Justice Dept. sues Kansas school district over transgender policies

The U.S. Department of Justice filed its first lawsuit that challenges a school district’s policies regarding transgender students and claims the rules violate a federal law. 

Northern Virginia business faces civil rights lawsuit

A Northern Virginia eyebrow tattoo artist is being sued for alleged harassment by a customer who claims her religion and nationality are at the center of the legal action.

Plane carrying DHS secretary makes emergency landing at DCA after engine failure

A plane carrying Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin made an emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) Wednesday.

Cassandra Wilson, two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, dies at 70

Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer known for her genre-bending contralto voice, has died at 70.

Man accidentally loaded into San Francisco garbage truck, freed in wild rescue

San Francisco firefighters rescued a man trapped inside a garbage truck early Wednesday morning after he was accidentally loaded into the vehicle along with the contents of a dumpster.

Ohio Supreme Court denies Mackenzie Shirilla's latest appeal bid in double murder case

Convicted double murderer Mackenzie Shirilla suffered another legal setback after the Ohio Supreme Court denied her attorneys' request to reconsider its decision not to hear her latest appeal.

Montgomery County police issue 269 school bus citations during first week of school

Montgomery County police say 269 citations were issued to drivers who illegally passed stopped school buses during the first week of the 2026‑2027 school year.

Parts of I-95 closed after bridge damage discovered in Laurel

Bridge deck damage along a section of Interstate 95 in Howard County has closed several southbound lanes in Laurel. 

Teen dies from brain-eating amoeba just days after Louisiana child's death

A teenager who contracted a brain-eating amoeba in North Carolina has died, just days after the rare infection claimed the life of a child in Louisiana.