Latest District Of Columbia Headlines
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Army Adjusts Safety Policy, Reduces Flights at DC Airport Following January Collision
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,...
Passenger Flight and Air Force Jet Diverted From Potential Collision at DC Airport
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...
Alphabet’s Waymo Aims for 2026 Self-Driving Ride-Hailing Launch in D.C.
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...
NTSB ‘Urgently’ Recommends Alternative Route for Helicopters at DC Airport
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...
American Airlines DC Aircraft Collision Leaves No Survivors
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...
DC Facing String of High-Stakes Security Events Capped by Trump Inauguration
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...
Amazon Cites Safety for Slower Deliveries to 2 DC Low Income ZIP Codes
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...
13 States and DC Sue TikTok, Accusing Platform of Harming Younger Users
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...
AGs Sue 3 Gun Shops Over Alleged ‘Straw Purchases’ of Weapons Trafficked Into DC
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...
Amazon Must Face D.C.’s Antitrust Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules
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...
District of Columbia Sues StubHub Claiming It Inflates Ticket Prices With Deceptive Fees
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...
District of Columbia AG Settles With NRA Over Alleged Violations of Nonprofit Law
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...
My New Markets
Apr 15 2024 // Fleet Trucking Program 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...
D.C.’s Pro Sports Teams Owner Scores Partial Win in COVID-19 Insurance Skirmish
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...
My New Markets
Mar 18 2024 // Small Business – Admitted Market Detail: FTP Inc. offers professional liability, general liability, business owner’s policy, and cyber insurance for hundreds of professions. Industries covered include allied...
My New Markets
Mar 4 2024 // Long Haul Trucking Auto Liability 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....
My New Markets
Feb 19 2024 // Community Services Insurance Program (CSIP) 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...
Federal Agency Blames ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for 2021 D.C. Metro Train Derailment
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...
Was Man Who Died at Train Station a Passenger or Trespasser? Court Wants to Know.
Jan 4 2024 // The federal circuit appeals court for the District of Columbia (D.C.) has asked D.C’s highest court for guidance on the standard of negligence in a case involving a noticeably intoxicated man who died after falling...
My New Markets
Nov 20 2023 // Active Assailant Program Market Detail: WealthGuard Insurance Group offers an Active Assailant program. An active assailant is a premeditated malicious physical attack, by an active assailant who is armed with a hand-held...
