>> Washington, D.C. filed its brief today to the U.S. Supreme Court defending the city’s ban on handguns. [WaPo]

>> A contingent of D.C. schools activists and parents is urging community members to boycott public meetings set for later this month on the proposed shutdown of 23 public schools. [Examiner]

>> Women in D.C. are more likely to die of breast cancer than women anywhere else in the country. [The Afro American Newspaper]

>> Nationals right-hander Luis Ayala was hit in the left forearm by a shotgun pellet during a hunting trip but is expected to be able to participate when spring training begins next month. [AP]

>> Police have two suspects in custody for allegedly stealing a sport utility vehicle and trying to ram a Prince George’s County police cruiser. The investigation prompted police to close Route 210. Vehicles couldn’t access southbound Interstates 495/95 to get to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. [WTOP]

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