20+ hour, 18+ 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....

2+ day, 4+ 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....

3+ day, 3+ 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, 19+ 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, 19+ 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…...

5+ day, 39+ min 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…...

2+ week, 2+ 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…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (238+ words) ENTERTAINMENT ALERT: Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the TV series 'Heroes' and 'Nashville,' dies at 36 August 17, 2026, 5:26 AM “Look what VANDALS did to the grass connecting the vandalized World War II Monument and the vandalized Reflecting Pool, which will be opened…...