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Cherry Creek News · Ashburn, VA
Nearby: Ashburn, VASan Francisco’s newly elected congressman is making one thing clear before he even takes his seat: America needs to hit the brakes on artificial intelligence. Scott Wiener, the California state senator who just won the hard-fought race for Nancy Pelosi’s open seat, has spent years authoring legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. Now he’s bringing that mission to Washington — and he isn’t mincing words about the stakes. “We need to slow this down,” Wiener told MIT Technology Review just hours after he was declared the victor. “Because it’s moving very quickly, and we could sleepwalk into a disaster.” In a 20-minute conversation, the congressman-elect used the phrase “recursive self-improvement” half a dozen times — a window into how deeply he’s thinking about where AI is headed.
The Northern Virginia Daily · Middletown, VA
Nearby: Middletown, VAIt will soon be yesterday once more in Middletown thanks to next month's projected opening of a replica train station on West First Street.For now, though, something is missing from the picture. There's a big, open space between the station and the CSX rail lines that would be the perfect home for a caboose or other train car, so officials are sending out a request to anyone who can help.On Thursday morning, several people involved with the train station project, including Middletown Mayor Charles Harbaugh IV, Frederick County Board of Supervisors Chairman John Jewell and Frederick County Sheriff Lenny Millholland, met at the soon-to-be completed train station to provide a progress update. "It passed the electrical inspection and drywall is going up today thanks to a significant donation from Capitol Building Supply in Winchester," Harbaugh said. "All the exterior lights have been put up and we've planted 27 new trees to repair the [property] buffer that was here.
Times West Virginian · Berkeley Springs, WV
Nearby: Berkeley Springs, WVBERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A mountain fire in Morgan County that has burned approximately 260 acres was 60% contained Wednesday evening, officials said.
The Setonian · Boyds, MD
Nearby: Boyds, MDPlayers eye the ball in the men's soccer game against Villanova on Friday. | Photo by Jakeline Vigil | The Setonian Men's Sports Seton Hall men’s soccer defeats Villanova, clinches No. 4 seed in BIG EAST Tournament Joaquin Brizuela scored twice as the Pirates shut out Villanova 3-0 to secure the No. 4 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Seton Hall men’s soccer team defeated Villanova 3-0 on Friday at Owen T. Carroll Field in its regular-season finale, securing the No. 4 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Pirates entered the contest at 6-4-6, looking to secure a spot in the conference tournament. Villanova entered the matchup at 5-8-3 and was still looking for its first BIG EAST victory of the season. With their postseason hopes on the line, the Pirates needed a strong performance in their final home match of the season. Friday’s contest was also Senior Night for SHU, and many seniors played their final regular season home game.
Fairfax County Times · Reston, VA
Nearby: Reston, VABetty Kerley, 96, a retired librarian, died in Reston, VA, on October 27, 2026. All her life, Betty loved learning and connecting with others. After college, she studied law at the University of Cincinnati. Of the 65 UC students graduating with a law degree in 1952, she was the only woman.Betty met her future husband, Ernest Kerley, in law school. They married and began a family, moving to Reston in 1966 when the community was only two years old.Betty was an active member of St. Anne's Episcopal Church for over 50 years, serving in many roles.Shortly after Ernest died, Betty went back to school to become a librarian. She worked as a Fairfax County Public Librarian for many years and continued to volunteer at the library after she retired.Betty loved helping patrons at the library, taking special satisfaction in helping recent arrivals to the United States set up email accounts, complete applications for immigrant documents, and connect with Fairfax County services.
Air Force Times · Navy, VA
Nearby: Navy, VAIt was a fantasy come true for baseball fans in the Bronx when a team led by Ted Williams, the last of the .400 hitters, met up with a team led by all-time slugger Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium on July 28, 1943, to benefit war-relief efforts and the American Red Cross. Then-Aviation Cadet Williams was the star left fielder for a Navy team called the “Cloudbusters” that featured other major leaguers such as Johnny Sain, Harry Craft, Johnny Pesky and Buddy Hassett who were now in Navy flight training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They were among the roughly 500 major league players who served in World War II. Player-manager Ruth’s team, called the “Yanklands,” was made up of former Yankee and Cleveland Indians players.
The US Inquirer · Bethesda, MD
Nearby: Bethesda, MDWashington — Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician of the U.S. Capitol, has resigned from his post as lawmakers’ top doctor, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday, amid allegations of misconduct. “My understanding is he’s resigned,” Thune said. One source familiar with the matter told CBS News that Monahan, a two-star Navy admiral, resigned after allegations of misconduct related to what he chose to do and asked the sailors under him to do in terms of providing care. The resignation comes in conjunction with a report by the Defense Department’s inspector general that found lax oversight of the Office of the Attending Physician. The public version of watchdog report, while light on specifics and including numerous redactions, said investigators found a “gap in clinical quality management.” The report found that some prescription drugs, including sleep aids and pain medication, were not properly inventoried or tracked.
