Washington D.C. Travel News

Despite the long, cold winter, Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossom trees are expected to bring the first sure sign of spring between April 8 and 12, when they're predicted to reach peak bloom, the National Park Service said last week.

The United States hosted a top level Iraqi interagency delegation to participate in the March 3-7 Iraq Business Week activities in Washington D.C. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Rowsch Shaways led a 30+ member public and private sector delegation to network with scores of major U.S. firms and explore expanding business opportunities in Iraq, now the ... (more)

Daylight saving time isn't the easiest sell for kids. I know what's going to happen in my house: It won't be dark yet at my son's bedtime, it will "feel" earlier to him - and he'll put up a big old fuss when it's time to hit the hay at 7:30 p.m. Are you anticipating the same bedtime battle with your kids? We asked Dr. Judith Owens, director of ... (more)

At 92, Phyllis Gould, one of the nation's original Rosie the Riveter welders during WWII, has just a few things left on her bucket list.

President Barack Obama, his wife and the first daughters may have to cut their latest vacation short because of Russia's meddling in Ukraine.

The morning I wrote this I took public transportation to work. I hopped on the bus around the corner from my house, then the train for a few stops farther.

For some time now the school board has wrestled with the high cost of senior trips. In recent years trips have included destinations to New York City, and Washington D.C. Cost for these trips range from $30,000 to $40,000, depending on the number of students attending.

It's not often that The Scrapbook finds common cause with Vincent Gray, the mayor of Washington, D.C. But occasionally, worlds do collide.

Michelle Blanco wants to be a physician. The North Gaston High School senior sees herself working in the cardiology or neuroscience fields.

Ten Delta State University students from the Delta Music Institute program touched down in Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon.

Members of the Richmond Hill High School Young Republicans ventured to Washington, D.C., over the President's Day weekend.

President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Health Care for America Act during a ceremony with fellow Democrats in the East Room of the White House March 23, 2010 in Washington, DC.

Amtrak ridership on the route from Newport News to Washington, D.C. has dropped from its 2013 levels, while passenger traffic remains static at the Norfolk station opened in December 2012.

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Cynthia Tucker and Georgetown University lecturer and adventurer Francis Slakey will be guests on upcoming episodes of "Unscripted with Alan Flurry," which will begin airing on the University of Georgia's WUGA-TV Monday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. Tucker served as the editorial page editor of the Atlanta-Journal ... (more)

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, and members of St. Paul's Parish in Washington, D.C., imposed ashes on commuters and other passers-by on Ash Wednesday near the Foggy Bottom Metro station in the nation's capital.

Ashley and David met, fittingly, at the perfect place for a new beginning: a party honoring Barack Obama's inauguration in January 2009.

JANUARY 28: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech on Capitol Hill on January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.

Cape graduate and Milton resident Elise Matalavage is currently traveling with the Lycoming College Tour Choir.

Unlike South American versions, Mexican ceviche uses a variety of seafood, like shrimp, squid and octopus, all scooped up with crunchy tostadas.

'Every index of the US-India relationship is pointing north. The time has come for us to set much more ambitious goals for ourselves,' says India's new Ambassador to the United States Dr S Jaishankar.