Police closed a Washington, D.C. street thanks to a suspicious package at the Saudi embassy, but the package turned out to be "nothing particularly suspicious" after all.
This morning Washington D.C. residents watched the soon to be retired Discovery shuttle on its planned tour of the city before its final flight to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Virginia annex, where it will sit on display.
The formation of an Occupy Wall Street super PAC by an activist in Decatur, Alabama is sparking a backlash from the movement's organizers in Washington, D.C. and New York City.
The Washington landmark will reopen in November
Jon Lovett wants to be a television comedy writer even though there are no funny people in D.C.
Yesterday's 5.8 magnitude quake damaged the top of the monument
D.C.'s National Mall welcomes the addition of the 30-foot sculpture
How to beat the shutdown blues when the federal government picks up your trash
A suspicious package was found outside Washington
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