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FBI agents and police officers work outside the Capital Jewish Museum in the early hours Thursday in Washington, D.C., following a shooting Wednesday night that left two people dead.

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2 Israeli Embassy aides are killed in a shooting in Washington, D.C., officials say

As attendees departed an event held by a Jewish advocacy organization in D.C. on Wednesday night, a shooter opened fire, killing two. Later, he chanted "free Palestine," D.C. police officials said.

May 22, 2025
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  • Becky Sullivan
The cherry trees at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., are nearing peak bloom, and the crowds were out on Wednesday to enjoy the display.

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Photos: Peak bloom in D.C. draws cherry blossom fans from near and far

Springtime means cherry blossoms in the nation's capital. On a recent breezy morning, with peak bloom still two days away, the Tidal Basin was packed with both blossoms and visitors.

March 27, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Tyrone Turner
Reconstruction on D.C.'s Black Lives Matter plaza began on Monday, March 10.

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City crews have begun painting over the 'Black Lives Matter' street mural in D.C.

In June 2020, the phrase "Black Lives Matter" had been painted on the pavement by the city in uppercase, yellow letters, covering two blocks on 16th Street, about a quarter mile from the White House.

March 10, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street Washington, D.C., is repainted following the removal of the lettering for a construction project on May 13, 2021.

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  • National

D.C.'s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased. Look back at the iconic street painting

Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.'s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
The Sam Nunn Federal Center on Forsyth Street in downtown Atlanta is among the buildings the U.S. General Services Administration is listing for sale. Courtesy General Services Administration

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Trump may put hundreds of federal buildings up for sale, including FBI, USDA, DOJ

The General Services Administration released a list Tuesday of more than 440 buildings owned by the federal government that it may sell off in the months ahead.

 

March 05, 2025
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  • Jennifer Shutt
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

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  • Arts & Life

New board elects President Trump chair of Kennedy Center

"It is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make the Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!" Trump said.

February 12, 2025
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  • Neda Ulaby
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office in February.

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  • Politics

Trump plans to become chair of the Kennedy Center. Here are 3 things to know

President Trump plans to fire several Board Members at Washington D.C.'s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and indicated that he's naming himself chairman. Here's why it matters.

February 09, 2025
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  • Bob Mondello
President Trump announced Friday that he planned to take over as chair of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

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  • Performing Arts

Trump plans to name himself chair of Kennedy Center, fire board members

The president announced Friday that he would remove multiple board members, including the Chairman, who do not share his vision for a "Golden Age in Arts and Culture."

February 07, 2025
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  • Mandalit del Barco

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  • National

Map: A look at helicopter traffic patterns over D.C.

The airspace above Reagan National Airport, where a commercial plane collided with an Army helicopter this week, has become increasingly congested with air traffic, including helicopters.

January 31, 2025
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  • Emma Bowman,
  • Daniel Wood,
  • and 1 more
A donated vase of red roses honors victims of the deadly collision between a passenger airliner and an Army helicopter that occurred the day prior, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at the Law Enforcement Memorial in Wichita, Kan., where the airline passenger flight originated.

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Crews in mid-air Washington, D.C. crash included two men from Georgia

Seven of the 67 people killed when an American Airlines jet collided midair with an Army helicopter were members of the two flight crews. The American Airlines crew members were traveling on a daily route from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night.

January 31, 2025
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  • Associated Press
First responders search the crash site of American Airlines Flight 5342 along the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Thursday.

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The latest on the fatal midair plane and helicopter crash

Video footage of the incident shows the aircraft flying at a low altitude, before an explosion happened at the moment of impact. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

January 31, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
The Honorable Andrew Young speaks a Homily next to the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter, during a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington.

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  • News

LISTEN: Andrew Young praises Jimmy Carter's 'little deeds of love and mercy' during funeral Homily

The civil rights icon, pastor and former Atlanta mayor served as Ambassador to the United Nations during Jimmy Carter/s presidency and remembered his friend of 50 years as a man of courage and integrity.

January 09, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten
A bronze art installation depicting a pile of feces on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk appeared on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, surprising and amusing passersby.

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  • Strange News

Poop on Pelosi's desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C.

Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker's desk and a hand holding a tiki torch.

October 29, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Christie Dashiell sings, and Antonio Hart plays saxophone, on opening night of DC Jazzfest with the DC Jazz All-Stars at the Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Photo by Cheriss May, for NPR.

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  • Music

PHOTOS: The DC Jazz Festival celebrates 20 years!

For its 20th anniversary, the DC Jazz Festival featured performances throughout the Washington, D.C., area culminating in a weekend jam-packed with performances stretched across several venues at The Wharf in Southwest Washington.

September 09, 2024
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  • Mitra I. Arthur
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray, seen here in December 2023, on Wednesday gave lawmakers an update on the investigation into the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

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  • Politics

FBI director says gunman at Trump rally searched for info on JFK assassination

The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump searched online about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the FBI director said.

July 24, 2024
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  • Ryan Lucas
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