All the headlines from our District Of Columbia Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 7 2025 // The Army is pausing helicopter flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon.The commander of the...
May 5 2025 // Federal investigators have launched a probe after two flights aborted landings at Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday because a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter too close.The Federal Aviation Administration said...
Apr 10 2025 // The Army has made changes to how its helicopters use a safety system that broadcasts aircraft location and has reduced the number of flights over Washington following a collision with a passenger jet that killed 67 people,...
Mar 31 2025 // A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave the nation’s capital and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision, officials said.Delta Air Lines Flight 2983 was cleared...
Mar 25 2025 // Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Tuesday it aims to launch its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in the U.S. capital city next year.Waymo began moving vehicles to Washington, D.C., in January and will...
Mar 12 2025 // A report from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday urgently recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) permanently prohibit helicopter operations near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National...
Jan 30 2025 // An American Airlines Group Inc. regional jet collided with a military helicopter near Washington on Jan. 29 leaving no survivors, marking one of the deadliest US air disasters in decades.The aircraft crashed into the...
Jan 9 2025 // The last time a president was inaugurated, there was a global pandemic and a violent siege at the very spot at the U.S. Capitol where the ceremony takes place. This time, the event was part of an unprecedented string of...
Dec 13 2024 // The District of Columbia has sued Amazon, alleging the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods while still charging millions of dollars for a...
Oct 8 2024 // TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, accusing the popular social media platform of harming and failing to protect young people.The lawsuits filed separately in New...
Sep 6 2024 // Three gun shops that sold nearly three dozen firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C. are facing a new lawsuit jointly filed Tuesday by attorneys general for Maryland and the...
Aug 26 2024 // An appeals court in Washington, D.C. revived the district’s lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc on Thursday, saying it plausibly claimed the online retailer’s pricing policies illegally stifle competition.The...
Aug 1 2024 // The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees.The practice known as “drip...
Apr 24 2024 // District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb last week announced a resolution of his office’s lawsuit against the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the NRA Foundation that alleges misuse of nonprofit...
Apr 15 2024 // Market Detail: Futuristic Underwriters Inc. offers a fleet trucking program that includes auto liability, auto physical damage, cargo, and general liability. This program is focused on fleets that use modern telematics...
Apr 5 2024 // The company that owns several District of Columbia professional sports teams and a major sports arena has settled its lawsuit against its insurance company over losses related to the shutdown caused by COVID-19.It was only...
Mar 18 2024 // Market Detail: FTP Inc. offers professional liability, general liability, business owner’s policy, and cyber insurance for hundreds of professions. Industries covered include allied health, architect and engineering,...
Mar 4 2024 // Market Detail: Innovative Risk Insurance Services LLC has developed a mono-line commercial auto program for a broad range of customers who have both small and large transportation fleets. The commercial auto program can...
Feb 19 2024 // Market Detail: Community Services Insurance Program (CSIP) is a multi-line and admitted, guaranteed cost program designed for non-profit and social service agencies (including for-profit). CSIP is supported by A-rated A.M....
Jan 9 2024 // A top federal transportation safety official on Thursday harshly criticized Washington’s regional transit agency, saying a “poor safety culture” led to an October 2021 derailment that caused hundreds of...