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Friday's 5 court rulings against President Donald Trump 10/11/2019 08:36pm • President Donald Trump has relentlessly pushed to build a border wall and tighten immigration restrictions. He's also fought efforts to acquire his tax returns. On Friday, five federal courts rejected arguments by Trump and his administration on all three fronts. It w 'No bullet' as Fairfax Co. examines flood-mitigation options 10/11/2019 09:11am • Rain inundated Fairfax County in July 2019. (Courtesy InsideNova.com) 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 July 8 rainstorm that inundated Northern Virginia has lit a Today in History: Oct. 10 10/10/2019 02:00am • Today is Thursday, Oct. 10, the 283rd day of 2019. There are 82 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 10, 2001, U.S. jets pounded the Afghan capital of Kabul. President George W. Bush unveiled a list of 22 most-wanted terrorists, including Osama bin Laden. On this dat Prince William chair candidates talk economic development, Metro, bond questions 10/09/2019 09:41am • 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. Attracting new business and fixing traffic nightmares were the hot topics at the latest debate for the four candidates running to be chai Proposed DC tax on sugary drinks stirs up support and skepticism 10/08/2019 05:56am • Soda aficionados, beware: If a new bill passes, D.C.'s sugary drinks would become some of the most expensive in the country. The proposal seeks to improve health in the District's lower income neighborhoods by making the price of a bottle of soda less palatable with a $.015 cent-per-ounce excise Best places to retire: DC area falls in US News' 2020 rankings 10/08/2019 12:24am • The D.C. area took a tumble in U.S. News and World Report's latest rankings of the best places to retire. The 2020 list has D.C. falling to No. 34, down from 2019���s No. 12. Emily Brandon, U.S. News��� chief editor for retirement, said housing costs were the biggest factor. U.S. News compiled Investigative Film Festival celebrates fifth year of 'Double Exposure' 10/07/2019 01:13am • It predicted the eventual Best Picture winner "Spotlight" in its inaugural year. Now, the fifth annual��Double Exposure: Investigative Film Festival combines filmmaking and journalism this Thursday to Sunday at the National Archives, U.S. Naval Heritage Center and National Geographic Museum i Today in History: Oct. 7 10/07/2019 12:00am • Today is Monday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2019. There are 85 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 7, 2001, the war in Afghanistan started as the United States and Britain launched air attacks against military targets and Osama bin Laden's training camps in the wake of t Supreme Court's blockbuster term hits with LGBT, abortion, DACA and more 10/06/2019 09:01am • The nine Supreme Court justices will return to the relative quiet of their marble-lined corridors and majestic chamber Monday to face an explosive docket of cases on issues such as abortion, immigration, the Second Amendment and LGBT rights. All this will play out against the backdrop of the 2020 Capital Gazette photographer's exhibit 'Journalists Matter' to open Sunday 10/02/2019 06:52pm • Paul Gillespie, Capital Gazette photographer, prepares for the opening of ���Journalists Matter: Faces of the Capital Gazette.��� (Courtesy Severn Graphics) It started as a form of therapy after five of his colleagues at the Capital Gazette newspaper were killed in the Annapolis, Maryland, newsr Today in History: Oct. 2 10/02/2019 12:00am • Today is Wednesday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2019. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court as the court opened its new term. On this date: In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a serious stroke at t Audit of Maryland State Police shows concerns over accounting, handgun permits 10/01/2019 08:16am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners��at��Maryland Matters.��Sign up for��Maryland Matters��� free email subscription��today. Manual data entry caused hundreds of handgun serial number discrepancies in a Maryland database used by police in investigations, accor New laws that take effect in Md. on Oct. 1 09/30/2019 11:18am • A general view of the front of the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Hundreds of Maryland laws are going into effect Tuesday, spanning subjects from criminal justice reform to election law to the state���s medical cannabis commission. A generous number of the Bullpen blows E-Rod's 20th win, Red Sox beat O's anyway 09/29/2019 08:25pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� Even a walk-off victory on the final day of the season was tinged with disappointment for these Boston Red Sox. Eduardo Rodriguez missed out on a 20-win season when Boston's bullpen blew a late lead, but the Red Sox overcame a soaring home run robbery by Stevie Wilkerson to beat t Panel frets over Maryland's outreach on census 09/25/2019 09:54am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP���s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters��� free email subscription today. Sen. Mary L. Washington (D-Baltimore City) has been pressing state planning officials to reach out to undercounted communities. (Courtesy M