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AP WAS THERE: A 1953 CIA-led coup in Iran topples prime minister, cements shah's power 08/25/2023 01:20am • EDITOR'S NOTE — In August 1953, a CIA-backed coup toppled Iran's prime minister, cementing the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for over 25 years before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The coup, carried out by allied members of its military and security forces, came after then-Prime Minister Moham Today in History: August 24, Mount Vesuvius erupts 08/24/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2023. There are 129 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 24, A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. On 'Re-capitation': National Cathedral's gargoyle gets its head back 12 years after quake rocked DC 08/23/2023 06:23pm • The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that famously shook D.C. in 2011 sent the head of a gargoyle atop the Washington National Cathedral flying. "All that energy was going up the walls," head mason at the cathedral Joe Alonso said. "Going, going, going — like the cracking of a whip ... boom!" Pi Put your records on! Corinne Bailey Rae plays new album 'Black Rainbows' at DC's Lincoln Theatre 08/23/2023 03:52am • Hear our full chat on my podcast “Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley.” Corinne Bailey Rae is no stranger to the nation's capital, having performed at the White House for Paul McCartney in 2010, followed by DAR Constitution Hall for Smokey Robinson's Gershwin Prize in 2016. "I absolutely Md. mother on new RSV vaccine: 'I just wish we had this last year' 08/19/2023 05:30pm • A new RSV shot for infants called Beyfortus, a monoclonal antibody treatment for the respiratory disease, is set to hit the market soon. Doctors have said early trials and subsequent FDA approval show how effective the shot is. And now, a Maryland mother and the doctor who treated her infant daug Torrential rain, strong storms lead to flooded roadways, water rescues in DC area 08/14/2023 07:00pm • Listen live to the latest weather and traffic forecast on the 8s.  Severe storms rolled through the D.C. area Monday, bringing torrential rain and flooding to roadways, and prompting tornado warnings earlier in the afternoon, which have since expired. Here's what you need to know. While most Flying taxi company Supernal opens sleek new DC headquarters 08/14/2023 12:20pm • Washington, D.C.-based Supernal, which is developing electric vertical takeoff and landing “flying taxis,” has moved from a temporary headquarters to a new location to help it facilitate the regulatory process. Supernal said it is, potentially, just a few years away from commercially launchin What is the 'Goldilocks' window for cheap flights out of DC? 08/12/2023 11:57am • With the cost of a roundtrip plane ticket down from last summer, booking flights for a vacation is taking less of a toll on pockets than some may have expected. "It's about 20% cheaper than it was in July of 2022," said Katy Nastro, a travel expert with Going.com. Nastro called this price drop Attorney general appoints a special counsel in Hunter Biden probe, deepening investigation 08/11/2023 06:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel Friday in the Hunter Biden probe, a surprise move that intensifies the investigation into the president's son ahead of the 2024 election. Garland noted the “extraordinary circumstances” of the matter as he named Dav Trump's attack on 'filth and decay' in nation's capital just the latest in his personal feud with DC 08/07/2023 10:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington has never been a particularly friendly place for Donald Trump. And after pleading not guilty to federal charges that he had tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election, Trump was quick to show that the feeling was mutual. “It was also very sad driving through Wa Local COVID-19 numbers creep up, get harder to track 08/03/2023 03:50pm • While the severity of COVID-19 is far from what it was during the height of the pandemic, case numbers are starting to increase once again in the D.C. region, according to figures provided by MedStar Health. "It's something we have to keep our eye on," said Amanda Joy, director of advanced practi Virginia Daybook 07/27/2023 04:28pm • Associated Press Virginia Daybook for Thursday, Jul. 27. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. To see your Daybooks and events for Virginia and other St 'Bittersweet act of resilience': Artists organize events after Smithsonian cancels literature festival 07/21/2023 12:49pm • Since the cancellation of the Asian American Literature Festival at the The Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Pacific American Center, organizers have been hard at work putting together a few smaller events to show their support for the artists originally scheduled to take part in the event. Congress grounds proposal to add flights at Reagan National Airport 07/20/2023 01:23pm • The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the FAA reauthorization bill, but an amendment to add flights at Reagan National Airport was defeated. The vote for the five-year reauthorization of the FAA was 351-69, sending the legislation on to the Senate. The FAA reauthorization legislation Today in History: July 16, Apollo 11 heads to the moon 07/16/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, July 16, the 197th day of 2023. There are 168 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy in Florida on the first manned mission to the surface of the moon. On this date: In 1790, a site along