4+ min ago   (123+ words) Fall is almost here, which means it’s about time for the Smithsonian’s National Zoo to get spooky for Halloween. The zoo’s two after-hours Halloween events begin in October. Tickets are on sale now through the National Zoo website. Boo at…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (63+ words) MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players Stat keeping for basketball teams See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports Get access to live game streams and full replays for 8000+ schools Set up your high school…...

21+ min ago   (470+ words) A new National Park Service report backs President Donald Trump’s proposed arch, despite what it says are adverse effects to the sightline between a host of iconic landmarks in D.C., including the Washington Monument and Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. The…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago   (63+ words) MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players Stat keeping for basketball teams See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports Get access to live game streams and full replays for 8000+ schools Set up your high school…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (271+ words) Donald Trump has been mocked online after making a phone call to astronauts onboard the International Space Station. The president was speaking from Houston on Friday (September 28) when he picked up the phone to the crew in outer space. Only,…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (511+ words) Kathmandu— President Donald Trump announced the creation of the United States’ first-ever Space Academy on Friday during a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Texas, stating it would serve to train graduates for the US Space Force, NASA, and…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (1194+ words) A note on what this is not. Waterfront retirement is a real pattern on this bay, but it is not the main one, and the numbers below are driven mostly by commuters, defense payrolls, hospital systems, and families priced out…...

14+ hour, 40+ min ago   (689+ words) By Jacob Bogage, Joey Roulette and Nandita Bose HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday creating a U.S. Space Academy, billing it as a new military and civilian institution modeled after West Point and other military…...

3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (69+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. At this year’s March on Washington, a renewed call to act on…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (480+ words) 49 West Coffeehouse, Winebar, & Gallery, the longtime West Street restaurant and live music venue, is preparing for a new chapter as Myriam Osorio McCormick, owner of McCormick Bakery & Chocolate Factory, has purchased the business from Brian and Sarah Cahalan effective September…...