2021

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure there, and instead will take a tenured position at…

The General Services Administration has a new leader for its Public Buildings Service.

Author Ta-Nehisi Coates is also set to join the faculty of Howard, a historically Black university in the nation’s capital

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will join the faculty at Howard University, alongside award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, the university announced Tuesday.

The man who was trapped in the wreckage of a collapsed building in D.C. last week didn’t just think he was going to die, his sister told WTOP Monday – he thought he had died.

In a move that could significantly change how the District’s court system handles teenage offenders, the D.C. attorney general has proposed legislation that would bar prosecutors from charging juvenile defendants as adults without a…

Washington tourist attractions have engaged in a seesaw battle with the coronavirus over the past year, but recent months have brought good news for museums and galleries.

There’s a new temporary arts space titled but, also on Georgia Avenue — and in its latest exhibit, organizers are aiming to please some of the toughest critics around: cats. The show, which opened last week, features sculptural yet…

Red-white-and-blue revelers packed the National Mall Sunday for the annual Independence Day fireworks show — and many of them took Metro to get there.

The National Mall and the rest of the D.C. area kicked of Fourth of July celebrations Sunday with parades and music ahead of the main event — fireworks on the Mall.

Thousands of Americans gathered in the nation’s capital Sunday, welcomed beneath a bright blue sky by a city eager to host an Independence Day that resembled some version of a normal one.

Is there a sentiment more steeped in patriotism than the slogan on the license plates of vehicles registered in Washington, D.C.? Many states play up their role in American history — Connecticut’s “Constitution State,” Delaware’s “The…

During Thursday’s thunderstorms, D.C.-area residents’ phones were aggressively buzzing with emergency alert after emergency alert, warning of flash flooding and possible tornadoes. Now the National Weather Service has confirmed two tornado…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As it has been for nearly 16 months, longer than any time in the nation’s history, the U.S. Capitol is closed to most public visitors.

Phylicia Rashad, the dean of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts, issued an apology Friday after receiving backlash and calls to resign from Howard alumni and other prominent voices over her tweet in support of former co-star Bill…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The remaining fencing that has surrounded the U.S. Capitol since a mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the building in January is likely to come down as soon as next week, three people familiar with the matter told The…

The D.C. building under construction that collapsed during a thunderstorm on Thursday had passed an inspection in May and was up-to-date on its permitting, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said Friday.

DCRA and Kennedy Street have a history.