‘This is not a warzone’ — DC acting police chief speaks out after multiple deadly shootings - Sunday, August 6, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | August 06, 2023 [Web version](   [3 dead, 4 hospitalized after shooting in Southeast DC]( Three people have died, and at least four others have been hospitalized Saturday, in what D.C. Acting Police Chief Pamela Smith called a senseless act of violence in Southeast. [READ MORE](   [The District's oldest documents get a new home]( “We have Frederick Douglass's will, we have Alexander Graham Bell's will,” Lopez Matthews, Jr., the state archivist and public records administrator at the agency, told WTOP. “Duke Ellington's birth certificate is also here.” [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Federal News Network's Cyber Leaders Exchange 2023]( During this exclusive three-day virtual event, our editorial team will sit down with cyber leaders and experts to dive deep into efforts across government to bring the White House vision to life and strengthen federal cyber capabilities. | Register now!   [US loses to Sweden on penalty kicks in earliest Women's World Cup exit ever]( Lina Hurtig's converted her penalty and Sweden knocked the United States out of the World Cup 5-4 on penalties after a scoreless draw at the Women's World Cup. 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In particular, the film focused on one school, Crestview Elementary, and its first Black principal, Dotson Burns Jr. [READ MORE](   [New PGCPS superintendent announces plan to bring AI into schools on Good Morning America]( Prince George's County Schools Superintendent Millard House II told Good Morning America Saturday morning that the school district is embracing AI in the classroom, which he believes is the next emerging technology. 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