DMV Spotlight on 9-18-22 shines a light on Veteran’s Next Mission, a 501-c-3 dedicated to helping those in military service transition to civilian life.… Continue Reading
US Contractor Freed by Taliban in Swap for Drug Trafficker
An American contractor held hostage in Afghanistan for more than two years has been released in exchange for a convicted Taliban drug lord jailed in the United States, the White House said Monday, announcing a rare success in U.S.-Taliban talks since the militant group took power a little more than a year ago.… Continue Reading
Recovering Addicts Work to Help Others in ‘Project Recover’
Wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the word “PEER,” Joy Bogese approaches people struggling with drug addiction the way a teacher might approach a reluctant student — gently, calmly and armed with experience in a subject that has stymied each of them.… Continue Reading
Biden: US Would Defend Taiwan Against Chinese Invasion
China’s government on Monday criticized President Joe Biden’s statement that American forces would defend Taiwan if Beijing tries to invade as a violation of U.S. commitments about the self-ruled island, but gave no indication of possible retaliation.… Continue Reading
Trial to Start for Sailor Accused of Igniting Navy Warship
According to prosecutors, Ryan Sawyer Mays was a young, arrogant sailor angry about being assigned to deck duty after failing to become a Navy SEAL — and he made the Navy pay in a big way.… Continue Reading
Court Hearing Set for Monday in Baltimore’s Adnan Syed Case
A court hearing has been set for Monday in Baltimore to consider a request from prosecutors to vacate the 2000 murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”… Continue Reading
VCU Reaches Settlement with Family of Hazing Victim
Virginia Commonwealth University will pay nearly $1 million to the family of a young man who died after a 2021 fraternity hazing incident as part of a recent settlement agreement.… Continue Reading
Sailor Who Died at Pearl Harbor to be Buried at Arlington
The remains of a sailor from Massachusetts who died when the USS Oklahoma was struck by multiple torpedoes during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 are being buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday.… Continue Reading
Fiona Nears Dominican Republic After Pounding Puerto Rico
Hurricane Fiona bore down on the Dominican Republic Monday after knocking out the power grid and unleashing floods and landslides in Puerto Rico, where the governor said the damage was “catastrophic.”… Continue Reading
Biden Meets with Families of Whelan, Griner at White House
President Joe Biden met Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American detained in Russia, Paul Whelan, the first face-to-face encounter that the president has had with the relatives.… Continue Reading
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