Republicans asked Attorney General Garland to let attorney David Weiss testify about Hunter Biden. That won't happen now that he's special counsel.
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Violent crime is rising sharply in the District of Columbia, fueled by more homicides and carjackings.
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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 27, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2023, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Identity. Nora Roberts. St. Martin’s 2. Happy Place. Emily Henry. ...
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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 27, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2023, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Identity: A Novel" by Nora Roberts (St. Martin’s) Last week: — 2. ...
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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 27, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2023, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Identity: A Novel" by Nora Roberts (St. Martin’s) Last week: — 2. ...
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FICTION: Luis Alberto Urrea's captivating novel dives into adventures of female volunteers in World War II. "Good Night, Irene" by Luis Alberto Urrea; Little, Brown (416 pages, $29) ——— In the musical "Hamilton," George Washington croons to aide-de-camp Alexander Hamilton, "History has its eyes on you." But do the Founding Father's words apply to kitchen staff, grunts in trenches and ...
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CHICAGO — In the first nine days that Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah was on tour this month for his novel, “Chain-Gang All-Stars,” 23 mass shootings occurred in this country. More than 30 people were killed. Many more were injured. That’s according to the Gun Violence Archive, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that defines mass shootings as four or more killed or wounded. (They take their cue from the ...
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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 20, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2023, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Happy Place. Emily Henry. Berkley 2. Only the Dead. Jack Carr. Atria ...
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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 20, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2023, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Happy Place" by Emily Henry (Berkley) Last week: 1 2. "Only the ...
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Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 13, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana. (Reprinted from Publishers Weekly, published by PWxyz LLC. © 2023, PWxyz LLC.) HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Happy Place. Emily Henry. Berkley 2. The Making of Another Major ...
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NONFICTION: A flaws-and-all examination of Martin Luther King Jr.'s critique of inequality and war. "King: A Life" by Jonathan Eig; Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (688 pages, $35) ——— As he watched Black citizens declare war on segregation during the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr. realized "there is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals ...
The family of deceased Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins has filed a lawsuit claiming he was drugged, robbed and extorted before he was fatally struck while standing drunk on a highway after running out of gas. The Florida lawsuit alleges that the former Ohio State star was drugged and robbed by a man and three women in the hours before the April 2022 accident.
Election officials in Florida, Missouri and West Virginia are withdrawing from a bipartisan, multistate effort aimed at ensuring the accuracy of voter rolls that has found itself in the crosshairs of Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 presidential election.
States and local governments soon will have new flexibility to spend billions of dollars of federal coronavirus relief funds on some things not directly related to the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even modest fares could be a burden to them.
When Terry McAuliffe told Virginians in 2021 he doesn’t think “parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” it spelled the end of his reelection campaign for governor. It was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Whether you’re a Michael, Pam or Dwight, two lucky “The Office” fans will get a chance to stay the night in a one-of-a-kind getaway.
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Rep. Vern Buchanan’s second-quarter haul means he’s raised more than $3.5 million during the campaign cycle compared to Jason Smith’s $2.1 million and Adrian Smith’s $1.2 million.
The Washington Commanders engaged in potentially unlawful financial conduct for more than a decade by withholding ticket revenue from visiting teams and refundable deposits from fans.
U.S. domestic airfares have risen by 40% since January, according to analysts.
The deal follows an earlier settlement that had been appealed by eight states and the District of Columbia.
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In 2019, the Rockville Centre school district in Long Island, New York, was shaken by a string of student deaths, including the suicides of a recent graduate and a current student. “When you get these losses, one after the other, you almost can’t get traction on normalcy,” said Noreen Leahy, an assistant superintendent at the school district. To Leahy, the student suicides exposed a children’s ...
While announcing measures to incentivize COVID-19 vaccinations, President Biden suggested people in states with high vaccination rates do not need to wear masks. The reality is more complicated.
Many cultures around the world celebrate spring with beautiful festivals, welcoming the warmth and the new life that it brings. The United States has its own springtime festival, too.
A visit to The Little White House in Key West may seem a little like a visit home.