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HBCU Football: Howard University fueled by disrespect following title
Howard University seeks more recognition despite a successful 2023 season, emphasizing its talent and questioning its preseason ranking. The post HBCU Football: Howard University fueled by disrespect following title appeared first on HBCU Gameday.
Illegal Immigrant Hiding Out In Maryland Apprehended By Federal Authorities: ICE
Deportation officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended a 35-year-old fugitive last month in Lanham who was in the country illegally and was wanted back home, according to officials from ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) team. The Colombian was arrested in September 2011 and charged with attempted aggravated...
Washington & Lee professor talks Salvador Dalí in segment of NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’
Washington and Lee University professor of art history Elliott King was featured in a July 18, 2024 segment of the popular NPR show “All Things Considered.”. The roughly two-minute segment played an interview with King from an earlier NPR article titled “An AI Salvador Dalí will answer any question when called on his famous ‘lobster phone.’” The article and subsequent radio segment focused on how the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to allow visitors to ask questions of the famed surrealist artist who died in 1989. Named “Ask Dalí,” this new museum installation features a copy of Dalí’s famous Lobster Telephone sculpture which visitors can pick up and ask a question. Dali’s AI-generated voice will respond with an answer using generative AI technology.
Poilce: 18-year-old shot Thursday night in Columbia
COLUMBIA, Md. — The Howard County police are investigating a shooting that sent an 18-year-old to the hospital Thursday night. According to Howard County police, around 10:30 p.m. Thursday night, officers responded to the area of 9600 block of Whiteacre Road for a report of gunshots and found an 18-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was taken to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and has been released.
Reston Woman, 26, Killed By Car On Leesburg Pike Was 'Hard Worker With Great Dreams'
Support is on the rise for the family of a 26-year-old Reston woman struck and killed by a vehicle on Leesburg Pike earlier this month.Giomarie Davila-Ocasio walked into the westbound lanes of the roadway when she was struck by a 2016 Ford Explorer around 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 20 in Great Fal…
Arizona man sentenced in Jan. 6 riot remaining in prison during appeal
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AZFamily) — Edward Vallejo, a Phoenix man who is serving three years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, lost an effort to get released pending an appeal in his case. Vallejo oversaw a “Quick Reaction Force” at a Virginia hotel that was...
40 fellows graduate from Appalachian Leadership Institute, including five West Virginians
WASHINGTON, D.C. (LOOTPRESS) – The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) celebrated the graduation of 40 fellows from its Appalachian Leadership Institute (ALI) in a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. The graduates, from 13 states across Appalachia, were joined by their families, ARC staff, and regional leaders. “My heartfelt congratulations to the Appalachian Leadership Institute Class of […]
Football scandal triggers wave of school hires, abrupt removal of security chief
This past December, Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria posted an ad for a new head football coach. On Feb. 12, Darryl Overton, a championship football coach from across county lines at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, took the position, bringing with him an estimated 30-plus football players transferring to Hayfield from Freedom and at least three other area schools.
Formerly Homeless D.C. Residents Become Certified Case Managers
Nearly 40 people completed the Peer Case Management Institute with a ceremony at Howard University (HU) School of Social Work. For several weeks, they took college-level coursework and worked at a local homeless services provider. The post Formerly Homeless D.C. Residents Become Certified Case Managers appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Today’s Rental was chosen because I am powerless against loft options, obviously
This rental is located at 1807 Belmont near 18th Street. The Craigslist ad says:. “$2,131 / 1br – 690ft2 – Adams Morgans 1Bdr Loft Gem DC’s 1807 Belmont. Want to be near it all at a downtown location, but your preference is an intimate style enclave?. Need...
Northeast DC Man Charged with Violent Robbery on Benning Road
A Northeast DC man has been placed under arrest in connection to a violent robbery that took place last month. The Metropolitan Police Department detailed the arrest of 29-year-old Marcus Hunter, also from Northeast, saying he was charged with Robbery (Force and Violence) following an incident where a victim was assaulted and robbed.
Prince George’s board seeks probe of member who also held a job in Missouri
By Thomas Robertson The Prince George’s County Board of Education has asked for an investigation into former member David Murray, who resigned earlier this month, several months after he’d taken a job with a school system in Missouri and started working in that state. The board said in a letter dated Wednesday that it has […]
Kimberly Prescott Named Chair of Leadership Howard County
COLUMBIA, Md. — Leadership Howard County, which seeks to empower leaders to strengthen and transform the community, named Kimberly Prescott chair and appointed four new members to the board of directors. Kimberly Prescott is founder and president of Prescott HR Inc., a human resources company based in Columbia. She...
Police in Fairfax County consider nixing crossing guard program
Police manning crosswalks could become a thing of the past thanks to a police shortage among the rank and file in Fairfax Couty. County leaders are considering privatizing crosswalk staff. FOX 5’s Tisha Lewis joins us from Lorton with more.
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