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Afternoon storms bring flood risk to DC region Monday

Maryland Route 355 bus lane

How Metro's summer Red Line shutdown will affect commuters on Rockville Pike, Wisconsin Avenue

APTOPIX Bosnia US WCup Soccer

FIFA lifts US star striker Balogun’s red card suspension at World Cup after Trump calls Infantino

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Looking for your next great read? Amazon editors unveil their 'best books of the year so far' list

America 250 Independence Day Trump

Trump posts a doctored photo of the Obamas and Air Force One with graffiti spray-painted on plane

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WTOP Book Report: PBS NewsHour's Geoff Bennett traces how black comedy changed America

Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted

Fireworks cause Fourth of July house fire in Ashburn and $1.2M in damage

2 women dead, firefighter injured after Silver Spring house fire

DOGE won't get a closing report detailing savings or workforce cuts, OMB says

Unions sue DoD over termination of collective bargaining agreements

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White nationalists march at Union Station and on Capitol Hill

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McLean neighborhood marks America’s 250th with 507 flags

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WTOP tests an urban legend with an egg and a hot driveway

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Inside Maryland’s largest human composting facility

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What’s that noise? What you need to know about DC flyovers Friday and Saturday

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What to know about celebrating the Fourth of July this year on the National Mall

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Could an Arlington aerial gondola solve Northern Virginia’s traffic woes?

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How Metro is preparing for the July Fourth weekend

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Ceremony for National Guard troops in DC interrupted by protestors

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One week into the Great American State Fair: high temps, small crowds

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Thousands gather on National Mall to celebrate historic US World Cup win

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Fairfax Co. leaders consider possible convention center in Tysons

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Fairfax Co. police form ‘human chain’ to rescue woman from car in pond

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Freedom Plaza reopens with new statues, memorials and a working fountain

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Fourth of July boat restrictions force major changes on DC waterways

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America 250 Independence Day Washington

Trump mixes patriotism with partisanship as he celebrates America's 'joyous' 250th anniversary

The Washington Monument lit up with fireworks

Nation's capital puts on massive fireworks spectacle for America's 250th

Group of weman stand for photo holding quilt

Short film highlights Black women preserving history of ancestors who contributed to the American Revolution

A cast-iron pan of molten egg sits on a patio deck.

WTOP tests an urban legend with an egg and a hot driveway

"Roadwork aead" sign

Portion of I-97 in Anne Arundel Co. buckles under extreme heat

America 250 Mt Vernon

150 people from 50 countries become US citizens at Mount Vernon on America's 250th birthday

Cloud Exchange 2026: Salesforce’s Robert Lindsley on delivering connected digital experiences across government

Insight by Salesforce Global Public Sector

APTOPIX March for Life

White nationalists march at Union Station and on Capitol Hill

Cloud Exchange 2026: Google Public Sector’s Cameron Groves on how AI agents are reshaping government workflows

Insight by Google Public Sector

A Metrorail car derailed Saturday amid sweltering heat.

Metrorail car derails near College Park, Md. with 11 on board

Fourth of July Palisades parade

60th annual Fourth of July parade in the Palisades goes off without a hitch, despite the heat

A stick-flag protrudes from a small and grassy quad at the driveway of a McLean Hamlet home.

McLean neighborhood marks America's 250th with 507 flags

William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center

Mubadala DC Open ‘about 97% sold out’ as player field announced, Ein says

The forested banks of the Potomac River in Maryland during golden hour

Missing 16-year-old found dead in Potomac River

Thomas Jefferson's handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence is on display.

Library of Congress puts first draft of the Declaration of Independence on display for America 250

two men pose with award at press event

From an 8-by-8 office to Top Workplaces: NR Labs’ culture stands out

Tony Pierce, of Akin law offices

Tony Pierce: A top workplace runs on culture, cornhole and AI

Vincent Delie

Why a Civil War-era bank still ranks as a top workplace

The Great American State Fair on the National Mall.

Great American State Fair a week later: small crowds, high temps and baptisms

Wes Moore delivers Fourth of July speech

'Work of patriotism:' Md. Gov. Moore gives Fourth of July address to the nation

County News

Afternoon storms bring flood risk to DC region Monday

DC area under heat and severe weather alerts as storms hit the region

Fireworks cause Fourth of July house fire in Ashburn and $1.2M in damage

Trump’s administration won’t seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can’t be trusted

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Tower of love: 2 arrested after scaling Empire State Building’s antenna for apparent marriage proposal

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WATCH: What we know about the Swift-Kelce nuptials at Madison Square Garden

Britain Robin Hood Oak Tree

WATCH: 1,200-year-old oak tree said to have sheltered Robin Hood has died

PHOTO GALLERIES

Fireworks burst in the skies in DC

PHOTOS: Fourth of July fireworks from the Mall and around the DC region

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Car Review: Hyundai Tucson Hybrid Limited AWD

PHOTOS: 2026 celebrity deaths

WORLD

APTOPIX Iran Khamenei Funeral

Khamenei's other sons appear at his funeral in Iran as new supreme leader remains in hiding

NATIONAL

Memphis National Guard Shooting

National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man during pursuit, police say

ENTERTAINMENT

Minions & Monsters

'Minions & Monsters' tops Fourth of July holiday box office, barely beating 'Toy Story 5'

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Graceland

America 250: The history of famous US homes

Woman with sore throat having medical consultation with online doctor via video call

America 250: Technology and the future of American medicine

A Norfolk Southern (NS) freight train

America 250: How railroads helped build America

22 Hours: A Second Look

American Nightmares Season 6 Primer: From The Garden to The Canal

#16, Billion-dollar outcomes: Sarah Chen-Spellings on the value of investing in women founders

Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley

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How the Commanders 'win' NFL free agency

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