Politics

Hillary Clinton solidifies presidential nomination

Hillary Clinton will become the first woman in history to lead the presidential ticket of a major political party after solidifying the Democratic nomination Monday. According to CNN’s delegate and superdelegate count, after the Puerto Rico Democratic primary Clinton secured the 1,812 pledged delegates and 572 superdelegates putting her at a total of 2,384 – enough to get the nomination. “We are on the brink of a historic, historic unprecedented moment but we still have work to do, don’t we?” Clinton said in Long Beach, California, on Monday. “We have six elections tomorrow and are going to fight hard for every single vote, especially right here in California.”

Entertainment

Prince remembered on his birthday

Amidst the ongoing investigation into the death of pop icon Prince, fans still celebrated the star’s birthday. Fans around the world remembered Prince on social media and radio stations, with some wishing he was still here to see the celebrations. The Saturday before Prince’s June 7 birthday, director Spike Lee threw a party in honor of his friend in Brooklyn, New York. The color theme was purple, with plenty of dancing, performances and celebrity sightings. Although Prince didn’t celebrate his birthday as a Jehovah witness, people still celebrated for him as Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton declared June 7 as “Prince Day.”

Washington, DC

President Obama to endorse Clinton

White House officials say President Barack Obama’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton could be announced within the next few days. Obama will most likely make the announcement sometime after the Democratic primaries on Tuesday. Once the endorsement is solidified, Obama plans to actively campaign against Donald Trump. White House and Clinton campaign aides are currently working on the timing of announcement. According to White House spokesman Josh Earnest, the president is well aware of the math in terms of the number of delegates secured by Clinton. “Certainly somebody who claims a majority of the pledged and superdelegates has a strong case to make,” Earnest said, adding that once voters weigh in Tuesday, “we may be in a position where we have much greater sense of what the outcome is likely to be.”

Virginia

Pa. man to stand trial in 1990 slaying of Virginia Beach woman

According to the Virginian-Pilot, a Pennsylvania man is set to stand trial in the murder of a Virginia Beach woman in 1990. The trial for 48-yearold Robert William Malick begins Tuesday. Malick faces second-degree murder, rape and forcible sodomy charges for the murder of 17-year-old Joan Schoppaul. Schoppaul’s body was found in a dumpster behind a former supermarket on Dec. 5, 1990. Malick was serving as a petty officer second class in the Navy at the time of the murder. After police announced they had uncovered fingerprint evidence that tied Malick to the murder, Virginia Beach police arrested him in December 2014.

Maryland

Power restored to Md. Potomac Edison customers

A transmission line problem that caused widespread power outages for customers of Maryland Potomac Edison Monday afternoon has been resolved. The outage included almost 29,000 customers in Montgomery County. Power has been restored to almost the entirety of the affected counties as of 1 a.m. Tuesday with less than 20 remaining without power in Garrett County. Germantown had the most outages, with more than 11,000 customers without power at one point. All 1,800 customers in Howard County who were in the dark now have power again. According to a Potomac Edison spokesperson, the widespread outages were because of a transmission line issue.

Washington Wizards: End of Season

Washington Capitals: End of Season

Washington Redskins: End of Season

Washington Nationals: Cincinnati Reds 9 – 10 Washington Nationals

Washington Mystics: Atlanta Dream 79 – 86 Washington Mystics

June 10 7 PM Capital Pride Drag Extravaganza, Howard Theatre, Washington, DC

June 10 7:30 PM JB Smoove, DC Improv, Washington, DC

 June 10 7:30 PM Beyoncé – The Formation World Tour, M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD

 June 10 7 PM TWENTY ØNE PILØTS, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD

 June 10 7 PM Blues & Soul Divas, The State Theatre, Falls Church, VA

 June 11 7:30 PM The Dolan Twins, The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD

 June 12 7:30 PM Loni Love, DC Improv, Washington, DC

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