15.The National Cathedral in Washington, DC, has a Darth Vader gargoyle they included after a contest in National Geographic in the 1980s. 16.Also at the National Cathedral is a rock from the moon, ...

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist was arrested and charged after authorities allegedly discovered child porn on his work computer, DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Friday.

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A UMass Amherst student interning on Capitol Hill was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., after being caught in a dispute between rival groups, police said.

After a successful 2024 event, the Celebrate Life Weekend returns June 27–29 for three days of events that mark the anniversary of the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe.

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An award-winning journalist with the Washington Post was charged with possession of child sexual abuse materials in federal court.

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A video editor for The Washington Post was arrested Thursday on a federal charge of possessing child pornography, according to prosecutors.

WASHINGTON — All lanes on the DC-295 bridge over Kingman Island have reopened Wednesday night after DC Police Traffic said a tractor-trailer had crashed into the bridge.