ISAIAH WASHINGTON TELLS AFRICAN AMERICANS TO BOYCOTT WORK MONDAY

Actor Isaiah Washington wants every single African American to boycott work on Monday... READ MORE›

WHERE IS POPE FRANCIS? A SCHEDULE OF HIS U.S. VISIT

22 and plans to stop in Washington D.C. New York City and Philadelphia... READ MORE›

CUBAN FLAG FLIES AT EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON

The move signaled the latest and most visible step toward normal ties between the United States and Cuba... READ MORE›

WHERE IS POPE FRANCIS? A SCHEDULE OF HIS U.S. VISIT

Patrick's Catholic Church and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese host Pope Francis... READ MORE›

JUNA-PERO SERRA'S BRUTAL STORY IN SPOTLIGHT AS POPE PREPARES FOR CANONISATION

Natives travelled to California and Washington this week to protest against Serra's elevation in person... READ MORE›

WEIGHTY AGENDA AND BUSY SCHEDULE FOR XIS US VISIT

This is not Mr. Xi's first visit to the United States, nor his first meeting with Mr. Obama... READ MORE›

BALTIMORE ACTIVISTS WALK 35 MILES TO WASHINGTON DC TO PROTEST VIOLENT CRIME

Email Justin Independent.co.uk New York More than 40 men marched from Baltimore Maryland to Washington DC on Monday to protest violent crime... READ MORE›

POPE FRANCIS MEETS OBAMA TO BEGIN UNPREDICTABLE, NOT-QUITE-LIBERAL US TOUR

Pope Francis meets Obama to begin unpredictable, not-quite-liberal US tour... READ MORE›

Washington state high school on lockdown after shooting... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON AND ENVIRONS COULD MAKE JOE HOCKEY'S EYES BLEED

Mr Hockey earlier this year declared himself appalled at the sight of wind turbines ruining the landscape around Lake George outside Canberra... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON AND ENVIRONS COULD MAKE JOE HOCKEY'S EYES BLEED

Mr Hockey earlier this year declared himself appalled at the sight of wind turbines ruining the landscape around Lake George outside Canberra... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON STATE NAACP CHAPTER LEADER INVESTIGATED OVER RACIAL IDENTITY

NAACP Spokane Washington Branch President Rachel Dolezal is enduring a legal issue with her family, and we respect her privacy in this matter, the NAACP said... READ MORE›

NAACP OFFICIAL WHO RESIGNED SAYS SHE IDENTIFIES AS BLACK

Civil rights organization amid reports that her parents are white... READ MORE›

SIX KILLED AS JET STRIKES HOUSE IN WASHINGTON DC SUBURB

In 2010, Rosenberg crashed another airplane nearby, although there were no injuries in that crash, according to National Transportation Safety Board records... READ MORE›

FIRST A-BOMB EXHIBITION IN 20 YEARS IN WASHINGTON BEGINS

The other, Yoshitoshi Fukahori, 86, who lost his sister in the bombing of Nagasaki, said nuclear weapons and human beings cannot coexist... READ MORE›

THE MURDER RATE HAS SOARED IN AMERICA'S CAPITAL CITY

New York America's capital city is struggling to respond to a soaring murder rate and a lack of confidence among officers in the top police official... READ MORE›

CRISIS FOR US-IRAN RELATIONS AS WASHINGTON POST REPORTER FACES UNSPECIFIED CRIMINAL CHARGES

Jason poses no threat to the Iranian government or to Iran's national security, Mr Kerry said... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON POST REPORTER COULD GET VERDICT SOON IN 'SHAM' TEHRAN TRIAL

Jason Rezaian, 39, was born and spent most of his life in the United States, and holds American and Iranian citizenship... READ MORE›

ASSISTANT MINISTERS COULD BE DEMOTED UNDER LABOR

Labor's bipartisanship on Mr Hockey's potential appointment did not extend to the new Prime Minister's decision to graduate parliamentary secretaries into assistant ministers... READ MORE›

PANDA SURPRISES WITH BIRTH OF TWINS AT NATIONAL ZOO IN WASHINGTON

A rare giant panda called Mei Xiang gave birth to twin cubs at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington on Saturday, apparently surprising delighted zoo... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON STATE SUES U.S. OVER TOXIC VAPORS AT WWII-ERA HANFORD NUCLEAR WASTE SITE

The U.S. government has failed to adequately protect crews involved in a decades-long cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state, leavi... READ MORE›

