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Aid groups call on Israel to end 'weaponization' of aid in Gaza 08/14/2025 05:16pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� More than 100 nonprofit groups warned Thursday that Israel���s rules for aid groups working in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank will block much-needed relief and replace independent organizations with those that serve Israel���s political and military agenda � What DC leaders, residents say about Trump's federal control of police, National Guard deployment 08/11/2025 05:30pm • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Donald Trump's announcement that he is placing the police department under federal control and deploying the National Guard in the nation's capital is an effort to use his authority to "intrude on our autonomy." Bowser said that while she disagrees that t DC student named finalist in $100K global prize for bringing clean water, employment to refugee communities 08/08/2025 04:56am • It���s been almost a decade since Christian Maboko fled his home country of Burundi and spent time at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. At the time, he frequently watched as people from a nearby community came to the camp for water. Sometimes, he told his mother to give them a can of water so the Northern Va. state senator seeks answers from Walmart concerning sexual health products 07/09/2025 09:56pm • As Virginia customers of Walmart shop on the company's website, shoppers are receiving a message telling them they need to provide consent for data collection to search for items including pregnancy tests, birth control items and even a baby registry. State Sen. Barbara Favola, a Democrat represe From prison to public service: Former inmate leads Prince George���s County���s reentry efforts 07/09/2025 04:13am • After spending more than three decades behind bars for a crime he committed as a teenager, Alonzo Turner-Bey now holds a top role helping others find their footing after incarceration. Turner-Bey, recently appointed Director of the Returning Citizen Affairs Division for Prince George���s County, Voters in Fairfax Co. select their nominees to replace late Rep. Gerry Connolly 06/28/2025 11:00am • Democrats and Republicans prepare to select their respective candidates on Saturday for a special election to replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly for Virginia���s 11th Congressional District seat. The seat, which represents Fairfax City and much of Fairfax County in Congress, has been vacant sin Confronting the ���financial anchor��� of soaring health care costs 06/12/2025 03:50pm • ��� This content has been sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Health care costs in the United States are a burden that nearly every American feels in one way or another. For many families, a trip to the doctor or a visit to the emergency room can lead to unexpected bills that s Report: Improving educational and economic trends for kids in DC area 06/10/2025 04:59pm • The overall economic and educational conditions for young people in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. are pretty good, when compared to the rest of the county, and appear to be improving incrementally. That's according to an annual report released Tuesday from the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundat 'I���m really horrified': 100-year-old WWII vet joins thousands protesting planned VA cuts 06/07/2025 05:10am • Thousands were on the National Mall in D.C. on Friday for the "Unite for Veterans, Unite for America" rally. The event was hosted by the Unite for Veterans Coalition with the goal of raising awareness of the cuts being proposed at the Veterans Affairs Department. Joe Plenzler, of the Unite State lawmakers chew on possible food safety updates for Virginia in wake of federal cuts 05/29/2025 10:58am • Since taking his post in President Donald Trump���s cabinet, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spearheaded a national movement to ���make America healthy again,��� including a plan to phase out synthetic dyes from foods, which have been linked to adverse effects i New push from US Sen. Kaine aims to close retirement gap for Virginia���s youngest workers 05/13/2025 11:01am • U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is backing bipartisan legislation aimed at helping workers as young as 18 ��� particularly those who enter the workforce straight out of high school ��� gain access to employer-sponsored retirement plans, a benefit many currently don���t receive until age 21. On Monday Author John Green ��� and his fans ��� want you to pay attention to tuberculosis 05/03/2025 05:19am • Outbreaks of measles in the D.C. region and across the U.S. have been making the news, but this April on Capitol Hill, activists called attention to the deadliest infectious disease in the world ��� tuberculosis. Yes, tuberculosis is still around, and it's killing more than 1.25 million people ea Winsome Earle-Sears splits from Gov. Youngkin as GOP Lt. Gov. nominee hurls extortion allegations 04/29/2025 09:50pm • In a stunning escalation of Virginia���s Republican infighting, Matt Moran ��� head of Gov. Glenn Youngkin���s Spirit of Virginia PAC ��� has emerged as the central figure blamed for the widening rift between the governor and John Reid, the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor. After Reid publicly ���Hands Off!��� rallies across DC region bring thousands together against Trump, Musk 04/05/2025 09:38pm • Thousands of people across the nation and in the D.C. region protested Saturday with a message to President Donald Trump and Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk: Hands off. More than 1,200 demonstrations took place on the National Mall in D.C., state capitols and other location The Latest: Trump���s new tariffs lead to the biggest Dow wipeout since 2020 04/03/2025 07:35pm • Financial markets around the world were reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump���s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it. Little was spared as fear flared globally about the potentially higher inflation and weakening economic gro