Gus McAllister

UVA and Dartmouth Reject Trump’s Higher-Education Compact

Six of the nine universities invited to join President Trump’s Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education have now declined to sign, underscoring deep resistance within higher education to the administration’s plan

October 19, 2025

Education·National

Longest-Held Marine POW of Vietnam War to Be Laid to Rest at Arlington Monday

Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Harlan Page Chapman, the longest-held Marine prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery tomorrow morning with full military

October 19, 2025

Defense·National

Mass Casualty Hit-and-Run in Maryland Leaves at Least 11—Including Infants and Young Children—Hospitalized

Bladensburg, Md. — A suburban birthday-party celebration turned into a scene of trauma late Saturday evening when an apparently out-of-control vehicle struck a gathering just outside a residence in this Prince George’s County

October 19, 2025

Local·Maryland

Hundreds Evacuated by Alaska National Guard After Major Flooding.

Anchorage, Alaska — The Alaska Air National Guard evacuated hundreds of residents from western coastal villages this week after flooding from a powerful storm left homes destroyed and entire communities isolated. Officials said

October 17, 2025

National

Penn Declines to Sign Federal “Compact for Academic Excellence,” Citing Threats to University Autonomy

PHILADELPHIA-The University of Pennsylvania said Thursday it will not sign the federal government’s Compact for Academic Excellence, a decision university leaders framed as a defense of academic freedom and institutional independence amid growing

October 16, 2025

Education·National

Maryland Attorney General Issues Sweeping Limits on Maryland Police Cooperation with Federal Law Enforcement and Immigration.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Wednesday issued a sweeping memorandum directing state and local law enforcement agencies to follow Maryland law—not federal policy—when participating in joint operations with federal agents.

October 16, 2025

Crime·Local·Maryland

Hegseth’s Jet Declares an Emergency and Diverts to the UK

WASHINGTON- A military jet carrying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was forced to divert to the United Kingdom on Wednesday after its windshield cracked mid-flight, the second such failure this year involving a

October 16, 2025

Congress·National

Brown University Joins MIT in Rejecting Trump Administration Offer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University President Christina H. Paxson said Tuesday that the university will not join the White House’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” warning that the initiative

October 16, 2025

Education·National

Stubborn Dumpster Fire in NE at a Storage Facility

WASHINGTON — About 75 firefighters and 24 pieces of equipment responded Monday afternoon to a dumpster blaze in Northeast Washington’s Kenilworth area, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. The fire sent smoke

October 16, 2025

Fire·Local

Georgetown University Names New President.

WASHINGTON — Georgetown University has appointed Eduardo M. Peñalver, the president of Seattle University and a former dean of Cornell Law School, as its 49th president, the university announced Wednesday. “I’m deeply

October 16, 2025

DC·Local