JEB BUSH DECLARES RUN PITCHES OPTIMISM VOWS TO GET WASHINGTON TO STOP CAUSING TROUBLE

Jeb Bush formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during a kickoff rally in Miami on Monday... READ MORE›

23 HOMES LOST IN WASHINGTON STATE WILDFIRE; RESIDENTS TOLD TO FLEE

Washington experienced its worst wildfire season on record last year, with the Carlton Complex fires blackening 250,000 acres 100,000 hectares ... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON POST FILES URGENT PETITION WITH U.N. AGENCY, SEEKING REPORTER'S RELEASE IN IRAN

The Washington Post has filed an urgent petition with the United Nations in the hopes that the institution will pressure Iran to release journalist Jason R... READ MORE›

RAGING WASHINGTON STATE MOUNTAIN BLAZE CLAIMS THREE FIREFIGHTERS

SEATTLE - Three firefighters in Washington state were killed and four injured while battling a wildfire threatening the north-central town of Twisp, Gov... READ MORE›

STAR CHEF ANDRES DROPS PLAN FOR FLAGSHIP IN TRUMP HOTEL GOING UP IN WASHINGTON

Donald Trump Jr., Trump's son and a Trump Organization executive, issued a statement threatening legal action and noted that Andres has a 10-year lease... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON FIRESTORM SCORCHES 3000 ACRES, BURNS 24 HOMES

Homes destroyed by the Sleepy Hollow fire in Wenatchee, Washington... READ MORE›

ASSISTANT MINISTERS COULD BE DEMOTED UNDER LABOR

Labor's bipartisanship on Mr Hockey's potential appointment did not extend to the new Prime Minister's decision to graduate parliamentary secretaries into assistant ministers... READ MORE›

AUG. 28 IN HISTORY: WWII TROOPS BOXING, MARCH ON WASHINGTON

World Watcher Badge World Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on international affairs... READ MORE›

WASHINGTON FIRESTORM SCORCHES 3000 ACRES, BURNS 24 HOMES

Homes destroyed by the Sleepy Hollow fire in Wenatchee, Washington... READ MORE›

RUSSIA VOWS RESPONSE TO DIPLOMAT EXPULSION FROM US

President Barack Obama had vowed action against Russia amid US accusations that it directed cyber-attacks against the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's campaign... READ MORE›

TRUMP SOON TO GET SOBERING REALITY CHECK, OBAMA SAYS

President Barack Obama cautioned against dire predictions for Donald Trump's presidency Monday, saying his Republican successor faces a reality check if he... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON AND DONALD TRUMP IN US ELECTION CLASH

The polls were open at 6am 11 00 GMT in Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont and Virginia... READ MORE›

CLINTON 'CONFIDENT' ON NEW FBI EMAIL PROBE

When we left Westchester, New York, on Hillary Clinton's campaign plane, spirits were high amongst her staff... READ MORE›

CLINTONA??S 2016 BID DRAWS MORE WALL STREET FUNDRAISERS THAN OBAMA IN 2012

0 52 Hillary Clinton won the Democratic presidential primary in New York on Tuesday... READ MORE›

WHY TRUMP INVITED OBAMA'S HALF-BROTHER TO FINAL DEBATE

Malik Obama was his half-brother's best man when Barack Obama married Michelle... READ MORE›

OBAMA PAINTS TRUMP AS NO FRIEND OF THE WORKING CLASS

U.S. President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a campaign event in support of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia, Sept. 13, 2016... READ MORE›

TRUMP TEAM TRIES TO GET TRACTION OVER CLINTON'S 'DEPLORABLES' GAFFE

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up efforts to wring maximum advantage from Democratic rival Hillary Clinton's comment tha... READ MORE›

FACEBOOK CO-FOUNDER PLEDGING $20 MILLION TO DEFEAT TRUMP

Moskovitz and Tuna also are giving directly to Clinton's campaign and to party committees helping Senate and congressional Democrats... READ MORE›

TRUMP GETS FIRST LIMITED CLASSIFIED INTEL BRIEFING, WITH CHRISTIE, RETIRED GENERAL IN TOW

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump on Wednesday received his first classified intelligence briefing, a privilege reserved for presidential candidates from the two main political parties... READ MORE›

CLINTON TAPS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION VETERANS FOR WHITE HOUSE TRANSITION TEAM

Two policy advisers on the campaign, Ed Meier and Ann O'Leary, will also move full time to the transition team... READ MORE›

SLAVES BUILT THE WHITE HOUSE, SAY MICHELLE OBAMA AND HISTORIANS

Hoban's personal slaves joined Irish carpenters who worked inside the White House... READ MORE›