A Muslim civil-rights group says the FBI is letting animal shelters, private investigators and even a Midwestern megachurch have access to its watchlist of suspected terrorists.
{FD} Top lieutenant to ‘El Chapo’ sentenced to life in prison
A top lieutenant to drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was sentenced in a Virginia courtroom Friday to life in prison. Continue reading →
{FD} Guilty plea in Muslim teen’s death; will carry life sentence
A northern Virginia man pleaded guilty Wednesday to raping and killing a Muslim teenager last year in a case that drew national attention for its brutality on a young victim who had been walking with friends to early-morning religious services. Continue reading →
{FD} Jury spares life of soldier convicted of killing wife, cop
A Virginia jury spared the life of an Army staff sergeant convicted of fatally shooting his wife and a rookie police officer after deadlocking Thursday on whether he should be executed. Continue reading →
{FD} Jury hears closing arguments in trial for slain officer
Defense lawyers for an Army staff sergeant accused of killing his wife and a police officer on her first shift pleaded with a jury to convict their client on a charge other than capital murder. Continue reading →
{FD} Jury hears opening statements in police officer’s death
It began with an argument between husband and wife over whether she’d attend a male dance revue. Continue reading →
{FD} Staffers resolve to put out paper despite fatal shooting
The grieving and the reporting sort of jumbled together for staffers at The Capital Gazette after a fatal shooting at the newspaper, but they were determined to put out the next day’s edition. Continue reading →
{FD} Maryland paper’s staff reports through grief after 5 slain
The grieving and the reporting sort of jumbled together for staffers at The Capital Gazette on Thursday night, but they were determined to put out the next day’s edition. Continue reading →
{FD} Documents show ties between university, conservative donors
Newly released documents show Virginia’s largest public university granted the conservative Charles Koch Foundation a say in the hiring and firing of professors in exchange for millions of dollars in donations. Continue reading →
{FD} Preservation group takes ownership of slave cemetery
A three-acre tract at a busy northern Virginia intersection that once served as a slave cemetery is now in the hands of a preservation group committed to honoring the slaves’ memory. Continue reading →
Cross-burning victims wonder why priest is confessing now
Phillip and Barbara Butler hadn’t given much thought to the man who burned a cross on their front lawn 40 years ago. Continue reading →
Cross-burning victims to priest: Apology is not enough
An African-American family that suffered a cross-burning 40 years ago in Maryland has more questions than answers after discovering that the former Klansman responsible has been a Catholic priest in Nevada and Virginia. Continue reading →
{FD} Man beaten at protest says police were indifferent to attack
A Virginia man says police failed to come to his aid as he was beaten by white supremacists during Saturday’s violent protests that led to three deaths. Continue reading →
{FD} Man gets life without parole for killing son for insurance
A Virginia man convicted of murdering his 15-month-old-son to collect on life insurance has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Continue reading →
{FD} Burundi robotics teens may have ‘self-initiated’ vanishing
Organizers of an international robotics competition in the U.S. capital believe the disappearance of six teens from Burundi may have been “self-initiated.” Continue reading →
