The D.C. Council approved the District of Columbia Soccer Stadium Act of 2014 on Wednesday.

Alan Gross -- the American who was freed from five years of imprisonment in Cuba today -- had been working as a subcontractor for the U.S. government's U.S. Agency for International Development when he was arrested -- an agency that has been promoting democracy in Cuba.

"Saving Private Ryan" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" are among 25 movies being inducted this year into the National Film Registry for long-term preservation, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday.

One dresses sharply; the other holds up banks in Alexandria and Annandale.

Three Metro lines are up and running Tuesday morning after a water main break caused a major headache for commuters on the rail and the road.

Singer Chris Brown's bodyguard Christopher Hollosy has been given a 90-day suspended jail sentence, 1-year probation and ordered to perform 24 hours of community service for breaking the nose of a Beltsville man last year.

Because visits to your local record store shouldn't just be once a year.

Paperhaus reinvents its lineup?and sound?on its new track.

And Alex Trebek talks local sports.

The Hirshhorn?s carefully curated look at the work of installation artist Robert Irwin is the museum?s best exhibit in a decade.

Bold dance shows, a beer-fueled rock bash, and moody rock from a Northern Virginia native

A Record Store Day bummer

BALTIMORE (AP) — Firefighters say a man died in a fire in a portable toilet near the Baltimore Ravens' stadium.

News outlets quote Baltimore police as saying the Sunday fire in the parking lot of M&T Bank Stadium didn't appear to be criminal.

Baltimore Fire spokeswoman Blair Skinner says a ...

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Should major sports athletes be prohibited from betting on major league games? Consider the answer through this lens.

"Show me the money." Those four words proved to be a rhythmic scene stealer in the 1996 Tom Cruise film "Jerry McGuire," for which Cuba Gooding Jr. won the best supporting ...

The Washington Justice have a new fan in Diana Torres.

Torres's daughter, recent college grad Monica Torres, was a big fan of the Overwatch League (OWL) in its first season in 2018. When Monica would watch live-streams of gamers playing "Overwatch," a widely popular, team-based first-person shooter, her mother started ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the nation's capital, it can be hard for protesters to stand out. Fifty people — or even 500 — holding signs and shouting hardly merit a second glance in this city of protests.

That's why Washington activists have to get creative. There's an ethos of performative ...

In a 2006 Washingtonian profile of Redskins owner Dan Snyder — "The Dan Snyder You Don't Know" — the great magazine titan and business journalist Bill Regardie wrote:

"He's the best peddler I have seen in 40 years of covering Washington business. Best adman. Best salesman. Best direct marketer. And ...

The FBI on Friday doubled the reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of the so-called "Beltway Bank Bandit" accused of more than a dozen successful bank robberies in and around Washington, D.C.

Federal investigators announced the $10,000 bounty after determining that the serial robber was behind an ...

A report from a detective agency offered a detailed account of what happened between students from a Catholic high school and a Native American man.

College sweethearts and long-distance lovers are using OurBus, which offers low rates, multiple routes, and millennial-friendly amenities.

Prosecutors also expressed concern that Mr. Manafort was misleading them about his contacts with administration officials, the transcript of a court hearing shows.

When Speaker Nancy Pelosi clapped as President Trump gave his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, many social media users declared her the queen of shade.

Regulatory and market pressures are creating a tough operating environment for many vendors. Oversaturation and changing culinary tastes are also concerns.

After a cancellation and before another potential funding lapse, Congress was finally ready to hear what, exactly, the state of the union is.

The artist is a Confederate flag activist who wants to include John Wilkes Booth in his work.

Snow develops overnight between roughly 4 and 7 a.m., with accumulation of snow and sleet totaling around 2 to 5 inches around the District and heavier amounts northwest.

Only 1 in 3 respondents in a poll said Gov. Larry Hogan ? a Republican who is being courted by party loyalists eager for an alternative to Donald Trump ? should run for president in 2020.

One man was ejected from a stolen Hyundai when it crashed in Alexandria, police said.

The West Virginia man?s Volvo left the roadway and went over an embankment and into a gorge in Loudoun County, police say.

Initial investigation found that he may have suffered a medical emergency and fallen onto the tracks.