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Do women and men get paid equally for the same job in the DC region?

Police activity outside the Pentagon City Mall

3 teens charged in fights at Pentagon City Mall that forced shopping complex to close early

Trump

Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term as president

Bikers and walkers on trail.

Complaints cause temporary 'pause' to Dominion Energy's major forestry project on W&OD trail

A Prince William County, Virginia, police cruiser is seen near the scene of the shooting in the 3700 block of Masthead Trial. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)

Beating with bamboo stick breaks Manassas child's arm; parents left injury untreated, police say

The GMC Acadia has been heavily revised for 2025. (WTOP/Mike Parris)

Car Review: Retooled, the 2025 GMC Acadia lives up to the pricey Denali trim level

Alex Ovechkin scores his 890th career goal to move 5 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s NHL record

‘Your tax dollars have invested in our safety’: New fire station unveiled in Loudoun Co.

United flight from Houston appeared to hit a kite near Reagan National Airport

Pedestrian killed in crash on Baltimore-Washington Parkway

Maryland men's basketball head coach Kevin Willard leaving for Villanova

Layoffs, possible shutdown put contractors in uneasy state

DC's Blossom Kite Festiva;

DC’s Blossom Kite Festival is ‘one of the best spring events of the year’

Cherry blossoms in bloom

Where to see the cherry blossoms — and how long they're here to stay

Cherry blossoms have officially hit their peak bloom

It's official! The cherry blossoms have reached their peak bloom

A stylized block “W” is surrounded by an outline of the Capitol Dome, flanked on either side by cherry blossoms.

Washington Nationals unveil uniforms featuring cherry blossoms

We leave you this first Sunday of spring in our nation's capital, where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Videographer: Victor Ulloa.

See pictures of cherry blossom trees near peak bloom in DC

man teaching kids to make kites

An age-old Japanese tradition comes to DC schools in time for this weekend’s Cherry Blossom Kite Festival

National Park Service personnel trimming cherry trees at the Tidal Basin.

One final trim for DC’s cherry blossom trees

Two women standing in a colorful room at ARTECHOUSE.

Where to celebrate cherry blossom season in the DC area

Cherry blossom decor in Ambar's Shaw location.

Cherry blossom-themed high tea, cocktails and other treats in the DC area

Cherry Blossoms Washington

Can you identify the first pair of cherry trees ever planted in DC?

Cherry blossoms in bloom with the Capitol in the background.

What to know about DC's cherry blossoms

00:57

A crime spree centered on beauty busted by Fairfax Co. police

02:30

Biographer says the US already had an acting woman president

00:51

Here’s a look at the new design of the Key Bridge

DC's Blossom Kite Festival rings in peak bloom at the National Mall

00:12

Cherry blossom peak bloom is finally here in the DC area!

01:15

Here are the finalists for the Neal Augenstein Impression Challenge

00:45

How this Maryland college student turns rubber bands into batteries

Driver remembers crossing Baltimore's Key Bridge right before it collapsed

00:55

A year later, Maryland leaders honor those killed by Key Bridge collapse

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the Trump administration is enacting "a crazy foreign policy" as it eyes acquiring Greenland, turning "Canada into an enemy" and "suddenly wanting to buddy up with Putin in Russia or with Xi in China."

Sen. Warner says China, Russia 'trying to go after Signal'

Josh Bell hit a clutch grand slam for the Nationals on Wednesday, one that propelled them to a wild victory over the Phillies.

Josh Bell and Nathaniel Lowe homer as Nationals beat Phillies 5-1 to avoid a sweep

World Championships Figure Skating

Northern Virginia teen cruises to 2nd straight title to cap an American gold rush at figure skating worlds

CBS News has learned Israeli officials are furious over the leak of a Signal group chat discussing military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more.

Israeli officials furious that Signal group chat exposed intelligence, sources say

Aircraft Down Legacy on Ice Figure Skating

Figure skater who lost both parents in DC plane crash brings world championships crowd to its feet

Woman and dog

Want to cheer for Alex Ovechkin from a private suite at Capital One Arena? Here's your chance

Duke University’s hybrid executive Master of Public Affairs program advances leadership for the common good

Insight by Duke University

Obit-Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain, TV actor who starred in 'Dr. Kildare,' dies at 90

As federal employees return to office, agencies need a reliable, secure system to meet mandates and deliver efficient, productive facilities

Insight by Eptura

Greenland What Now

Greenland prime minister says US will not get Greenland

APTOPIX Thailand Southeast Asia Earthquake

Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried

Iran US

Iran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in response to Trump's letter

Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees.

'This is the revenge': Unions lash out at Trump administration over collective bargaining clampdown

Trump Smithsonian

Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US history

County News

‘Almost, but not quite’: Are women working in the DC area making as much as men?

Complaints cause temporary ‘pause’ to Dominion Energy’s major forestry project on W&OD trail

Historic tree to be cut down at the White House over safety concerns

Beating with bamboo stick breaks Manassas child’s arm; parents left injury untreated, police say

‘Your tax dollars have invested in our safety’: New fire station unveiled in Lovettsville

Key Bridge Rebuild

What will the new Francis Scott Key Bridge look like?

Panda keeper feeds a panda

Panda-monium … closer than you've ever been before: Tag along with National Zoo panda keepers!

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VIDEOS

DC police boat

Good Samaritans reportedly pull driver who crashed into Potomac River to safety

SpaceX-Stuck Astronauts

NASA astronauts return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

NCAA The Beloved Bracket Basketball

Who invented the March Madness bracket?

PHOTO GALLERIES

The GMC Acadia has been heavily revised for 2025.

Car Review: 2025 GMC Acadia

Nationals unveil District Blueprint uniforms

2025 Pet of the Week

WORLD

Russia Ukraine War

Trump finds fault with both Putin and Zelenskyy as he tries to push for deal to end war in Ukraine

Government

Trump DOGE

Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing

VIRGINIA

This photo provided by Target shows the Ultra Beauty inside Target department store in Edina, Minn., on Aug. 14, 2021.

A crime spree centered on beauty busted by Fairfax Co. police

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Agencies need to operationalize data where it lives

Insight by Elastic

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

Zac Brown Band (Part 2)

Episode 13 — Strength in Unity: One Woman's Mission to Empower MS Warriors

WTOP's DC Sports Huddle

How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America

219 | The State of Race in America in 2025

473 | The White House "Signal" Problem

thERINpy with Erin Washington

Jessica Shepherd, OB/GYN and menopause expert

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