Washington D.C. Travel News

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by his wife Sara, right, speaks before the screening of the television documentary "Israel: The Royal Tour" at Paramount Studios on Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in Los Angeles.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee policy conference in Washington D.C. on March 3, 2014.

There was, however, one notable difference from previous seasons: The Mayflower Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel had created two exciting ways for people to get in on the action rather than just watch it.

Last October's 16-day government shutdown cut the number of visitors to national parks by nearly 7.9 million, according to a report issued by the Department of the Interior Monday .