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Water begins refilling Reflecting Pool after Trump’s renovation to repaint it ‘American flag blue’

President Donald Trump has announced that water has begun refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

 

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Justin Fairfax killed his estranged wife and himself 2 weeks before a court deadline to move out

Police in Virginia say Justin Fairfax, the state’s former lieutenant governor, killed his wife and then himself.

 

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Responders recall a mission of recovery and grief a year after the midair collision near DC

Families and emergency responders are marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly plane collision over the Potomac River.

 

Trump’s ‘safe and beautiful’ move against DC homeless camps looks like ugliness to those targeted

The clearing of homeless encampments in the nation’s capital is unfolding under what President Donald Trump calls his Making D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force.

 

NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research

President Donald Trump’s National Institutes of Health director says some employees’ critical letter to him has “fundamental misconceptions about the policy directions the NIH has taken.”

 

Washington’s Hispanic community fighting fear and rallying help as rumors of an ICE crackdown bubble

A flurry of rumors and unconfirmed media reports has fueled fears that agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be descending on schools in Washington, D.C., known to have large Hispanic immigrant populations.

 

NTSB urges ban on some helicopter flights at Washington airport where 67 people died in midair crash

Federal investigators looking for the cause of the January collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people are recommending a ban on some helicopter flights.

 

Hundreds rally against firing of federal workers, emphasizing threats to public health

About 300 protesters rallied outside the headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services. Many of them were current or former federal employees.

 

As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threat

American officials say foreign countries including China and Iran intimidate, harass and sometimes plot attacks against political opponents and activists in the U.S.

 

Son stolen at birth hugs Chilean mother for first time in 42 years

A 42-year-old Virginia man got to embrace his birth mother for the first time during a long-awaited family reunion in Valdivia, Chile.

 

Visitors to Lincoln Memorial say America has its flaws but see gains made since March on Washington

Fencing and construction workers greet visitors to the Lincoln Memorial, signaling the monument to the nation’s 16th president is a work in progress.

 

Christmas ornament honors gingerbread White House tradition

This year’s White House Christmas ornament gives a nod to former first lady Patricia Nixon. It’s in the shape of a gingerbread White House, and Nixon was the first first lady to include a gingerbread house as part of the White House holiday decorations.

 

Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid

The oldest president in U.S. history is hitting a milestone birthday. Biden turns 80 on Sunday, and questions are swirling about whether he has the acuity and stamina to run for president again, if he chooses to do so.

 

Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid

WASHINGTON (AP) — People in their 80s lead countries, create majestic art and perform feats of endurance, one even scaling Mount Everest.

 

Snag delays Arizona ballots; officials say all to be counted

Election officials assured voters that every ballot would be counted after a printing malfunction at about one-quarter of the polling places across Arizona’s most populous county slowed down voting.

 

Voting snag in Arizona fuels election conspiracy theories

A printing malfunction at about one-quarter of the polling places across Arizona’s most populous county slowed down voting Tuesday.

 

The next frontier for drones: Letting them fly out of sight

For years, there’s been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight.

 

Mourners gather as funerals begin for Uvalde school killings

A week after a gunman stormed into a Texas grade school and opened fire, the first of 21 funerals began Tuesday.

 

Record gas costs pose fresh political challenge for Biden

By banning U.S. imports of Russian oil, President Joe Biden is hoping that punishing Vladimir Putin’s country for the war in Ukraine is worth the political hit he’ll take at home, where gasoline prices have already shattered records and are likely to climb even higher.

 

Will virus be ‘over’? Most Americans think not: AP-NORC poll

Will the pandemic ever really be “over”? And what would that mean? A new AP-NORC poll shows that few Americans – just 15% – say they’ll consider the pandemic over only when COVID-19 is largely eliminated.

 

A televised insurrection: AP video documents Jan. 6 riot

The Jan. 6 riot was an insurrection with a 360-degree view. The Associated Press compiled a short film of the day’s key moments to capture the historical record and rebut falsehoods that continue to spread about what happened.

 

Majority in US concerned about climate: AP-NORC/EPIC poll

A majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them. That’s the finding of a new poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago.

 

Most people in US favor Afghan ally refugees: AP-NORC poll

Most people in the U.S. want to see Afghans who worked with Americans in the Afghanistan war offered refuge in the United States.

 

In edgy Washington, police outnumber Jan. 6 protesters

With Washington still on edge after the Jan. 6 insurrection, law enforcement bore down in large numbers on the Capitol over concerns that a rally in support of the jailed rioters would turn violent.

 

It’s cherry blossom season, but DC isn’t ready to open up

Officials in the nation’s capital are watching the crowds as cherry blossom season begins in earnest.

 

Death toll rises to 2 people from Baltimore gas explosion

Authorities in Baltimore say that a second body has been recovered after three row houses were destroyed by a natural gas explosion.

 

Maryland ICU workers urge caution as states begin to reopen

Medical workers at a Maryland intensive care center say they’re not ready to let down their guard against the coronvirus and the public shouldn’t be either.

 

Volunteers, Smithsonian want to save White House protest art

Almost as soon as the towering black fencing was erected in Washington last week to seal off Lafayette Park, the barrier became an art gallery and a sounding board for the demonstrators protesting years of black deaths at the hands of police officers.

 

Brazil envoy says U.S. travel ban won’t hurt relations

Brazil’s top diplomat in Washington has waved aside suggestions that relations with the U.S. have been hurt by a travel ban on his country that took effect Wednesday.