Family of DC plane crash victim files claim against FAA, Army for $250 million
The family of a passenger who died in the midair collision near Washington, D.C. on Jan. 29 filed legal claims against the ...
A crash, an alert, then the hardest days for hundreds of first responders
After American Eagle Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter collided, firefighters, boat operators and others from D.C., Maryland ...
Man tried to shield child from fire in final act, official testifies
The owner of the rowhouse in Northwest D.C. that caught fire in 2019, killing two renters, blamed one for the blaze.
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Washington Capitals Announce Stanley Cup Championship Plaque Unveiling at Washington Harbour Ice Rink in Georgetown
Capitals players Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie, who visited the fountain in 2018 during their Stanley Cup celebration, ...
George Washington Revolutionary War letter up for sale on Presidents Day
A letter written by George Washington in 1777 that is valued at $150,000 is up for sale this Presidents Day. The letter, ...
Lincoln Memorial is hiding a sexy secret in its graffiti: ‘Extremely well executed’
Stephen Potter, a retired regional archaeologist for the service’s national capital region, cataloged some of the graffiti in ...
Rare 240-year-old George Washington war letter comes up for sale
George Washington, who had been leading the battle for independence from Britain for almost two years. But on May 7, ...
Michael Peregrine: Why we must continue to venerate George Washington
As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...
Why do I have to work on Presidents' Day? It’s a holiday without a ‘constituency,’ expert says
WASHINGTON, D. C. - Just because today is a federal holiday honoring presidents doesn’t mean you’ll be honored with a day off work. Most people will still be on the job in Northeast Ohio on Presidents ...
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These Seven Stunning Towers Memorialize Lost Black Lives With Mirrors, Light and Ethiopian Cross Designs
At the National Museum of African Art, a Washington, D.C. artist’s work illuminates a gallery room and honors 54 people who ...
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After 3 years of war, more Ukrainians accept reality of likely ceasefire with Russia, but with conditions
Their motto is: "We know, we find, we destroy." President Trump's repeated claim before he took office, that he could end in just 24 hours the war that Russia launched with its full-scale invasion ...
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SC attorney general renews argument Charleston violated state law by removing Robert E. Lee marker
At the time, the city and school district argued the removal did not violate state law because the monument honored a person and not the Civil War ... that the Lee Memorial was erected on the ...