Archives for June 2022

Revitalizing a downtown emptied of office workers by the pandemic has emerged as a key issue in the contest between District Mayor Muriel Bowser and the three challengers looking to unseat the incumbent in Tuesday's Democratic Party primary. … [Read more...] about District mayoral candidates pitch plans to resuscitate post-pandemic downtown

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has bucked COVID-19 mandates and lockdowns throughout the pandemic, said Thursday the state won't help distribute or administer new vaccines for toddlers when they become available. … [Read more...] about Florida won't help distribute COVID vaccines to young children

U.S. troops launched a counterterrorism operation on Thursday that resulted in the capture of an experienced Islamic State bomb maker who also was identified as a top leader of the ISIS branch in Syria. … [Read more...] about U.S. troops in Syria capture senior ISIS leader

Eight of the previously recalled 7000-series Metro train cars were back on D.C. Metro tracks Thursday, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. … [Read more...] about D.C. Metro releases 7000-series train cars after seven months off

A top Republican lawmaker has introduced new legislation that would ban Google and other email platforms from filtering campaign emails into spam folders, in the latest bid by Congress to crack down on what critics see as Big Tech's political bias. … [Read more...] about Republicans target political bias in Google spam filter