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Car lovers from around the world splashed out more than $27 million at an auction Sunday for dozens of luxury cars seized from the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president in a Swiss money-laundering probe. The 25 lots sold by auction house Bonhams included a white-and-cream 2014 Lamborghini Veneno roadster that cost the buyer 8.28 million Swiss francs ($8.4 million), comprising...

When you shop at T.J. Maxx or Marshalls, you think you’ve scored a deal on designer clothing you would find in a high-end department store. But that may not be the case.

Pete Buttigieg has a message for white liberals who decry racism: “Good intentions are not going to be enough.” The Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, mayor is combating perceptions that he’s out of touch with black people and will struggle to win their votes. On Thursday, he unveiled his most detailed proposals yet, which he says are aimed...

One of the Capital Pride parade grand marshals, Brandon Wolf, talks about losing a best friend in the Pulse nightclub shooting and the state of gay rights in America. “It’s really about what are we doing to move the community forward,” Wolf said.

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders wants to suspend taxpayer funding of new charter schools and ban those that are for-profit as part of his plan to overhaul public education that he released on Saturday. Saying charter schools are “exacerbating educational segregation,” Sanders proposes more transparency and accountability for them, as well as limits on the pay of their chief executives....

Several Democratic presidential candidates are embracing reparations for the descendants of slaves — but not in the traditional sense. Over the past week, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro spoke of the need for the U.S. government to reckon with and make up for centuries of stolen...

A large fishing ship ran aground on a remote Pacific atoll early Thursday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was helping coordinate the rescue of its 24 crew members. The 308-foot (94-meter) Chinese-flagged Ou Ya Leng No. 6 ran aground on uninhabited Taka Atoll in the Marshall Islands, Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West said. He said a Coast...

A large fishing ship ran aground on a remote Pacific atoll early Thursday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was helping coordinate the rescue of its 24 crew members. The 308-foot (94-meter) Chinese-flagged Ou Ya Leng No. 6 ran aground on uninhabited Taka Atoll in the Marshall Islands, Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West said. He said a Coast...

A D.C. man once wrongfully incarcerated for murder has been awarded a scholarship to the prestigious University of Oxford in England.

A D.C. man who was once wrongfully convicted of murder has been awarded a prestigious scholarship to earn a graduate degree from The University of Oxford in England. News4’s Chris Gordon tells his story of determination.

On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on the island of Puerto Rico wreaking havoc across its terrain to such great proportions that very few storms throughout United States history provoked the level of widespread destruction and disorganization experienced during and in the aftermath of Maria. So severe was the impact of the massive storm that it is still...

Community events and a construction project may make it harder to get around on Saturday. Several traffic advisories are in effect. Here’s the full rundown:

There’s a chance of some scattered showers Tuesday evening, but Wednesday looks dry with little humidity. Storm Team4’s Doug Kammerer and Amelia Draper have the forecast.

Expect scattered storms tomorrow afternoon with high chances of rain through the end of the week. Rain may start clearing up as we move toward the weekend. Storm Team4’s Amelia Draper and Lauryn Ricketts have the weather.

A Silver Spring mother left her 10 children in the frigid December cold and then got arrested twice for driving under the influence while she was pregnant, prosecutors say. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

A flurry of unexpected tornadoes swept through central Iowa, injuring at least 17 people, flattening buildings in three cities and forcing the evacuation of a hospital. Residents — and even weather forecasters — were taken by surprise Thursday as the tornadoes hit Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant. Ten people were injured in Marshalltown and seven at a factory near Pella, but...

A New Jersey teenager is a finalist for a $10,000 scholarship because of a prom tuxedo he constructed entirely from duct tape.

A former member of the U.S. Navy has been sentenced to prison for illegally keeping classified national defense information, including that of some U.S. nuclear operations. The Justice Department says 43-year-old Weldon Marshall of Sherman, Texas, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison.

A father and son are charged with hate crimes after an assault in Manassas, Virginia, police said.

Dozens of high schools in the D.C. region made the U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools in America list — with one local school making the top 10.