13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (394+ words) On Saturday, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo hosted a panda party in the District to celebrate Qing Bao’s fifth birthday. And plenty of her fans showed up dressed for the occasion. Six-and-a-half-year-old Abby Shelley wore a panda dress to the celebration....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (22+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — New York ceremony begins marking 25 years since 9/11, with a tolling bell and a moment of silence....

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (583+ words) Dan Shea, the former principal at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, had a hard and fast rule about his teacher observations: He was not to be interrupted. But on the morning of 9/11, there was a knock on the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (366+ words) Zion Mitchell, 21, was arrested earlier this month and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm while committing a crime of violence or dangerous crime — both felonies — in connection with an Aug. 25 incident that occurred when…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (500+ words) (CNN) — A member of the Georgia National Guard assigned to the task force patrolling Washington, DC, is facing assault and gun charges after he was accused of pulling his firearm on a fellow soldier during an argument last month. Zion…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (237+ words) (CNN) — Lonnie Bunch III said Tuesday that he will retire as the head of the Smithsonian Institution, a role that placed him at the center of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the world’s largest museum organization. Bunch said in…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (217+ words) Navy, which received 10 poll points in the preseason AP poll, racked up 506 yards on the ground with 14 players having at least one carry. Vic Listorti had 81 yards on 11 carries, and Gutierrez managed 31 yards along with his two scores. Woodson opened…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (511+ words) “Marches are designed to grab attention and then go into the trenches and organize around that,” he said. This year’s march, which Sharpton’s group is co-hosting with King’s Drum Major Institute, a progressive think tank and community action group, will…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1315+ words) Terik King | [email protected] August 20, 2026, 6:17 PM Ledisi has spent much of her career looking backward without ever losing sight of where she is going. That will be particularly evident when the Grammy-winning singer brings her music — and her reverence for the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (333+ words) August 18, 2026, 11:39 AM Trump has suggested the massive building be painted as part of his push to remake and beautify the nation’s capital. Planners said the paint job would cost at least $7.5 million. The proposal to paint the building has alarmed…...