Politics Nov 8, 2020
Celebrations erupt in major U.S. cities after Biden election win
"It's like a pall fell over the country four years ago, and we've been waiting years for it to end."
World Sep 16, 2020
'I don't think science knows': Trump dismisses climate concerns during California visit
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested global warming will reverse itself and dismissed climate change as a cause of ferocious fires engulfing swaths of the western U.S., during a briefing in California on the deadly blazes. Trump, who flew into Sacramento on the third ...
World Sep 3, 2020
Police kill Black man in Washington days after similar case in LA
"Some of the folks of the vehicle fled on foot. One of the officers discharged their firearm," the police chief told a news conference.
World Jun 3, 2020
Protesters defy curfews in major U.S. cities to march against police brutality
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth consecutive night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, defying pleas by mayors, strict curfews and other measures meant to curtail ...
World Jun 2, 2020
Trump threatens to deploy troops across the U.S. to quell protests
President Donald Trump promised a forceful response to violent protests across the United States and threatened to deploy U.S. military forces if cities and states fail to contain unruly demonstrations touched off by the death of a black man in police custody. During hastily arranged ...
Commentary / World Apr 10, 2020
Washington’s coronavirus revolution
by Kent Calder
The people of the U.S. capital are learning a whole new way to live and conduct business.
World / Science & Health Mar 22, 2020
In Washington, cherry blossoms test limits of coronavirus isolation
As Washingtonians muddled through coronavirus-induced isolation on Saturday, the city's famed cherry blossoms reached maximum bloom, offering an enticing temptation to test the limits of self-distancing. The delicate flowers opened just as many of the last vestiges of entertainment closed in the city, which is ...
National Nov 24, 2019
Hokusai collection in Washington showcased for first time in 13 years
An art museum in Washington, D.C., opens the first exhibition in over a decade showcasing many of the paintings and sketches from its extensive collection of works by ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai.
World / Crime & Legal Sep 19, 2019
If the president wants to challenge a New York state law, let him do it on New York's turf. That's what lawyers for the state told a federal judge in Washington on Wednesday in a hearing on Donald Trump's suit over a law that could ...
World / Science & Health Sep 18, 2019
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joins other teens on Capitol Hill to urge climate action
Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg joined other youth leaders to urge U.S. lawmakers to support "transformative climate action" during two days of meetings and speeches on Capitol Hill, starting on Tuesday. The events are intended to drum up support ahead of a global ...
World / Politics Jul 4, 2019
Trump casts himself, military and Republican VIPs as stars of July 4 pageant
U.S. military armored vehicles stood near Washington's majestic Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday as President Donald Trump pushed ahead with an elaborate Fourth of July production with him at the center, as critics accused him of hijacking a nonpartisan celebration of America's Independence Day. Trump, seeking ...
World / Politics Dec 9, 2018
Experts question whether Nick Ayers has gravitas to be President Donald Trump's next chief of staff
Nick Ayers, in talks with President Donald Trump to become his new White House chief of staff, is a 36-year-old political whiz-kid who could help with the looming re-election campaign, but critics question whether he has the grit needed to keep Trump and an ...