Washington D.C. Travel News

The chamber of commerce spirit can be counted on to get the provincial juices flowing-where does my city fit in the pecking order of investment choice? Locals look at the year-end surveys to see where their market ranks.

A group of Canada Geese fly over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013.

An Oakland boys choir has jetted off to Washington, D.C., Tuesday as invited performers at a national memorial event for former South African President Nelson Mandela Wednesday.

Scott Asperheim runs his snowblower to clear the sidewalk around his home from several feet of snow after a snowstorm in Duluth, Minnesota.

A snowstorm pushed into New England on Tuesday, making for messy travel conditions after causing widespread school and government closures in the nation's capital and elsewhere along the Eastern seaboard.

A modest snowstorm pushed through New England on Tuesday, causing messy travel conditions and widespread school and government closures along the Eastern seaboard despite bringing less accumulation than expected.

A woman walks past Independence Mall in Philadelphia on Dec. 10. Accumulations of 3 to 6 inches were expected as the National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for the Eastern Seaboard, including Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Wilmington, Del.

It may not technically be winter yet, but don't tell that to the 50 million Americans in the northeastern U.S. who were saying hello Tuesday to another winter storm that was snarling commutes and travel schedules.

It may not technically be winter yet, but don't tell that to the 50 million Americans in the northeastern U.S. who were saying hello Tuesday to another winter storm that was snarling commutes and travel schedules.

It may not technically be winter yet, but don't tell that to the 50 million Americans in the northeastern U.S. who were saying hello Tuesday to another winter storm that was snarling commutes and travel schedules.

As a United Methodist pastor for 40 years, Jim Russell had the pleasure of guiding 33 consecutive youth study tours to Washington, D.C., and New York City.

Another round of snow is in the forecast for the mid-Atlantic region, just in time for the morning commute.

THE Jamaican Embassy in Washington, DC, recently hosted a reception to promote the University of the West Indies in an apparent bid by the educational institution to attract more students.

Deadly winter storm has New York City in its sights as more than 6,000 flights are canceled and three people lose their lives The massive winter storm that left parts of the Southeastern United States in a deep freeze is set to hit the East Coast and New York City overnight The winter storm that moved towards the east coast Sunday caused a foot of ... (more)

DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUBLIC SCHEDULE MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2013 SECRETARY JOHN KERRY 3:30 p.m. Secretary Kerry hosts the Holiday Reception for the Diplomatic Corps and their spouses, at the Department of State.

Vice President Biden paid his respects to Nelson Mandela on Monday, praising him as "the most remarkable man I met in my whole career."

When visiting Washington DC, there are the traditional tourist spots like the monuments and museums, but there are also plenty of sustainability features that will excite any green fan.

Ryland Rice , 8, Charlotte Maher, 8, and Abby Pierce, 9, get a push from Gracie Maher, 11, sliding down the hill as the first snow of the season rolls into Hockessin, Del., on Sunday.

A swath of heavy snow and ice that hit the eastern USA on Sunday - from West Virginia to Philadelphia - dumping snow on NFL fields and causing highway pileups threatened to disrupt commuters on Monday morning.

T he 12th annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival came to a hugely successful close in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last month.