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The aortic rupture that likely killed Lindsey Graham can be ‘a disaster brewing inside their chest’
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (426+ words) July 13, 2026, 7:31 PM South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden illness and death late Saturday was attributed to aortic dissection, according to a preliminary report from the medical examiner. The condition has a high fatality rate but is most often traced to…...
DC nonprofit making millions of meals for the sick is set to expand
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (382+ words) July 13, 2026, 7:08 PM Food and Friends prepares over two million meals each year for people in the D.C. region who are battling serious illnesses. The organization expects to double its impact with a $30 million addition and renovation. The first shovels went into…...
Montana governor suspends PSC commissioner Brad Molnar
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (670+ words) July 13, 2026, 6:01 PM Gianforte ordered the suspension following a request three commissioners made to oust Molnar, who had served as the PSC president until his colleagues voted to demote him to a regular commissioner in October. The suspension is effective immediately…...
Data center frustrations cause upheaval in Maryland county primaries
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (1715+ words) July 13, 2026, 5:49 PM In some Maryland counties, frustrations about proposed data center developments led to the ouster of local politicians during last month’s primary election, observers say. In Frederick County, which is planning for a data center hub, the council chair…...
Montgomery County slapped a notice on her Little Free Library
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (175+ words) Erin Pacious, The Banner Montgomery July 13, 2026, 5:06 PM Carol Andress’ husband gave her a Little Free Library kit for Christmas. She painted the wood box pastel blue and yellow, and the couple sank its post into the grass in front of…...
In Michigan, 100K live downstream of old, decrepit dams. ‘We’re at their mercy’
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (1765+ words) July 13, 2026, 2:29 PM Jonathan Korbecki was relaxing at home on the Thornapple River one rainy February night when the fire marshal knocked on his door, warning the nearby Labarge Dam may fail and send a wall of water his way. Hundreds…...
Gunman who killed 2 at 2020 Halloween party in Dale City sentenced to 143 years
5+ hour, 46+ min ago (241+ words) July 13, 2026, 3:16 PM The man convicted of murdering two people at a Halloween party in Dale City, Virginia, in 2020 will spend the rest of his life in prison. Karriem Jackson, now 31, was found guilty last summer of fatally shooting 24-year-old Christopher…...
Neighbors near Georgetown University may hear explosions over the next year
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (188+ words) July 13, 2026, 2:59 PM Those in the Georgetown area may hear loud booms or feel the ground shaking this week and throughout the next year, thanks to construction related to a new wastewater tunnel. D.C. Water will be conducting controlled blasting roughly every…...
DC to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with new murals in all 8 wards
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (234+ words) July 13, 2026, 2:27 PM Eight D.C.-based artists will create eight murals — one for each ward in the District — to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in the coming weeks each mural will tell its own story, reflecting…...
Man with gun arrested near US Capitol, police say
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (129+ words) July 13, 2026, 2:28 PM A man was arrested Monday after police said he approached the U.S. Capitol with a gun in his vehicle. The vehicle was stopped at the North Barricade entrance to the Capitol in D.C., according to U.S. Capitol Police. Firearms are not…...