Good morning, Washington, and welcome to a world of omnipresent peril. That's what it seems like, anyway, given the constant stream of recalls that we've been facing lately. This morning's additions to the list of things that are trying to kill you and your family: children's cribs and Mattel toys. Oh, and microwave popcorn — but then, that stuff's so delicious that you probably already suspected its deadliness. Firefighter Sex Ring Press Conference: WUSA......

As this is Washington, prepare for a protest tomorrow: -- the Post reports that the largest protest regarding the Israel-Hezbollah conflict is to occur tomorrow. It's expected to draw tens of thousands of people to surround the White House. Police Investigate Shootings: Last night Southeast saw four distinct shootings. Three of the shootings occurred around 9 p.m. in the area of Minnesota Avenue and Naylor Road. NBC 4 relays that three adult males and a......

It was around this time last year that we collectively mourned the fact that the District just doesn't have very many good bagel shops. Spare the few options most of us could name off the tops of our heads, we realized that within the confines of the city, there seemed to be a relative paucity of bagel providers. And now, a year later, we add one more bagelry to the list, and it's in an......

In 2002, this DCist moved to the far eastern reaches of Capitol Hill. At the time, 8th Street SE, which passes nearby the popular Eastern Market and in front of the Marine Barracks, was a worn down stretch of road, hardly a place you'd want to be caught at night. Three years and $8.5 million later, the roadway, at right, now known as the Barracks Row Main Street, boasts brick sidewalks, improved lighting, increased parking,......

Today will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 90s. This photo was taken after a thunderstorm earlier in the week and was posted to DCist Photos by Olivia. Tonight is the monthly blogger meetup. In Virginia's primary yesterday less than 4 percent of registered voters turned out, Republicans selected Jerry W. Kilgore to run against Lt. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine for governor. Post: Smoking Ban Gaining The Post (and the Examiner)describe today......

Coming on the heels of a weekend in which a well-known volunteer traffic officer was critically injured after being hit at the intersection of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue in Georgetown, the District Department of Transportation has released a draft report detailing the city's most dangerous intersections. Topping the list with 13 crashes between 1998 and 2002 is the intersection at Benning Road and Minnesota Avenue in Northeast, pictured at left, followed closely by Seventh......

The circus is coming to town (the MCI Center to be exact), and that means it's time for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey animals to parade across Capitol Hill. On Monday, March 21, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the elephants (and, for the first time, a donkey -- "in order to celebrate the non-partisan event of the circus and the spirit of the Nation's Capital") will make the trek from 32nd and D Streets,......