media outlet. (Al-Furqan media via AP, File) Fleeing from U.S. military canines in a dark How ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became a feared preacher of hate 10/27/2019 02:13am • A preacher of hate. The instigator and inspirer of some of the most hideous acts of violence ever put to video. An elusive fugitive, hunted by drones, only once seen in public. The perverter of Islam with a nauseatingly infectious ideology that had a greater lure to a disen Protests rattle the postwar order in Lebanon and Iraq 10/25/2019 06:44pm • BAGHDAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of people, many of them young and unemployed men, thronged public squares and blocked main streets Friday in the capitals of Iraq and Lebanon in unprecedented, spontaneous anti-government revolts in two countries scarred by long conflicts. Demonstrators in Iraq Garden Plot: How much watering does your lawn need in the fall? 10/25/2019 05:31am • Straw bales are for scarecrows, not gardens Matthew in Chevy Chase wrote: “I have some straw bales in my driveway that housed tomatoes over the summer. They're decomposing but still have their shape. My question is: Can I plant my garlic in these bales? On one level, the growing medium for garlic