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‘We are creating conditions for a labor market crisis’: Why nearly half-million women left US workplace

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Metro will halt trains between Friendship Heights and North Bethesda this summer

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Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

US first lady Melania Trump and French first lady Brigitte Macron look at a humanoid robot, as Trump hosts a roundtable event on the second day of the inaugural Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit, at the White House on Wednesday.

Melania Trump’s very robotic White House guest

Iran War

Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast

The cherry blossoms at D.C.'s Potomac Park.

One woman made it her decadeslong mission to get cherry trees at the Tidal Basin

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DC Water set to fly drones along Potomac Interceptor after massive sewage spill

22-year-old appeared in court hours before allegedly shooting US Park Police officer, records show

Murder trial begins for 2023 Rock Creek Parkway crash that left 3 dead

‘Mattresses all over the place’: Maryland begins yearly operation to clean state highways

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Savannah Guthrie in NBC News interview appeals for help finding her missing mother

TSA employees at ‘breaking point’

Visitors take pictures along the Tidal Basin as cherry trees enter peak bloom this week in Washington

Cherry blossom watch 2026: Is it peak bloom yet?

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11 cherry blossom-themed teas to celebrate spring in the DC area

The National Park Service is planting 400 new Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin and the National Mall.

Cherry Blossom Festival visitors will be steered away from hundreds of new trees

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One person hospitalized after being shot by police in Montgomery Village

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ICE agents spotted at Dulles Airport in Va.

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Bennett is a certified snuggle bug

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Montgomery Co. volunteer makes kids custom books to get them eager to read

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Roundtable brings out strong opposition to planned ICE processing center in Maryland

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Judge reinstates jobs for Voice of America, one year after Trump cuts

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How DC-area travelers are responding to possible ICE deployment at US airports

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Revolutionary War quarter honors nation’s founding father

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How to watch full episodes of Matt About Town

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How the federal workforce represents the country’s motto: ‘Out of many, one’

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This DC women's housing organization offers more than somewhere to live

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How AI is getting Va. elementary schoolers excited about writing

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College basketball fans flock to DC-area bars to catch March Madness

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Are rising gas prices forcing you to make changes to your routine?

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National Museum of Natural History adds new bison statues outside entrance

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IndyCar street race planned for National Mall

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Sewer main collapses in Germantown, Md.

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Pets: A Paw Print On Our Hearts - New series coming March 23

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Nats fans will see new food, cheaper beer and bobbleheads

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Prince George’s Co. Council might make it illegal to attend street takeovers

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Parents at a Prince George’s Co. school named after Cesar Chavez struggle to process new allegations against him

Mayor Muriel Bower’s office hosted the first of two RFK Campus Master Plan Open Houses on Tuesday evening.

DC residents react to future RFK Stadium campus plans during open house

Skye enjoying a ball pit on a summer day.

Filling up the heart and home again after grieving a pet

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9 suspected pipe bombs recovered from Prince George's Co. park

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Two suspects charged in shooting of US Park Police officer investigating a previous incident

Montgomery County Public Schools headquarters

School's out: Montgomery Co. students will get summer started sooner than planned

America 250: How kerosene brightened America before electricity

America 250 | In Partnership with The American Petroleum Institute

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Virginia starts receiving power from offshore wind project targeted by Trump

Federal News Network’s CX Exchange 2026

FNN Event

As TSA agents continue to work without pay during the partial government shutdown, members of the community are stepping up to help them keep food on the table.

Community providing hundreds of meals for TSA agents weekly during partial shutdown

APTOPIX LaGuardia Crash

Seconds before LaGuardia crash, controller cleared the fire truck to cross the runway, NTSB says

Anthropic

Judge questions Pentagon's motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI

Plungers go into the Potomac at Leesylvania State Park in Woodbridge, Virginia, during the Prince William County Polar Plunge.

You'll need reservations for summer weekends, holidays at this state park in Prince William County

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Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

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Quadruple amputee pro cornhole player charged with murder in Md. shooting

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For 130 years, a DC organization has offered young women a safe, affordable place to live

Rev. Zina Jacque, the interim pastor at Broadneck Baptist Church.

Annapolis minister becomes social media sensation

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This Women’s History Month book list features trailblazers in literature, activism and media

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WATCH: Port of Baltimore shows improvement since Key Bridge collapse and other Top Local Headlines

Election 2024 Virginia Early Voting

4 weeks before redistricting referendum, early voting shows stronger turnout in Virginia's GOP-leaning areas

County News

DC Water set to fly drones along Potomac Interceptor after massive sewage spill

Metro will halt trains between Friendship Heights and North Bethesda this summer

One woman made it her decadeslong mission to get cherry trees at the Tidal Basin

Man charged in US Park Police officer shooting involved in prior drug arrest, court records show

DC residents react to future RFK Stadium campus plans during open house

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America 250: How kerosene brightened America before electricity

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America 250: How the internal combustion engine transformed modern warfare

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America 250: Museum exhibit redefines what “home” really means

VIDEOS

Skye enjoying a ball pit on a summer day.

Filling up the heart and home again after grieving a pet

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Vets and families share guidance on end-of-life pet care

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Easter eggs at the Jefferson Memorial

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Car Review: Toyota bZ

CRIME

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Silver Spring dentist charged with sex offenses

EDUCATION

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Loudoun Co. considers stop-arm bus cameras, but may not expand school zone speed cameras

Sports

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Figure Skating

Fairfax County 'quad god' Ilia Malinin chases figure skating world title after Olympic disappointment

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How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

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Marni Battista, life design coach and author of Your Radical Living Challenge

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