The temperature and icy roads led officials to close Smithsonian museums and the National Gallery of Art’s outdoor ice rink. Federal offices will remain closed on Tuesday.

From her working class upbringing to becoming one of the most recognizable politicians in the U.S., Elizabeth Warren is no ...

Shannon Hubbard holds a sign at a Richland protest Sunday after the killing of Alex Pretti, a nurse in Minneapolis, by ...

William (Bill) Foege, credited by many for shepherding the smallpox eradication effort to completion, died Saturday at the ...

The family of a woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis retained a law firm that helped land a large settlement in another case of deadly force by law enforcement: the death of George Floyd.

His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He ...

Brandon Miller scored 21 points as the Charlotte Hornets beat Washington 119-115 Saturday, sending the Wizards to their ninth ...

The NPS is asking visitors to help control the spread of this deadly disease.

Historian and author, John Garrison Marks, discusses George Washington's relationship with slavery in light of exhibits about ...

Even during his lifetime, Washington faced criticism for holding slaves. In 1775, British essayist Samuel Johnson criticized ...

Washington, D.C., has joined 14 states in declaring a state of emergency as the city prepares for ice and the "largest ...

Mitt Romney's sister-in-law Carrie left behind a note before she fell to her death off the roof of a parking structure near a ...