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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, walk out of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, to travel to the U.S. Capitol where he will deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in Williamsburg, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

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President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Fayetteville State University's Isaiah Ray (14), Koraan Clemonts (1) and teammates celebrate after defeating Virginia Union University in the CIAA men's championship NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Baltimore. Fayetteville State University won 65-62. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

CIAA tournament brings ‘homecoming’ vibe back to Baltimore

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Rosenwald Schools taught a generation of early civil rights leaders across the South, including Va. and Md.

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Officer kills man who fatally stabbed wife and daughter, as son-in-law fights to live

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Centreville residents still waiting for answers after gas explosion

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Va. high school basketball player selected to play for US in World Deaf Championships

DC’s Go-Go Museum celebrates its first birthday

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Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October's brazen French crown jewels heist

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Kennedy Center Honors to be renamed as Trump-era changes continue

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Man fatally stabs 4 people in Washington state as deputies head to serve him a restraining order

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Actor Robert Carradine attends the LA premiere of "Sentimental Value" at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) theatre in Los Angeles on November 5, 2025.

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Woman killed at Fairfax County bus stop

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020.

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Experts warn of algal blooms in the Potomac River as temperatures rise

The ice skating rink that's outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was vandalized with a black sludge-like liquid on Friday.

Kennedy Center president has message for vandal: 'Seek help'

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‘Butchering his family’: Officer kills man who fatally stabbed wife and daughter, as son-in-law fights to live, Fairfax Co. police say

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