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September 11, 2022 at 1:39 pm

She posted an ad on a dating site. An alleged serial killer answered

Her account provides the richest picture yet of a man who has largely remained a mystery since authorities labeled him a serial killer in December.

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Ilmiya Yarullina’s son, Gordon Casey, 19, was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers during an incident in April in Northwest Washington. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti.

June 6, 2022 at 12:35 pm

A Maryland mom’s desperate bid to save her anguished teen ends in gunfire

A grieving Maryland mom shares the story of her son's final days, his mental health evaluations and school records to provide a look at what...

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March 28, 2022 at 10:48 am

Va. jury finds woman staged murder-suicide to cover theft of over $400,000

A former Fairfax County, Virginia, woman was sentenced to life in prison Monday for killing her mother and sister and staging the scene to look...

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January 28, 2022 at 8:22 am

Virginia’s public colleges and universities can’t require coronavirus vaccine, new GOP attorney general finds

The practical effect on campuses is unclear. More than 90% of students at most of the state's four-year public schools are already vaccinated and, in...

Suspects were arrested shortly after burglarizing a home in this Vienna, Virginia, neighborhood, shown Dec. 1, 2021, police said. Fairfax County has been plagued by a burglary ring targeting the high-end homes of Asian and Middle Eastern families.

January 12, 2022 at 12:32 pm

‘Crime tourists’: International rings targeting wealthy Asian, Middle Eastern families in U.S.

Law enforcement officials say cells of South American burglars, particularly from Colombia and Chile, are entering the U.S. and traveling from state to state carrying...

August 4, 2021 at 7:52 am

Slain Pentagon officer was attacked Tuesday ‘without provocation,’ FBI says

WASHINGTON - The attack began without warning or provocation, when a Georgia man stepped off a bus outside the Pentagon Tuesday, stabbed a police officer...

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April 14, 2021 at 10:42 am

U.S. Capitol Police officer cleared of wrongdoing in fatal shooting of woman during Capitol attack

WASHINGTON - A U.S. Capitol Police officer has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing for fatally shooting Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt as she attempted to...

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Temporary security fencing is stacked on the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in advance of Inauguration Day. Security experts have warned that some far-right extremist groups have now started to focus attention on Inauguration Day and are already discussing an assault similar to the one on the Capitol last week. (Oliver Contreras/The New York Times) XNYT130 XNYT130

January 14, 2021 at 8:40 am

As security ramps up, Inauguration Day closures expected to include Mall

The extraordinary closure is the latest in a series of security measures to harden the city against the type of violence that rocked the Capitol...

January 12, 2021 at 5:24 pm

Secret Service launches massive security operation to protect Biden inauguration

WASHINGTON - The Secret Service and federal law enforcement agencies are spending the final days of the Trump administration bracing for a possible violent assault...

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January 7, 2021 at 2:58 am

Woman fatally shot as pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol identified as Air Force veteran

The woman was one of four fatalities from the violent rioting that wreaked havoc through the halls of Congress on Wednesday, halting the certification of...

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