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Widows of ISIL terrorists attempt to strike back 09/15/2015 07:58am • WASHINGTON — U.S. and British drone strikes have killed their Islamic State husbands. Now, the widows of Junaid Hussein and Abu Abbas al Lubnani appear to be trying to retaliate against U.S. military personnel, by distributing alleged personal information about them. Hussain was one of t Stabbing suspect shot at Union Station dies Stabbing suspect shot at Union Station dies 09/12/2015 09:08am • WASHINGTON -- A knife-wielding man who was shot by a contracted security guard at D.C.'s Union Station on Friday has died. On Sunday, police released the identity of the man, William Thomas Wilson Jr., 57, of Southeast D.C. The shooting occurred at the McDonald's in Union Station. A security 1 shot dead, another stabbed at Union Station in D.C. 09/11/2015 09:00pm • WASHINGTON -- The man who was shot by a contracted security guard at D.C.'s Union Station on Friday has died. The guard witnessed the man stab a woman in the building. The incident occurred at the McDonald's in Union Station. A security guard under contract by the nearby U.S. Securities and Excha D.C. fourth-graders get lesson on Sept. 11 from local veterans D.C. fourth-graders get lesson on Sept. 11 from local veterans 09/11/2015 01:38pm • WASHINGTON – D.C. fourth-graders got a real-life history lesson on the National Mall on Friday, the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Local veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan sat down with students from from Harriet Tubman Elementary School to talk about their experienc Smithsonian wants 'Star Trek' fans to send USS Enterprise back in time Smithsonian wants 'Star Trek' fans to send USS Enterprise back in time 09/09/2015 11:40am • WASHINGTON — Do you have old photos of the USS Enterprise? The Smithsonian wants you to beam them up! The National Air and Space Museum is asking "Star Trek" fans to search their memory banks for pre-1976 images or film of the original studio model of the USS Enterprise. Conservators are Va. investigators release new TV shooting details 08/28/2015 05:27pm • WASHINGTON — The man who shot and killed a TV crew and injured a woman fired 17 rounds from a Glock pistol in what investigators are calling a well-planned attack on his former co-workers. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office released new details Friday about the ambush near Smith Mountain Lake PHOTOS: Bikers participate in annual Sept. 11 ride PHOTOS: Bikers participate in annual Sept. 11 ride 08/21/2015 05:55pm • Hundreds of motorcyclists are traveling across parts of Western Maryland and Northern Virginia as part of a Sept. 11 anniversary event. The group is spending Friday night near the Pentagon. On Saturday, the ride continues up Interstate 95 to New York City. It ends Sunday at the World Trade Cente Exclusive: Secret Service director puts workforce on notice Exclusive: Secret Service director puts workforce on notice 04/22/2015 04:51am • WASHINGTON -- At 4 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2014, Bill, traveling south on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, came across the mangled remnants of two cars that had crashed. One of the vehicles was on fire and in danger of exploding, with someone still inside it. Realizing he was in the middle of a A golden voice with a sterling reputation: WTOP's Dave McConnell celebrates 50 years A golden voice with a sterling reputation: WTOP's Dave McConnell celebrates 50 years 01/22/2015 05:06am • WASHINGTON - Today his steady, resonant voice is synonymous with political reporting for Washington listeners, but 50 years ago this week Dave McConnell made his debut on WTOP Radio. On Jan. 18, 1965, "I Dream of Jeannie" was on TV; "The Sound of Music" was in theaters, and The Beatles' "I Feel F The new face of terrorism The new face of terrorism 12/22/2014 05:06am • WASHINGTON -- Thirteen years after the devastating attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, led by Osama bin Laden and a relatively small band of hardened jihadists from the Soviet-Afghan war, today’s biggest terror threat is composed of teenagers who’ve slipped away from home, societal misfits and confused t Woman killed in national park had $4.5M insurance 11/07/2014 09:20pm • SADIE GURMAN Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- For their 12th wedding anniversary, Harold Henthorn took his wife, Toni, for a hike to enjoy the resplendent autumn color and snowy peaks of Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park.They set out on the steep and craggy terrain of Deer Mountain, then walked Berlin Wall opening remains fresh on minds 11/07/2014 08:20am • JONA KALLGREN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) -- It's been nearly 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, but Harald Jaeger has no trouble remembering exactly where he was when the first border crossing was opened.He was, after all, the East German border guard commander who made the decision to op Newspaper corrects bear attack error made in 1852 10/10/2014 08:20pm • NEWTON, N.J. (AP) -- A New Jersey newspaper has issued a correction for a story it published in 1852 about a bear mauling a teenage boy to death.The story didn't list a location of the bear attack, making it appear it happened in New Jersey. The New Jersey Herald wrote in Thursday's correction it ac Personal effects from Attica riot recall nightmare 10/09/2014 01:36pm • CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) -- After 43 years, Raymond Bogart finally got his prison guard cap back, and with it a flood of memories of being held hostage in the notorious Attica prison uprising.The navy blue cap, stained and brimless, still had a scrap of paper in the liner Flag from 9/11 is lost in Flight 93 Memorial fire 10/05/2014 03:06am • SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) -- A flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 11, 2001, was consumed in a fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania, the National Park Service said Saturday.Friday's fire in Shanksville destroyed the park's headquarters complex. State police and the park serv
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