Washington Monument Reopens Wednesday, July 14
The National Parks Service for the National Mall announced Monday that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors after a six-month closure.
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The National Parks Service for the National Mall announced Monday that the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors after a six-month closure.
Father to a pair of big league starting pitchers, Willie Ross made a crucial save at a ballgame in San Francisco on Saturday.
The FBI is hoping the public can help them identify another suspect in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
Amtrak will contract with Siemens Mobility Inc. to build a new fleet of at least 83 multipowered trains with further options for up to 130 additional trains to support Amtrak growth plans. The new fleet also will have modern amenities to better serve Amtrak customers, according to a company statement.
A Virginia man charged with joining the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol told an undercover FBI agent that he belonged to a militia-style group and coordinated "surveillance efforts" on the same building more than a month after the riot, according to a court filing unsealed on Tuesday.
The FBI's Washington Field Office has released 11 new videos of suspects who forcefully attacked federal law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol and is asking for the public's help in identifying them.
The first waves of arrests in the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol focused on the easy targets. Dozens in the pro-Trump mob openly bragged about their actions on Jan. 6 on social media and were captured in shocking footage broadcast live by national news outlets.
They flaunted their participation in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol on social media and then, apparently realizing they were in legal trouble, rushed to delete evidence of it, authorities say. Now their attempts to cover up their role in the deadly siege are likely to come back to haunt them in court.
As the rest of the nation emerges this July Fourth holiday from the pandemic for cookouts and fireworks that President Joe Biden is encouraging from the White House, the people's house faces new threats of violence, virus variants and a more difficult moment.
The National Weather Service reported Friday that two tornados hit the DC area Thursday night.
Not all heroes wear capes -- some instead have four paws, a furry exterior and wet nose.
Actress Phylicia Rashad, who was appointed dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts in May, is under fire after praising Bill Cosby's release from prison Wednesday when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his 2018 sexual assault conviction.
Firefighters rescued a man trapped after a building collapsed in northwest DC Thursday afternoon.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday named Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and seven Democrats, including Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, to a new select committee to investigate the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Split along party lines, the House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, approving a special committee to probe the violent attack as police officers who were injured fighting former President Donald Trump's supporters watched from the gallery above.
The House is poised to launch a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday with expected approval of a 13-person select committee to probe the violent attack.
A police officer who was injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and has pushed for an independent commission to investigate the attack will meet with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday, according to two people familiar with the meeting.
The Mayor's Office said that Mayor Scott discussed gun tracing and community violence intervention groups with President Biden Wednesday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it official Thursday that she is creating a special committee to investigate the attack on the Capitol, saying it is "imperative that we seek the truth."
All road closures related to a pedestrian bridge collapse in Northeast D.C. have now reopened, D.C. Police said around 8 a.m. Thursday morning.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott tweeted that he will join President Joe Biden Wednesday to talk about crime.
Several people were injured after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in Northeast Washington D.C. Wednesday afternoon.
Harford County Man Robert Reeder entered a guilty plea in federal court Wednesday, after he was identified in a group of rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6.
Videos released under court order provide a chilling new look at the chaos at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, including body camera footage that shows a man charging at a police officer with a flagpole and tackling him to the ground.
A Washington D.C. man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Wednesday to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Maryland Office of the U.S. Attorney.
