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Estonia: Leveraging the past, US alliance to chart future course 06/06/2019 05:25am • TALLINN, Estonia — Sitting near a window at a wooden table with stylish metal chairs at Poobel, a trendy modern pub near Old Town Tallinn, on a rainy Saturday afternoon on May 25, Eeva Eek-Pajuste sipped on a local craft beer and nibbled on smoked salmon. “We could have said, we told you so,� 1 night, 30 restaurants, no wallet: José Andrés’ Dine-N-Dash returns 06/06/2019 01:02am • Each year, D.C.-based chef José Andrés serves millions of meals — and not just to diners who visit his award-winning restaurants. Since 2010, his nonprofit, World Central Kitchen, has fed Haitians devastated by the catastrophic earthquake, Puerto Ricans ravaged by Hurricane Maria, and cyc Analysis: Estonia — from Baltic pawn to global powerhouse 06/05/2019 04:33am • TALLINN, Estonia — The pilot of the Air Baltic flight carrying 145 passengers and a crew of six announced: “Passengers, we’re now beginning our descent into Tallinn. Cabin crew, prepare the cabin for landing.” Bathed by strong, bright midday sunshine, the Airbus A222-300, with lime-green Inbound Canal Road in DC reopens after emergency repairs 06/04/2019 11:05am • Inbound Canal Road in D.C. has reopened after an hours-long closure due to a downed pole and power lines, causing significant congestion as traffic was rerouted through Arizona Avenue. An extended closure on the popular commuter route ended around 11 a.m. Tuesday after crews completed repairs on Northam wants special legislative session on guns 06/04/2019 10:20am • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Tuesday that he’ll recall lawmakers to the state Capitol in the coming weeks to take up a package of gun-control legislation, which he said is urgently needed to prevent killings like Friday’s mass shooting in Virginia Beach. Watch Northam's news con 3 reasons you overspend 06/04/2019 09:00am • It's hard to resist the allure of impulse purchases. While everyone knows the importance of making smart money decisions, many people fall into the trap of overspending even while trying to cultivate good financial habits. Timothy McGrath, a certified financial planner and managing partner with f Third undocumented migrant in 3 days dies after being apprehended at US-Mexico border 06/03/2019 06:58pm • A 40-year-old Honduran woman who was apprehended early Monday morning near the border in Eagle Pass, Texas, has died in Customs and Border Protection custody, the agency announced. CBP said in a statement later Monday that the woman collapsed about 25 minutes after being apprehended, and that age Prince George’s, Howard Co. firefighters among 5 added to the Maryland Fire-Rescue Memorial 06/02/2019 05:17pm • The names of firefighters from Prince George’s County and Howard County are among the latest five added to the Maryland Fire-Rescue Services Memorial in Annapolis. Each June, on the first Sunday of the month, fire and EMS departments from around the state gather to pay tribute to the fallen. Today in History: June 2 06/02/2019 12:00am • Today is Sunday, June 2, the 153rd day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On June 2, 1979, Pope John Paul II arrived in his native Poland on the first visit by a pope to a Communist country. On this date: In 1886, President Grover Cleveland, 49, married Frances Folsom, 21, in the Blu Injured rock climber rescued near C&O Canal in Maryland 06/01/2019 04:16pm • A person suffered serious injuries near a rock climbing area on the C & O Canal Saturday. Emergency responders from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to an injured person near the Carderock Recreation area — a popular rock climbing spot — on the service road off the Clara Barton Colonial Downs Group to seek gaming site in Dumfries 05/31/2019 10:32am • This article was written by WTOP’s news partner, InsideNoVa.com, and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The company reopening Colonial Downs is seeking a satellite gaming facility in Dumfries, organizers announced Thursday. Colonial Dow Stretch of River Road in Montgomery Co. closed through weekend for emergency work 05/31/2019 10:05am • A section of River Road in Montgomery County, Maryland, that carries thousands of drivers each day is expected to be closed through the weekend for emergency repairs after a large hole opened in the roadway. The Maryland State Highway Administration said crews are working around the clock to repa Hogan calls for investigation of U.Md. handling of adenovirus outbreak 05/30/2019 05:01pm • Maryland's governor has called for the University System of Maryland Board of Regents to investigate the handling of the adenovirus outbreak at the College Park campus that led to the death of a student. The office of Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement that the action was prompted by a Washingt TRASHED: Paying for trash? When waste meets wallet, 'It always works' 05/30/2019 01:29am • How much trash do we throw away? How does recycling work? What, even, is compost? TRASHED is a three-part series that looks at the state of waste in the D.C. region and the options local experts are exploring to cut down on the amount of trash that’s piling up. The small town of New Windsor Drink up: Loudoun Co. now treating water from Potomac River 05/29/2019 11:55am • Loudoun Water has opened a new state-of-the-art water treatment plant and, for the first time, is assuming responsibility for processing all of the water that eventually comes out of county residents' taps. After years of purchasing treated Potomac River water from Fairfax Water, and supplementin