Afternoon Buzz: Man claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol is in custody after standoff, police say

14-year-old charged with murder after a shooting on a Maryland basketball court; D.C. teen, 15, fatally stabbed during high school dismissal as father waits to pick him up; D.C. eyes Georgetown parcel for future gondola landing site — and a potential home for Metro; A decade after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, Washington National Cathedral is halfway restored; A Capitol riot suspect was hours away from sentencing. Then prosecutors received video of an assault on police.; District releases body-cam video of officer punching man during arrest; One Josiah Gray pitch sequence offers a measure of hope in these early days of a Nats rebuild; The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of Aug. 19-25 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Reuters) Man claiming to have bomb near U.S. Capitol is in custody after standoff, police say U.S. Capitol Police said a man drove a truck onto the sidewalk outside the Library of Congress. Police identified the man now in custody as Floyd Ray Roseberry. By Dana Hedgpeth, Lizzie Johnson and Matt Zapotosky ●  Read more »   14-year-old charged with murder after a shooting on a Maryland basketball court Four people were shot Wednesday night on an outdoor court at a Germantown recreation center. By Dan Morse and Clarence Williams ●  Read more »   D.C. teen, 15, fatally stabbed during high school dismissal as father waits to pick him up Authorities say they have charged one of the victim's classmates as a juvenile in his death By Peter Hermann and Perry Stein ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   D.C. eyes Georgetown parcel for future gondola landing site — and a potential home for Metro The D.C. Council approved $10 million to negotiate property across from the Francis Scott Key Bridge. By Luz Lazo ●  Read more »   A decade after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, Washington National Cathedral is halfway restored The church has raised about $16 million for repairs from the 2011 earthquake and seeks about $18 million more to finish the work, estimated to take at least another 10 years. By Stephanie Lai ●  Read more »   A Capitol riot suspect was hours away from sentencing. Then prosecutors received video of an assault on police. The video footage shows a man shoving a police officer before the two engage in a brief scuffle. By Katie Shepherd ●  Read more »   District releases body-cam video of officer punching man during arrest Police Chief Robert J. Contee III suspended three officers involved in the Aug. 8 incident. By Clarence Williams and Ellie Silverman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   One Josiah Gray pitch sequence offers a measure of hope in these early days of a Nats rebuild For the remainder of the season, right-hander Josiah Gray's starts represent the most compelling part of a given Nationals week. Perspective ●  By Barry Svrluga ●  Read more »   The best things to do in the D.C. area the week of Aug. 19-25 Awesome Con brings movie stars to Washington, the Hirshhorn reopens and go-go legends E.U. celebrate their 50th anniversary at the Kennedy Center. By Fritz Hahn and Anying Guo ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Carolyn Hax for Post columnist Carolyn Hax's latest advice column every day. Sign up »

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