Today’s Headlines – May 2, 2023
Judge Finds Officer Guilty of Aiding in Killing of George Floyd
Tou Thao, a former police officer in Minneapolis, was found guilty of aiding and abetting the second-degree manslaughter of George Floyd, according to court documents.
Inaugural Young Women’s Entrepreneurship Program Wraps with Expo
Just before the start of National Small Business Week, students at Elizabeth Seton High School showcased their budding entrepreneurial skills in the Young Women’s Entrepreneurship Program Small Business Expo.
As Deadly Fighting Continues in Sudan, Many Americans Remain Stranded
Despite extending a tenuous truce between the country’s top generals, massive explosions and gunfire continued to rock the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman.
Bowser Set on Protecting K Street Transitway Project
Adjustments to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal that defunds the K Street Transitway and increases fees on rideshares going downtown have further emboldened the mayor and other local officials to press on with plans to revitalize downtown D.C.
May 1 Celebrated as Inaugural DC Statehood Day
The DC Statehood PAC, with the support of D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, declared May 1 as DC Statehood Day, a first, at an event held at the National Press Club in Northwest.
