While the French fleet commanded by Admiral Comte de Grasse blocked the Chesapeake and held the British fleet at bay, American and French troops trapped British forces at Yorktown in the fall of 1781.

Americans went to war to win their independence from Great Britain. Just weeks after the outbreak of fighting at Lexington ...

Another flag is splattered by oil stains left after ... The F/A-18 Hornet jet that patrolled Washington, D.C., starting the day after the 9/11 attacks, hangs from the ceiling as if it’s still ...

Clearer and consistent rules are needed for e-scooters and bikes, but councils do not want the burden of enforcement or building infrastructure for their safe use, an inquiry has been told.

Photo: Nathan Howard/Getty Images/Paul Sancya/AP/Mike Segar/Reuters When George Washington was 12, he began copying by hand “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation.” ...

WASHINGTON, DC: 'Love Is Blind' Season 7 star Marissa George seems to be slowly healing from Ramses Prashad's betrayal. Yet, it appears she might be taking a step in the wrong direction. Before her ...

An 11-year-old in Washington state fled home in the early morning hours to escape a shooting that left her bloodied and wounded, and killed her entire family. For days this week, authorities have ...

Even before that, however, we’ll witness other semiquincentennial celebrations: of the April 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord ... when General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to General George ...

A 23-year-old Montclair woman has been arrested after posting a video on TikTok that showed her ripping down flags from a Greek restaurant because she believed they were from Israel, authorities said.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Initiative 2066 is one of a slate of initiatives that will appear on the November ballot for voters in Washington state. It's one of four sponsored by the group Let's Go Washington.