Maria Stainer
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2 shot dead, 3 in critical condition in 'domestic-related murder-suicide' in Maryland
Montgomery County police responded just after midnight Monday to a suspected murder-suicide that left a man and woman dead from gunshot wounds and three others in critical condition in a Silver Spring, Maryland, house. → Read More
Kevin Kamenetz, a Democratic candidate for Md. governor, dies of cardiac arrest
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, a Democratic candidate running to be Maryland’s next governor, died early Thursday morning of cardiac arrest, county officials confirmed. He was 60 years old. → Read More
Russia tests new ICBM and nuclear weapon called Sarmat amid rising tension with U.S.
Russia tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile and nuclear weapon called Sarmat Friday for the second time, one day after declaring the expulsion of 60 U.S. diplomats from the nation. → Read More
Austin serial bombing suspect blows himself up as police close in
The person suspected of being the Austin serial bomber killed himself Wednesday morning after detonating a bomb as police were closing in, Austin police confirmed. → Read More
Tractor-trailer overturns; 20-vehicle crash shuts down I-270 South in Maryland
At least 20 vehicles were involved in an early morning crash Monday that closed Interstate 270 South in Germantown, Maryland, multiple news outlets are reporting. Three lanes have reopened, but there is a major backup in traffic, so use caution in the area. → Read More
Shooting at gate to NSA headquarters, but ‘no ongoing security or safety threat’
A shooting at the gate to NSA’s headquarters in Maryland Wednesday sent several people to the hospital but the injuries weren’t from gunfire, said the agency, adding “there’s no ongoing security or safety threat.” → Read More
D.C. Metro train derails on Red Line; no injuries or fire
DEVELOPING: A Metro train carrying 60 passengers derailed Monday morning between the Red Line's Farragut North and Metro Center stations in Washington, D.C. No injuries or fire were reported, D.C. Fire and EMS said. → Read More
MS-13 gang beheads, dismembers man in Maryland park; teen charged with murder
A teen was charged with first-degree murder Wednesday in connection to the MS-13 killing of a man who was lured to a Maryland park, choked, stabbed 100 times, decapitated and dismembered by nearly 10 gang members, multiple news reports said. → Read More
Two bodies found in burning house in Capitol Heights, Maryland
Two bodies were found Thursday in a two-story house engulfed with fire in Capitol Heights, Maryland. → Read More
Donald Trump pushes back on Angela Merkel regarding trade, NATO: ‘Very bad for U.S.’
President Trump responded Monday to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's assertion that the European Union would have to "take our destiny into our own hands" and not rely on the U.S. or the U.K. → Read More
Edwin C. Roessler Jr.
Latest news and commentary on Edwin C. Roessler Jr. including photos, videos, quotations, and a biography. → Read More
Pauley Perrette, ‘NCIS’ star, beaten by homeless man
Pauley Perrette, who stars on the TV show “NCIS,” was brutally beaten by a homeless man Thursday night near her house in the Hollywood Hills, and she tweeted the details to her fans on Friday. → Read More
Melissa Click, University of Missouri assistant professor, resigns from journalism post
Melissa Click, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri, apologized Tuesday and resigned from her courtesy appointment with the Missouri School of Journalism after a video captured her berating a student journalist during a protest on racism. → Read More
Larry Hogan, Maryland governor, rescinds state of emergency in 8 counties, but warns of flooding
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan rescinded the state of emergency in eight counties Friday as weather predictions say Hurricane Joaquin is expected to hit off the East Coast. The state of emergency still remains for 15 counties and Baltimore City, as the governor warns residents of potential flooding from heavy rains. → Read More
Pope Francis tells Kim Davis, ‘Stay strong,’ her lawyers say
Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk, who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, met Pope Francis who told her to "stay strong," her lawyers claimed Tuesday. → Read More
Fidel Lopez, a Florida man, accused of fatally disemboweling girlfriend with his hands
A Florida man self-described as a “monster” was charged with murder after admitting that he fatally disemboweled his girlfriend with his hands Sunday after she uttered her ex-husband’s name twice during sex, police said. → Read More
Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton by 9 points in N.H. poll, catching up in Iowa
Vermont Sen. Bernard Sanders is leading by 9 percentage points over former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in New Hampshire and catching up to her in Iowa, two new NBC/Marist polls said Sunday. → Read More
Pope Francis: Even abortion can be forgiven if women are contrite
Pope Francis said Tuesday that priests will be allowed to absolve women who have had abortions if they ask for forgiveness with a “contrite heart” as part of the Holy Year of Mercy, which begins on Dec. 8. → Read More
Mei Xiang’s surviving panda cub is a male, fathered by Tian Tian
Mei Xiang's surviving panda cub is an active, healthy male and "overall looks great," National Zoo said Thursday, a day after her smaller twin cub had died. → Read More
Mei Xiang won’t alternate panda twins for care, but National Zoo is intervening
Mei Xiang, the panda who gave birth to twin cubs on Saturday, has not been “a willing participant” in swapping out the cubs for nursing and care, National Zoo officials posted Tuesday in a Facebook update to fans. → Read More