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

A fifth grader from a prestigious private school in the District of Columbia has been confirmed as one of the four American victims of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka.

Sidwell Friends announced Monday that Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa had been killed while studying in Sri Lanka during a ...

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

You don't have to be a top chef to know that, like oil and water, President Trump and left-of-center Democrats don't go well together — and that sensitive palates find the taste of anchovies yucky.

Some things just don't mix, no matter how much you shake the bottle, stir ...

Marijuana legislation proposed Thursday on Capitol Hill would circumvent federal prohibition if passed to provide protections for residents of government assisted housing.

Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C. Democrat, introduced the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2019 in Congress to tackle one of several conflicts created by clashing ...

Terry McAuliffe, Terry McAuliffe, Terry McAuliffe.

American voters should get to know or reacquaint themselves with Terry McAuliffe.

He's the Democratic Party's don and king who seemingly doesn't take the money and run but makes sure his own pockets runneth over.

As you are likely aware, Mr. McAuliffe's name was ...

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Wednesday he will forgo a 2020 presidential bid and instead focus on boosting Democrats in Virginia's legislative elections later this year.

The move could be a huge boost for those state Democrats, who are reeling from scandals plaguing current Gov. Ralph Northam, Lt. Gov. ...

FREDERICK, Md. — Police say a Maryland man knowingly spread HIV to four women after meeting them on dating sites and apps.

The Frederick News-Post reported Tuesday that 34-year-old Rudolph Jericho Smith has been charged with first-degree assault and reckless endangerment.

He also faces counts of knowingly transferring or attempting ...

The Mueller report shows how Russia?s efforts to connect with the Trump team spun into high gear after the election as the Kremlin dispatched oligarchs and bankers to find inroads.

The stoic feelings of progressive Washington were similarly subdued in the city?s more conservative corners.

Kwame Onwuachi vaulted from troubled youth to overnight success to failure with a fancy restaurant in Washington, D.C. Now he?s drawing attention with a new book and approach.

The pedal-assist bikes operated by Lyft-owned companies in New York City, San Francisco and Washington were removed based on concerns over the brakes.

The appointment follows the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl after he was named in a Pennsylvania grand jury report accusing officials of covering up abuse.

President Moon Jae-in of South Korea wants to help revive the nuclear talks with North Korea that hit a wall in Vietnam last month.

Pot-friendly Airbnbs in the nation?s capital offer a bed and some bud to people eager to toke legally.

On the day he filed a report showing that he hadn?t raised a cent since two women publicly accused him of sexual assault, the embattled Virginia Democrat got a boost from a friend.

Breon Austin, 16, died after a person wearing a mask burst through the partially opened back door Friday and with few or no words began shooting.

Congressional School rejected allegations that administrators did not respond properly after a student said a male classmate assaulted her on a bus as they arrived home from a school trip to New York in 2017.

Kieran Shafritz de Zoysa is remembered as ?brilliant,? ?kind? and ?a wonderful child.?

Another truck blocked a hydrant, fire department says.