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Journalist Alison Stewart chronicles the history of Dunbar High School in her new book, First Class. She says the Washington, D.C., school — which has graduated Army generals, Cabinet members and musicians — can serve as a model for urban schools today.

After a C-section, does swabbing a baby with the mother's microbes reduce the risk of obesity and other health problems later in life? An ambitious study to help answer the question is underway.

The National Guard has been deployed many times historically. Experts say the president's decision to deploy the Guard as a blanket response to crime in D.C. is a departure from its intended mission.

Report of shots being fired at the site of a 2013 mass shooting brought a swarm of law enforcement personnel, emergency vehicles and reporters to the scene.

Local attorney Robert Bilott has made national headlines, from The New York Times to The Intercept, with his high-profile case against the DuPont chemi...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine authorized the activation of 580 National Guard members for service in Washington, D.C., and at home in Ohio ahead of protests planned in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration.

The Smithsonian is closing its seven museums and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. because of the recent spike in COVID cases. Other cultural institutions also announced closures.

Rand Paul was in Russia on Monday and invited Russian officials to meet with members of Congress in Washington, D.C.

The Middie Marching Band from Vice President-elect JD Vance's high school will travel to Washington D.C. in January for the event.

Millions of people rely on city parks to recharge, cool off and connect. But climate change is threatening the very spaces that help us cope with the stresses of living on a hotter planet.