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Multiple people told NBC Washington and called law enforcement about a loud boom that shook residences all over the D.C. area on Sunday. 

A man pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting Democratic Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota in the elevator of her Washington apartment building in February, according to court records.

Two Army veterans who stormed the U.S. Capitol in a military-style formation with fellow Oath Keepers members have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Friday sentenced Jessica Watkins, of Woodstock, Ohio, to eight years and six months behind bars and sentenced Kenneth Harrelson, of Titusville, Florida,...

Sai Varshith Kandula, of suburban St. Louis, allegedly told authorities he admires Nazis and had planned the attack for six months.

A police officer has been arrested on charges that he lied about leaking confidential information to a leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and obstructed an investigation after group members destroyed a Black Lives Matter banner in the nation’s capital. Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond pleaded not guilty to obstruction of justice and other charges during his...

President Joe Biden has told graduates of Howard University that American history hasn’t always been a “fairy tale” and that “racism has torn us apart.” As Biden spoke at Saturday’s commencement in Washington, more than a dozen graduates stood with their backs to him holding signs in silent protest over what they said were many forms of white supremacist violence....

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Twitter says it has removed thousands of tweets showing a poster promoting a “trans day of vengeance” protest in support of transgender rights in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

A U.S. Senate staffer remained hospitalized Tuesday after police say he was attacked leaving a restaurant in Washington this weekend by a man who had been released from federal prison a day earlier.

Stumpy isn’t the fullest cherry tree along D.C.’s Tidal Basin, but he’s doing his best. News4’s Juliana Valencia checks in on the beloved little cherry tree that could.

Local and federal authorities say they aren’t aware of any specific pro-Trump protests planned in the District.

A historic property in Georgetown where Jacqueline Kennedy and other notable figures once lived is on the market for $26.5 million.

The Senate has voted to block new District of Columbia crime laws and overrule the city government as lawmakers in both parties have expressed concern about rising violent crime rates in cities nationwide. President Joe Biden said last week that he will sign the Republican resolution, which passed the Senate on Wednesday after passing the House last month. It would...

Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger is condemning a Fox News segment in which host Tucker Carlson said the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was “mostly peaceful chaos.”

Camila Alves McConaughey said “everything was flying everywhere” on a flight shaken by severe turbulence, hurting seven people and forcing the plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Camila Alves McConaughey said “everything was flying everywhere” on a flight shaken by severe turbulence, hurting seven people and forcing the plane to land at Washington Dulles International Airport.

Seven people were taken to hospitals after severe turbulence forced their flight to be diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday night, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) officials said.

Seven people were taken to hospitals after their plane suffered severe turbulence and had to be diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday night, MWAA officials said. 

The victim had been hired to do work at the house, according to law enforcement sources.

A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to three years in prison.