Scott's appointment was confirmed by an 8-1 vote, with Councilor Michael Garcia casting the sole no vote. Scott's first day ...

Two young figure skaters, two of their parents and two highly-regarded Russian figure skating coaches were among those killed ...

Also last week, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston called for the immediate approval of the Energy East pipeline that was ...

Flight data showed the plane coming from New Orleans looping around Reagan before heading to Baltimore moments after the ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, made disputed claims before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

President Donald Trump called the crash a "tragedy of terrible proportions." "Our hearts are shattered," Trump said in a press briefing at the White House, after holding a moment of silence. "Our ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

Search efforts continue after an American Airlines plane from Wichita, with 64 people on board, collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., and crashed into the Potomac River.

Later, speaking from the Senate floor, Durbin expressed “grave concerns” about Patel’s fitness to lead the F.B.I., calling him a “staunch political loyalist who has repeatedly peddled false conspiracy ...

A passenger plane and a military helicopter collided close to Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night. American Airlines Flight 5342 was approaching a runway at the airport to land shortly ...

The Spiders, carrying a five-game losing streak rooted in scoring problems, tried something new at George Washington Wednesday night. They turned up the tempo, hoisted 19 3-pointers in the first half, ...

Authorities are investigating an apparent crash involving a regional jetliner and a helicopter near a Washington, D.C., area ...