To infinity and back on the moon! - Monday, April 3, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | April 03, 2023 [Web version](   [NASA to announce first crew to the moon in over 50 years on Monday]( The next four astronauts to travel to the moon aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission will be announced at the NASA event in Houston, Texas. [READ MORE](   [1 arrested, 1 seriously injured after shooting at Dulles Town Center mall]( Loudoun County deputies arrested 31-year-old Alan W. Colie of Leesburg after finding him with a gun at the mall's upstairs food court, where they believe the shooting occurred. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Let Ledo take the headache out of planning with the Ledo Team Pizza Party Giveaway!](   [‘Expect to move quickly' if buying a home in the DC area this spring]( If you're thinking about buying or selling a house, now is a good time to consider several factors as we enter into the height of the spring market. [READ MORE](   [PHOTOS: Runners participate in 50th annual cherry blossom races]( Despite unexpected cold temperatures, participants from around the world gathered at the Washington Monument grounds and toughed through the 10-mile and 5K races. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by IBM and Octo [DoD Cloud Exchange 2023: IBM leaders on pushing AI to the tactical edge]( The Defense Department has unique challenges to overcome to bring artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to warfighters in the field, not the least of which are devices and bandwidth, explain IBM's Mark Johnson and Octo's Rob Albritton.   [Ex-DeSantis staffer Parkinson runs for Kaine's Virginia seat]( Scott Parkinson, a former congressional staffer and advisor to Ron DeSantis and other Republican officials, is set to announce plans to seek the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. [READ MORE](   [‘Full circle': Prince George's Co. native will dance with premier troupe at DC's Kennedy Center]( Brian Bennett, of Lanham, Maryland, will perform “Anna Karenina” with one of the country's premier dance companies, the Joffrey Ballet, this week, fulfilling a lifelong dream. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Does your small business have a legal gap?]( Vennard Wright, CEO of Wave Welcome, a Black-owned small business in Oxon Hill shares that it's easy for a startup CEO - who wears many hats daily on the job - “to skate by longer than you should.” Read how that's changed for Wright.   [New workweek will bring new voices for WTOP listeners]( Some new voices will be joining the WTOP airwaves in the coming workweek due to a partnership that was just formed between WTOP and 7News. [READ MORE](   [LSU wins 1st NCAA title, Mulkey's 4th, beating Clark, Iowa]( The LSU Tigers used a record offensive performance to beat Caitlin Clark and Iowa 102-85 and win the first basketball title, men's or women's, in school history. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Leidos [DoD Cloud Exchange 2023: Leidos' Chad Buechel on consolidating 35 help desks, 30 networks and 2,500 data centers for DES]( During Federal News Network's DoD Cloud Exchange, Leidos' Chad Buechel shares details on early progress developing a Defense Enclave Services transformation roadmap for modernizing services that support users across Fourth Estate agencies.   [April entertainment guide 2023: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler headline in DC]( There are several events around the D.C. area in April, from Lewis Capaldi at The Anthem to Lil Wayne at The Fillmore Silver Spring. [READ MORE](   [Car Review: Ram 1500 TRX is ready for work and fun for a big price]( The Ram 1500 TRX is a gas-swilling 6.2L supercharged Hemi V-8 ready to wake your neighbors when you hit the start button. First-time riders will really not expect just how quickly this huge ride will move. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Trend Micro [DoD Cloud Exchange 2023: Trend Micro's David Abramowitz on protecting hybrid infrastructure through a single enterprise view]( “If you think of a security solution as the car, threat intelligence is the engine,” says Trend Micro's David Abramowitz. And that intelligence depends on enterprise visibility, he explains during the DoD Cloud Exchange.   PARTNERSHIP [Grab your tickets for DC Touchdown Club's Awards Dinner!]( It's a celebration of football in the DMV, get your seat to the DC Touchdown Club Awards Dinner!   [Check out the latest weather forecast]( [Click here for the latest traffic updates]( [Visit WTOP's Podcast Center]( Download and listen to podcasts created by WTOP and our partners CONNECT WITH WTOP [facebook]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [instagram]( EVERYTHING YOU NEED EVERY TIME YOU LISTEN [DOWNLOAD THE WTOP APP]( [Click here to manage your newsletter preferences.]( This email and the accompanying website are not intended for users located within the European Economic Area. [Unsubscribe](  | [Contact us.](