Grilling this Memorial Day weekend? The do’s and don’ts - Sunday, May 28, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | May 28, 2023 [Web version](   [Grilling tips come with food safety warnings this Memorial Day]( Every year, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer grilling season, and it comes with a few warnings for your cookouts. [READ MORE](   [Thousands of poppies honor fallen service members on the National Mall]( In honor of Memorial Day weekend, visitors at the National Mall got a glimpse of the USAA Poppy Wall of Honor, featuring over 645,000 red poppies, which honors fallen service members. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Cover Your Bases with FEPLI from Starr Wright USA]( FEPLI offers legal assistance and financial coverage for federal employees. Plans start at under $1 a day, and you could get back up to half the cost of coverage! Get covered today.   [Woman found dead at historic Hagerstown City Park in suspected homicide]( A 37-year-old woman was found dead beneath the porch of the Jonathan Hager House in Hagerstown City Park early Friday morning, police said. [READ MORE](   [Shenandoah adds 1,000 acres to park land]( The park officially added the Tanners Ridge land area in Page County and the waters of Naked Creek earlier this month. [READ MORE](   Webinar - Cloud Exchange [Federal News Network's Cloud Exchange | Register now!]( Discover how agencies across the government use cloud to reimagine government services - from the enterprise to the edge.   [Biden, GOP reach tentative deal to raise debt ceiling, avoid calamitous US default]( President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” late Saturday as they raced to strike a deal that to limit federal spending and resolve the looming debt crisis ahead of a June 5 deadline, a person familiar with the situation said. A deal would avert a catastrophic U.S. default. [READ MORE](   [3 boats catch on fire at Columbia Island Marina overnight]( Three boats were destroyed by a fire at Columbia Island Marina early Sunday, according to D.C.-area officials. [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [FVCbank. Success Has a Bank.]( FVCbank has been serving Virginia and Maryland residents business banking and personal banking services since 2007. Open an account with us today!   [Gary Sinise returns to host National Memorial Day Concert, reflecting on Lt. Dan in ‘Forrest Gump']( "Memorial Day is a special day that the country sets aside to honor those sacrifices that have kept us free." This year's ceremony will also mark 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. [READ MORE](   [Worshippers from 30 states gather at ‘God's White House' for annual DC parade]( It's a weekend of faith and joy for thousands of people who've travelled from nearly 30 states to gather at the headquarters of their beloved church: the United House of Prayer for All People. 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