D.C. college fair canceled after fight
A college fair with representatives from 300 universities was canceled after a fight broke out during the event Tuesday morning.
Police responded to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for a report of a fight at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, a police spokesman said. Thousands of students were evacuated. No one was injured and there were no arrests.
Organizers of the Greater Washington National College Fair shut down the morning session and canceled a second session for the evening.
The fair expected to host nearly 12,000 teenagers.
FDA chemist pleads to insider trading
A chemist for the Food and Drug Administration pleaded guilty Tuesday to securities fraud and making a false statement related to a $3.7 million insider trading scheme.
Cheng Yi Liang, 57, of Gaithersburg, had worked at the Drug Evaluation and Research in Silver Spring since 1996.
Liang admitted to accessing the FDA internal tracking system to determine whether drug applications would be approved, then used that information to buy securities issued by companies before the announcement.
Liang earned more than $3.6 million in illicit profits and avoided losses, prosecutors said.
Fort Washington man killed after bus hits car
A Fort Washington man was killed when the car he was driving collided with a commuter bus in Waldorf.
Maryland State Police said the bus was pulling out of a parking lot on Mattawoman Beantown Road near Poplar Hill Road about 6 p.m. Monday when it crashed into a Ford Focus. The driver of the car, 20-year-old Carlin Biles, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
The bus driver suffered minor injuries and was treated at a hospital. None of the 15 passengers were injured.
— Scott McCabe