Athol Daily News · Bethesda, MD
Nearby: Bethesda, MDMassachusetts has joined nine other states plus Washington, D.C., without gestational limits on abortion, after Gov. Maura Healey shielded a new state law from an anti-abortion referendum petition that could have prevented it from taking effect. Healey signed an emergency preamble Friday that put the law into effect immediately and protects it from suspension, preventing what she called “two more years of women being denied care.” Opponents can still pursue a repeal question on the November 2028 ballot. Signed into law by Healey over the summer, “An Act prioritizing patient access to care” lifts the 24-week restriction. It eliminates the exceptions that previously governed abortions after that point, which applied when the procedure was needed to preserve the pregnant patient’s life or physical or mental health, or when physicians had diagnosed the fetus with a lethal anomaly.
Falls Church News-Press Online · Falls Church, VA
Nearby: Falls Church, VAA bank might seem like a mysterious and magical place, like Gringotts Wizarding Bank in the Harry Potter stories. Or maybe it seems like a place that only adults visit, with a team of financial advisors barking long words. But the truth is, you can have a savings or checking account and learn all about how to save money (and spend it wisely) when you’re as young as six years old. You just need to know where to look. In 2025, Chase Bank opened a new branch in Falls Church, at the West Falls development, and I dropped by recently to talk with the financial advisors who work there. Who knew there were so many banking options for young people to learn how to handle money and even earn interest? Well, as it turns out, the people who work at Chase did. “A bank is a safe place to store money you don’t need to spend right away,” Ruth Eshun, the Vice President, Branch Manager of Chase’ s West Falls location told me.
National Catholic Register · Burke, VA
Nearby: Burke, VAFacing an inoperable brain tumor, eight-year-old Francisco inspired family, classmates, and his priests by showing that joy and hope always get the final word.Francisco looks up at his mother, Laura Fredrickson while she kisses him, pregnant with twins, in the early days of his terminal diagnosis. (Photo: Fredrickson Family)Alyssa MurphyFeaturesNovember 9, 2026In the quiet, tree-lined town of Burke, Virginia, 7-year-old Francisco Fredrickson had a laugh that could light up an entire room. He was a boy of boundless energy — an avid fan of soccer, music and giant plates of tacos. And he had really big dreams: to be a priest-astronaut in heaven. But in May 2023, his mother Laura, noticed something different in her son's eye that upended the cheerful household. A Trial Met With Unshakable Faith It began with a subtle change in his vision.
Sentinel Colorado · Arlington, VA
Nearby: Arlington, VAWASHINGTON | There’s a scene in Melania Trump’s documentary in which she enters the room as Donald Trump is rehearsing his inaugural address. When he says the line about how “my proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker,” she offers a quick, verbal edit. “Peacemaker and unifier,” she tells her husband to say instead. But Melania is the Trump who is credited with recently bringing peace, if only for six days, to one war-torn city in southern Ukraine — an unusual intervention into an active war by an American first lady. Two days after Republican losses in the midterm elections knocked the president out of the spotlight, Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House to celebrate the temporary ceasefire. It’s part of a burst of public activity by a first lady regarded as among the most private women to hold the role, and it comes just before the Nov. 20 release by Prime Video of “Melania: The Series,” a follow-up to the first lady’s documentary from January.
Falls Church News-Press Online · Arlington, VA
Nearby: Arlington, VAThis week I am following up with further impressions about the County Board Townhall session on October 26. But first, I need to express my gratitude for the remarkable work of all the Election Officers who spent countless hours safeguarding the electoral process on November 3. As a poll observer for several hours in one of Arlington’s precincts, I was grateful for the work of the thirteen election officers who were there for more than fifteen hours, getting everything ready, dealing with the crowds, and closing it all down at the end of the night, making certain that the ballots were correctly packed up and sealed. It was exhausting just to see all the coordinated activity in the hours after voting ended. And this was only one of fifty-four precincts – we are so fortunate in Arlington to be able to staff all the precincts with these civic heroes (they get paid a minimal amount for their efforts – in my mind, they all are “Volunteers of the Year” for stepping up and doing the work).
Air Force Times · Arlington, VA
Nearby: Arlington, VAAn Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's entourage after a member of the group was heard laughing during a Veterans Day visit Wednesday.
Madison County Eagle · Arlington, VA
Nearby: Arlington, VAVirginia and D.C. have filed suit to stop the Trump administration from beginning work on a 250-foot-tall triumphal arch at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery.
