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2 days ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
- The Washington Times - The D.C. Council moved to pause a planned increase in the tipped minimum wage as Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District’s restaurant industry both argue to repeal outright a law they say is hampering the city’s dining scene. The council voted 8-4 Tuesday to postpone a minimum wage increase from $10 to $12 that was set to kick in July 1. The increase is now scheduled to take effect in October.
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4 days ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
An attacker who torched pro-Israel marchers with a makeshift flamethrower in Colorado this weekend marks the latest instance of antisemitic violence that has grown more brazen and brutal as Israel’s war with terror group Hamas has continued. Sunday’s fiery assault in Boulder that left eight wounded comes less than two weeks after a pair of Israeli Embassy staffers were gunned down outside of D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum, and less than two months after Pennsylvania Gov.
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1 week ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
- The Washington Times - Faith leaders and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser oversaw the reopening of the Capital Jewish Museum on Thursday, a week after a gunman shot and killed two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the building in what has been widely characterized as an antisemitic attack.
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1 week ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveiled her revised budget Tuesday that complies with congressional demands to cut the District’s budget, doing so without resorting to layoffs or facility closures. The plan also looks to make the economy more business-friendly to help offset expected revenue drops in the coming years.
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1 week ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said authorities tracked down three more inmates who busted out of a New Orleans jail this month, leaving two remaining escapees on the lam. Ms. Murrill said Lenton Vanburen, 26, was recaptured in Baton Rouge on Monday, while Leo Tate, 31, and Jermaine Donald, 42, were arrested in Walker County, Texas, just north of Houston.
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1 week ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
Louisiana authorities arrested five people over the weekend and charged them with helping an inmate who escaped from New Orleans’ jail earlier this month. Police have now arrested 12 people suspected of assisting the inmates at some point before, during or after they busted out of the Orleans Justice Center on May 16. The suspected accomplices include jail employees, family members and current inmates who provided supplies for the escape.
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1 week ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
D.C. police said a man was killed Sunday evening when a stray bullet flew into his Columbia Heights apartment and mortally wounded him. Metropolitan Police Executive Assistant Chief Andre Wright said officers received a call for a shooting around 6:20 p.m. in the 1500 block of Ogden Street NW and discovered the victim, who wasn’t identified, while canvassing the area for suspects. “This is tragic. There’s no doubt about it.
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1 week ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
Seattle police said they arrested 23 people Saturday after left-wing protesters confronted Christian activists at a prayer rally held in a popular LGBTQ neighborhood. Protesters waving transgender flags gathered on the outside of a “Mayday USA” Christian rally when police said multiple people in one demonstration started throwing items at the other group around 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
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2 weeks ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
A person was shot early Thursday by security guards outside the CIA headquarters in northern Virginia, according to reports. A CIA spokesman told NBC News a “security incident” prompted the nonfatal shooting around 4 a.m. in Langley. The agency closed its main gate following the incident and told employees to find an alternate route onto the federal property.
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2 weeks ago | 
washingtontimes.com | Matt Delaney
Two Israeli Embassy staffers were gunned down Wednesday night by a suspect who shouted “Free, Free Palestine” after being arrested inside the Capital Jewish Museum, police said. Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said officers took Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, into custody following the deadly shooting around 9:10 p.m. in the 500 block of 3rd Street Northwest.
