Rep. Justin Amash quit the Republican Party on Thursday, using the Independence Day holiday to declare his rebellion against the poison of party politics. Published July 4, 2019
One woman is dead and three other people injured following a shooting Saturday at the Chabad of Poway synagogue near San Diego after a man opened fire during a celebration held on the last day of Passover. Published April 27, 2019
President Trump called on Democrats to come back to Washington on Monday to vote for border security, hoping they'll give him money for the wall he campaigned on building along the southern border. Published December 31, 2018
Montgomery County police responded just after midnight Monday to a murder-suicide that left a man, woman and boy dead from gunshot wounds and two other relatives in critical condition in a Silver Spring, Maryland, house. Published September 17, 2018
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. Published May 10, 2018
Russia tested its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile Friday for the second time, one day after declaring the expulsion of 60 U.S. diplomats from the nation. Published March 30, 2018
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. Published March 21, 2018
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. Published March 19, 2018
A shooting at the gate to NSA's headquarters in Maryland Wednesday sent three people to the hospital but the injuries weren't from gunfire, said the agency, adding "there's no ongoing security or safety threat." Published February 14, 2018
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. Published January 15, 2018
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. Published November 23, 2017
Two bodies were found Thursday in a two-story house engulfed with fire in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Published November 2, 2017
Workers in Baltimore removed four of the city's Confederate monuments in the early hours on Wednesday, days after many residents took to the streets to protest a white nationalist rally in Virginia that left three dead and many injured. Published August 16, 2017
President Trump responded Tuesday 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. Published May 30, 2017
The White House plans to name Mike Dubke, founder of Crossroads Media, as its new communications director, CNN reported. Published February 17, 2017
An explosion occurred at a French nuclear power plant Thursday in Flamanville, but authorities say there was no "nuclear risk" or "foul play" involved, media reports said. Published February 9, 2017
A French soldier shot a machete-wielding attacker who shouted "Allahu Akbar" Friday outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, multiple media reports said. Published February 3, 2017
Baltimore City police have taken into custody their latest "Public Enemy No. 1," a teen on the run who was wanted on murder charges for fatally stabbing a homeless man on Friday afternoon. Published December 8, 2016
A four-car pile-up deemed a "mass casualty" by D.C. first responders injured 10 people, left one car atop of another and tied up two lanes of traffic on Route 295 during Thursday morning rush-hour. Published December 1, 2016
Baltimore police said a collision involving a Maryland Transit Administration commuter bus and a school bus Tuesday morning has resulted in six deaths, but no children were on the bus. Published November 1, 2016
