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- The frigid weather found another to way to wreak havoc: Bursting a pipe and flooding George Washington University Hospital. News4's Jackie Bensen explains why ambulances were diverted this week.
- The U.S. said a Marine could not adopt an Afghan girl, but records show officials helped him get her.
- Just In: A body believed to be that of rapper Lil Jon's 27-year-old son was found near his Georgia home days after he was reported missing, police said. "We extend our deepest condolences to the Smith family during this difficult time.”
- WATCH LIVE: The Opening Ceremony has begun for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. See the lighting of the cauldron and the parade of nations:
- A 4-year-old boy and his 18-month-old sister are in the care of a Hyattsville priest and his wife after their single mother was detained by immigration authorities. “Truly, the suffering is great,” he said.
- President Trump shared a video with a racist depiction of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as primates. The White House brushed it off as “an internet meme.”
- Update: A White House official told NBC News: “A White House staffer erroneously made the post. It has been taken down.”
- Virginia Democrats unveiled a proposed U.S. House map that aims to give their party more seats in the latest effort to fight President Trump’s redistricting push. “These are not ordinary times, and Virginia will not sit on the sidelines while it happens,” state Senate President Louise Lucas said.
- Repairs to the collapsed sewer line that sent 300 million gallons of sewage into the Potomac River are going to take weeks longer because of large rocks and boulders found in the pipe, DC Water says.
- Just In: Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm, keen wit and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washington football history, has died at 91.
- A commuter alert for those using the train to get out of town this weekend: Amtrak canceled dozens of trains along the busy northeast corridor.
