Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart has accepted a buyout from the paper, becoming the latest high-profile departure amid sweeping editorial changes implemented under owner Jeff Bezos.

New York has long been a model for inclusive economic growth and smart workforce investments. But no amount of local innovation can offset a $715 billion federal retreat from health care or the gutting of job training infrastructure.

President Donald Trump suggested a federal takeover of the District of Columbia Tuesday. He said he appointed his chief of staff to meet with the city’s mayor to discuss the possibility of a federal intervention.

As a young officer in the French and Indian War, Washington was involved in a devastating friendly fire incident. Military veterans are helping archaeologists excavate the location.

According to a report from ESPN on July 21, the New York Liberty signed former 2019 WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman. The 6-foot-4 forward last played in the league during the 2022 season for the Chicago Sky. Meesseman, 32, led the Washington Mystics to the WNBA championship in 2019.

Texas has sought to fine a New York-based doctor who prescribed mifepristone to a Dallas woman, in a case likely headed to the Supreme Court.

Two people died in New Jersey after their car was swept into a brook. Public transit was largely running normally a day after the subway system flooded in New York. Officials warned aging infrastructure remained susceptible to extreme weather.

While the NL East division is shaping up to be a hotly contested race in the second half of the MLB season, the Washington Nationals are one team the New York M