Reading archive 2025-04-04

D.C. police form new unit of detectives to focus on youth crime: The initiative is part of a broader effort to reduce recidivism, D.C. Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said at a news conference Thursday.

Attacker stabs 6 people and himself in Northeast D.C., police say: All of the six victims were in stable condition, authorities said. Their attacker was in surgery, police said.

She marched against Trump in 2017. Now, she says, ‘just let it all burn.’: Democrats are struggling to match the massive “resistance” movement that sprang up in Trump’s first term — and battling cynicism among their own voters.

Spurned by Trump, Europe and China weigh closer economic ties: Jilted European allies are scrambling to hedge their bets in a world where economic and political alliances have been turned upside down by the United States.

Rush hour on Rock Creek Parkway is dangerous. Will roundabouts help?: Officials say the reversible lanes, in place since the 1930s, are outdated and unsafe.

Trump seeks court approval for most aggressive union-busting attempt ever: The move to ban collective bargaining on national security grounds includes domestic agencies that use computers because foreign adversaries could hack them.

U.S. negotiators outmatched by Russians in Ukraine talks, analysts say: The Trump administration is claiming progress in its efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, but each side is interpreting the ceasefires differently and the fighting persists.