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The District of Columbia will join most U.S. states in applying for federal coronavirus aid that would give unemployed workers an additional $300 per week — a decision that Maryland and Virginia made…

A new report shows just how much the pandemic has affected the downtown core's economy.

D.C.’s police chief and mayor claimed Monday that people traveling to the District with the specific intent to disrupt peaceful protests, damage property and behave aggressively toward police were…

Our nation’s capital is practically a barren wasteland, at least according to a few viral social media posts that befuddled Washingtonians, who saw a very different reality when they looked out their…

The comments came after a report of cops swinging bicycles at protesters and deploying an irritant near Black Lives Matter Plaza.

The first day of school for more than 400,000 students in the District and Maryland suburbs started Monday as it had never before — at home in front of open laptops, logging into classes remotely,…

The District is getting a new drive-in movie theater this fall at Buzzard Point in Southwest D.C.

The District is doubling the number of locations where the opioid overdose medication Naloxone will be available for free.

John Thompson, the Washington native who elevated Georgetown University basketball to national prominence, earned Hall of Fame honors and carved a place in history as the first African American coach…

For a second consecutive night, police employed chemical irritants and other tactics to disperse crowds of protesters near Black Lives Matter Plaza early Monday morning.

Some of the largest hotels in D.C. that closed at the beginning of the pandemic are reopening their doors: The Conrad Hotel, Hay-Adams and Mandarin Oriental all reopened in late August. But the…

Hall of Fame basketball coach John Thompson Jr. has died at the age of 78.

It’s an unseasonably cool day in early May, and a little girl is celebrating her fourth birthday at her mother’s grave.

Police moved in on dozens of protesters in the District early Monday, deploying a chemical irritant in the crowd and tackling some demonstrators as officers moved quickly to clear Black Lives Matter…

The D.C. Superior Court has granted a temporary restraining order preventing Washington Sports Club from collecting fees on September 1 from customers that canceled their membership between March 17…

Police said five officers were injured and the union said at least one officer was hospitalized after the latest confrontations in the nation’s capital.

Washington Post reporters answer questions to help parents and guardians navigate the pandemic school year.

Friday’s March on Washington brought massive crowds to downtown D.C. and ended without any significant confrontations between police and protesters. But as demonstrations bled into the weekend, the…

Courts ruled in favor of the District on Friday in its case against Washington Sports Club for charging membership fees during its coronavirus closures in the spring.

Barely a week after Metro restored nearly normal service for both bus and rail, transit officials say they could be forced to consider severe cuts unless the system receives more federal money.