Afternoon Buzz: A casket holder, an airship and a list of pioneering Black inventors

Ex-cardinal McCarrick tells Massachusetts court he's incompetent for trial; Va. General Assembly ends session with no budget deal, leaving money unspent; Is the four-day workweek going to be another luxury that divides America?; James Wilding, who helped grow Washington airports, dies at 85; An English gardening show makes me think of spring — and haiku; Terry Holland coached basketball his way. It changed Virginia sports.; D.C. United's Taxi Fountas to miss 4 to 6 weeks with hamstring injury; After finishing last season strong, CJ Abrams is ready for more; Linling Lu's paintings are like music to your eyes; A casket holder, an airship and a list of pioneering Black inventors ; Fight Club sandwiches dissolve the line between insanity and genius ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Local news you don't want to miss.     (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) Maryland governor taps gas industry official to help regulate gas industry Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) has nominated a gas industry official to the state Public Service Commission, prompting criticism from environmentalists. By Maxine Joselow ●  Read more »   Ex-cardinal McCarrick tells Massachusetts court he's incompetent for trial Now 92, the once-towering U.S. church figure is asking criminal charges be dismissed. Since 2018, at least 20 youths and adults have alleged sexual abuse and harassment. By Douglas Moser and Michelle Boorstein ●  Read more »   Va. General Assembly ends session with no budget deal, leaving money unspent Virginia lawmakers ended their 2023 General Assembly session Saturday without overcoming partisan differences on the budget, failing to pass tax cuts or spending hikes. By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella ●  Read more »   PERSPECTIVE Is the four-day workweek going to be another luxury that divides America? With remote workers forcing a change in office culture, we're bending toward to the four-day work week model. But what about the workers who have to show up? By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   James Wilding, who helped grow Washington airports, dies at 85 As leader of the Washington Metropolitan Airports Authority, he helped guide a multibillion-dollar capital development program that modernized and expanded the two airports. By Adam Bernstein ●  Read more »   PERSPECTIVE An English gardening show makes me think of spring — and haiku The BBC's "Gardeners' Question Time" is a hoot. Plus: Send me your haiku. By John Kelly ●  Read more »   PERSPECTIVE Terry Holland coached basketball his way. It changed Virginia sports. Holland transformed the University of Virginia men's basketball program, and he did it with class. By John Feinstein ●  Read more »   D.C. United's Taxi Fountas to miss 4 to 6 weeks with hamstring injury The Greek forward was the team's top scorer last year with 12 goals and three assists. By Steven Goff ●  Read more »   After finishing last season strong, CJ Abrams is ready for more Following a whirlwind rookie year, the shortstop is settling in with the Nationals and has some lofty expectations. By Andrew Golden ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Linling Lu's paintings are like music to your eyes In the Phillips Collection's "Soundwaves," a Baltimore artist's canvases hum with color. By Mark Jenkins ●  Read more »   A casket holder, an airship and a list of pioneering Black inventors Lawyer Henry Baker made a list of patents by Black inventors that included designs for an airplane, a pedal-powered snowmobile and a window squeegee. By Michael E. Ruane ●  Read more »   Fight Club sandwiches dissolve the line between insanity and genius The pandemic-related pop-up on Capitol Hill has become a full-fledged restaurant, and that's a good thing. By Tim Carman ●  Read more »     News whiz? Play our daily news quiz. Test your knowledge of current events with our new quotable game, On the Record. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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