Joe Davidson    A House committee voted nearly unanimously for a bill that would provide more accountability and oversight on federal prisons with a long list of problems.

A. Camden Walker    Above average warmth stays at bay with a couple of cold fronts passing by in coming days.

Dan Morse    Police in Montgomery County say year old Alex Ye had written a page memoir that discussed killing other students, but Ye had said it was a work of fiction.

Petula Dvorak    The disastrous rollout of a new federal financial aid process is leaving behind the scrappy first generation college students who fought for their admissions.

Olivia Diaz    Fairfax County police charged Huy Tien Nguyen in the fatal shooting of Alison Kate LaPorta

Ian Livingston    Today was the warmest weather we’ll see in at least a week. Cold fronts offer cooler conditions and a shower chance tomorrow.

David Streit    Thursday is as warm as it will be for a while. Showers Friday through early Saturday help usher in a new regime.

Michael Laris, Dan Keating, Jàºlia Ledur    Engineers say the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge shows how U.S. system hasn’t evolved to keep up with modern challenges

Joe Heim    The National Park Service signed off on the plan over concerns raised by environmental groups and community members.

Gregory S. Schneider, Laura Vozzella    Budget negotiators aim to submit a new budget in a special legislative session May , returning two days later to vote on it.

Peter Hermann    The killing of D.C. police Sgt. Tony Mason Jr. had been a mystery, but new details emerged this week alleging he was fatally shot after parking in the middle of a drug gang turf.

Ian Livingston    Any raindrops should be much more miss than hit. Highs are probably near locally tomorrow.

Harrison Smith    She opened the International Rescue Committee’s D.C. office and helped shape humanitarian efforts around the world, working on crises from Cambodia to Kosovo.

Justin Wm. Moyer    There is no other Potomac crossing between the Point of Rocks and American Legion bridges a span of about miles.

Washington Post staff    D.C. may end the Circulator bus service next year. We want to know how this would affect you.