New study suggests certain colors you wear could attract mosquitoes to bite

Researchers are looking more closely at mosquito sensory systems, especially their sense of smell, to understand how mosquitoes find food.

Congressional Baseball Game descends into chaos after protesters storm field

Several arrests were made at the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity Wednesday night after people in attendance who appeared to be protesters of climate change stormed the field at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Giant pandas returning to DC’s National Zoo

Two new giant pandas are coming to D.C.’s National Zoo from China. The Smithsonian's National Zoo made the announcement Wednesday, a little more than six months after sending its three pandas back to China. 

RNC headquarters lockdown prompted by suspicious package containing 2 vials of blood

The Republican National Committee headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C. was locked down early Wednesday morning after a suspicious package containing two vials of blood was discovered.

Protesters, cops clash in DC streets as George Washington University protest encampment cleared

Police and protesters clashed in the streets of the nation's capital Wednesday morning after officers began clearing out the pro-Palestine protest encampment on the campus of George Washington University.

Teenage Capitol rioter who pepper-sprayed police with Confederate flag in hand sentenced

A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag was sentenced on Monday to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, partially blinding them for hours during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

Supreme Court appears split over obstruction law used to charge Trump, Jan. 6 rioters

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could impact the prosecutions of hundreds of Jan. 6 participants, as well as former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 criminal case. 

Protesters gather at White House ahead of State of the Union address

A large group of protesters gathered near the White House ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday. 

DC singer Cat Janice dies after cancer battle; viral final song dedicated to young son

D.C. musician Cat Janice died Wednesday after a battle with cancer. Her final song, ‘Dance You Outta My Head,’ went viral and charted worldwide after it was released in January.

Washington flights exceed 800 mph due to near-record winds over DC

Multiple flights from the DC area got a roaring start to London over the weekend with help from near-record jet stream winds over the Mid-Atlantic.

'I'm speechless': Viral TikTok raises $400K for DC homeless man with alleged violent past

A TikTok video of a college student interning in D.C. and buying a homeless man tea is going viral. The young lady created a GoFundMe for him that has now raised more than $400,000.

March for Life 2024: Thousands brave snow to rally against abortion rights

More than a year after a generational victory for their movement, thousands of opponents of abortion rights rallied under falling snow on Friday at the annual March for Life, vowing to keep fighting until abortion is eliminated.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin undergoes prostate cancer surgery, White House unaware until days later

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer, and his recent secretive hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation, his doctors said Tuesday.

Lincoln Memorial steps vandalized with ‘Free Gaza’ graffiti, red paint

National Park Service conservators removed almost all the latex and spray paint from the area around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The conservation team is scheduled to apply one more treatment and wash to remove the remaining light shadow from the spray paint on Thursday morning.

Senate staffer's sex tape raises major security red flags on Capitol Hill

Big security concerns are being raised on Capitol Hill after an aide to a Maryland senator was allegedly one of the two men seen in a sex video recorded in a Senate hearing room. 

Senate aide no longer employed after purported sex tape features Senate hearing room

Hours after the video was published, a senator's office announced a legislative aide was no longer employed by the Senate but did not address reports linking the aide to the video.