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President Trump is again asking the Supreme Court to intervene in his yearslong legal battle with writer E. Jean Carroll, arguing he shouldn't have to pay an $83.3 million jury award on the grounds of presidential immunity.
Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $83.3 million award in E. Jean Carroll defamation caseLawyers for President Donald Trump argued that he had immunity for statements made while president.www.nbcwashington.comMourners in Columbia, South Carolina, recalled the son of pool hall owners who “was born with a plastic fork in his mouth.”
Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South CarolinaSen. Lindsey Graham is being buried in South Carolina, where mourners will remember him as the son of pool hall owners who never forgot his roots.www.nbcwashington.comThe McLean Gardens neighborhood in Northwest D.C. was slammed by storms that brought down trees and crushed cars.
‘Probably totaled': Trees crush cars as storm wallops Northwest DCThe McLean Gardens neighborhood in Northwest D.C. was slammed by storms that brought down trees and crushed cars. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.nbc4dc.comMore than 50 authors, including local writers, kids' programs, music and more can be found at MahoganyBooks' Black Books Matter Fest this weekend.
Space to connect: MahoganyBooks' Black Books Matter Fest returnsMore than 50 authors, including local writers, kids’ programs, music and more can be found at National Harbor this weekend. News4’s Jummy Olabanji and Melissa Mollet report.nbc4dc.comTRAFFIC ALERT: All lanes are closed on WB Route 50 near MLK Jr. Hwy in Prince George's County after multiple vehicles crashed and a truck caught fire. Track updates:
Crash and fire on Route 50 in Prince George's County, closes all westbound lanesAll lanes are closed on westbound Route 50 in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Wednesday morning after multiple vehicles crashed and a truck caught fire, fire officials say. The crash happened after ...www.nbcwashington.com📱 Do cellphones belong in schools? Montgomery County said it’s likely moving toward a bell-to-bell ban. Parents and students weighed in.
Do cellphones belong in schools? Montgomery Co. bell-to-bell banSome families showed support for the ban, while others said they had concerns about safety.www.nbcwashington.comDr. Anthony Fauci is expected to invoke the Fifth Amendment and decline to answer questions from senators in a committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. In his prepared remarks, Fauci says Sen. Rand Paul has an “obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution.”
Fauci will invoke Fifth Amendment and decline to testify in Republican-led COVID-19 Senate hearingDr. Anthony Fauci said he would invoke his 5th Amendment right not to testify to avoid the possibility that Republicans might try to prosecute him for perjury.nbc4dc.comSTORM DAMAGE ⛈️ A gas station canopy toppled over, power wires fell and roads flooded in last night’s storms.
Gas station canopy and trees toppled, roads flooded as storms lash DC areaStorm damage blocked some roads in the D.C. area on Wednesday morning after severe storms sparked a tornado watch.nbc4dc.comA major data center proposal in Fairfax County is drawing mounting concern from community leaders and nearby homeowners.
Fairfax County residents express concern over major data center proposalA major data center proposal in Fairfax County is drawing mounting concern from community leaders and nearby homeowners. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.www.nbcwashington.comSome D.C. residents are nervous to go outside because one of their neighbor's more than a dozen dogs. They’ve raised concerns about the treatment of the dogs, number of dogs and the dangerous alleged incidents they said have occurred in the neighborhood.
Petworth residents concerned about neighbor's dozen dogsA group of D.C. neighbors said they’re nervous to go outside, with residents telling News4 one of their neighbors has a home with more than a dozen dogs inside, some of them pit bulls. Documents obtai...www.nbcwashington.comDays after Howard University notified hundreds of first-time-in-college students their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held, other colleges and universities are stepping up to fill the gap for students scrambling to find other options.
Some schools are extending admissions for students unenrolled by Howard UniversityHoward University notified hundreds of first-year incoming students that their spots for the upcoming semester were no longer being held. This has left students like 17-year-old Keana Johnson scrambli...www.nbcwashington.comThe chief medical executive for Michigan said a significant number of recently reported cases, roughly 475 since July 24, were a result of a reporting delay at one particular healthcare system and don’t necessarily reflect new illnesses.
Has cyclospora outbreak peaked in Michigan? There are promising signs after lettuce recallThere are promising signs that illnesses linked to contaminated lettuce may be slowing in Michigan, the hotspot of the multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis.www.nbcwashington.comThe Senate approved President Donald Trump’s choice to oversee the country’s spy agencies, with the Republican majority voting Tuesday to install top Manhattan federal prosecutor Jay Clayton as the next director of national intelligence.
Senate confirms Jay Clayton as new director of intelligenceThe top Manhattan federal prosecutor will take over a much smaller agency after hundreds of employees were fired by his predecessors.www.nbcwashington.comFlorida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history.
Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarianFlorida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day, putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a lethal...www.nbcwashington.comA recent article in EBONY Magazine explored why politically active Black women are feeling exhausted. News4 spoke with Harlie Williams, a rising junior at Harvard and founder of Black Girls Govern – a non-partisan, nonprofit empowering the next generation of female Black civic leaders.
Empowering next generation of Black girl civic leadersA recent article in EBONY Magazine explored why politically active Black women are feeling exhausted. News4 spoke with Harlie Williams, a rising junior at Harvard and founder of Black Girls Govern – a...www.nbcwashington.comWhen Montgomery County students head back to school in the fall, they likely won’t be allowed to use their cell phones as the school system moves toward a “bell-to-bell ban."
Montgomery County Public Schools plan to enforce bell-to-bell cell phone banWhen Montgomery County students head back to school in the fall, they likely won’t be allowed to use their cell phones at all. This mainly affects high schoolers, who previously could use their phones...www.nbcwashington.comThe Montgomery County Council has voted to ban new data center development for the next year and a half.
Montgomery County passes 18-month pause on data center developmentThe Montgomery County Council has voted to ban new data center development for the next year and a half. The 18-month moratorium passed unanimously. “Nothing will happen until we answer all the questi...www.nbcwashington.comDEVELOPING: A civilian died at Joint Base Andrews this afternoon "from injuries sustained during an isolated incident on the base campground," an Air Force Office of Special Investigations spokesperson said.
Death of civilian at Joint Base Andrews under investigationA civilian died “from injuries sustained during an isolated incident on the base campground,” an Air Force spokesperson said.nbc4dc.com