A woman in Northeast D.C. died from carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday morning. A stove in her apartment on Kenilworth Avenue was left on, and there was no carbon monoxide detector on the property, fire officials said. Emergency medical teams arrived about 10 a.m. and found the woman unresponsive. They were not able to revive her. The 12-unit apartment building was evacuated and ventilated. There were no other injuries or traces of the gas found in the other apartments.
2026 National Book Festival celebrates the enduring power of books
By Terik King
More than 80,000 people registered for tickets to the 26th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival, a celebration of books, authors and storytelling in D.C. on Saturday.
The festival featured more than 80 authors, who signed books and participated in lectures and moderated conversations.
Among them was D.C. native and debut novelist Bsrat Mezghebe, who had attended the festival as a reader for years and was there for the first time as an author.
“I am thrilled. I am honored,” Mezghebe said.
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