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Where to look for Fourth of July travel deals 06/20/2025 05:45pm • Many people in the United States are planning to hit the road or take to the skies during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, which is only two weeks away. AAA predicts a record number of travelers ��� about 72.2 million ��� will venture at least 50 miles from home during the upcoming holiday tr African American Civil War Museum honors the Black soldiers who ended the Civil War on Juneteenth 06/19/2025 07:06pm • The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth Thursday with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago to tell the last holdouts of the Confederacy that the Civil War, and slavery, were officially over. Juneteenth ca Prince William Co. plans to connect trails by going under, rather than over busy stretch of US 15 06/19/2025 06:37pm • Less than a year after a proposed safety improvement project that would have added a pedestrian bridge over a stretch of U.S. 15 near Battlefield High School, where two middle school students were killed stalled, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors is set to move forward with another Southeast DC arts center celebrates 10 years with Juneteenth anniversary party 06/18/2025 08:37pm • It's been nearly 10 years since Keyonna Jones opened up the Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center in Southeast D.C., and while there's a heavy emphasis on the art, culture plays a very prominent role in the venue, too. CHACC is on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, a two-mile straight shot sou Reliability in Motion: How the 66 Express is transforming travel in Northern Virginia 06/17/2025 05:44pm • This content was provided by I-66 Express Mobility Partners. The 66 Express Outside the Beltway has emerged as one of the most transformative transportation projects in Northern Virginia���s modern history. Since opening ahead of schedule on November 22, 2022, this 22.5-mile dynamically tolled co Helicopters have to fly even farther away from Reagan Airport 06/17/2025 10:19am • The Federal Aviation Administration is tightening restrictions on how close helicopters can fly around Reagan National Airport in Arlington County, Virginia. The new rules come nearly five months after a deadly crash between an incoming American Airlines flight and an Army Black Hawk helicopter i What we know about the Minnesota shooting suspect 06/15/2025 03:26pm • (CNN) ��� The man sought by authorities for allegedly shooting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday while impersonating a police officer worked for a security company that advertised a fleet of ���police type vehicles,��� and other equipment that could potentially have aided him in appearin Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers 06/15/2025 12:06am • BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) ��� A massive search was stretching into its second day for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her suburban Minneapolis home, an act Gov. Tim Walz called ���a politically motivated assassination.��� Authoritie Car Review: Tech features abound in this Volvo 3-row SUV 06/12/2025 05:16am • The XC90 T8 AWD Ultra is a plug-in hybrid. (WTOP/John Aaron) A few weeks ago, we drove a hopped-up version of the Volvo XC60, and this larger XC90 picks right up where that one leaves off. The two share the same peppy powertrain. Of course, it’s more subdued in this bigger vehicle, but the gru Could AI help predict catastrophic floods? This Virginia Tech professor thinks so 06/11/2025 09:45pm • As hurricanes become increasingly stronger, we've started to see massive, costly and deadly flooding events up and down the East Coast ��� and not just near oceans, but even hundreds of miles inland. In the future, will artificial intelligence begin to help predict when those events occur? With t What security measures will be in place for military parade, festival in DC 06/09/2025 06:52pm • There will be tight security in place for this weekend���s festival and parade celebrating the U.S. Army, and for some the security is beyond what they are used to. If you���re coming to the parade or festival celebrating the Army's 250th anniversary, there are separate security entrances for eac Fairfax Co. grad went from being unable to walk to earning lead role in ���Footloose��� 06/09/2025 10:52am • Last summer, when James Culatta was hiking with his family on Topaz Mountain in Utah, someone who worked at the site recommended they see the hot springs. Tired from all the movement they���d done so far, James, his uncle and baby cousin drove to see them. They were about a half-mile away from wh Bruce Springsteen���s European tour comes with a warning about the battle for America���s soul 06/07/2025 06:10pm • (CNN) ��� They know all about glory days on the Kop ��� the fabled terrace that is the spiritual home of fans of Liverpool ��� England���s Premier League champions. But they���re more used to legends like Kenny Dalglish or Mohamed Salah banging in goals than political cries for help. So, it was s Mars volcano that dwarfs Earth's tallest ones seen in new image 06/07/2025 11:34am • ��� Watch Video: Ingenuity: NASA's remarkable Martian helicopter A dazzling image taken by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter shows an unprecedented view of a 12-mile-high volcano poking through clouds at dawn on the Red Planet. Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth's tallest volcanoes, and its two DC Getaway: Stay and play at New York City���s Tempo by Hilton Times Square 06/07/2025 04:12am • Stay the weekend in Times Square just steps away from Broadway theaters and rooftop restaurants at New York City���s Tempo by Hilton. With an advantageous travel time of a little more than an hourlong plane trip from Reagan National Airport ��� or a three-hour train ride from D.C.'s Union Station,