Authorities say a 44-year-old man who escaped while on work release has been apprehended in the D.C. area. Karan Batra escaped at about 10 a.m. Wednesday, Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. He was a member of a work release crew landscaping the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airpo Full story
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Arizona representatives Raul Grijalva, Matt Salmon, and Kyrsten Sinema are all backing a bill that addresses the National Security Agency surveillance program. Full story
News4 spoke with a woman who was stabbed while walking in Northwest D.C.Wednesday morning and police need the public's help in finding her attacker. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Tea Party activists protested in Washington on Wednesday over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups seeking tax-exempt status. Full story
A new report from Transportation for America, less than a month since the Skagit River bridge collapse in Washington State, found more than 66,000 U.S. bridges are structurally deficient. Pennsylvania has the most bridges in need of repair, followed by Oklahoma, Iowa, Rhode Island and South Dakota.
On May 1, Jake Freed left Mesa, Arizona with only his longboard to get him across the country to Washington, D.C. On Wednesday he made a stop in Clarksburg to show everyone that skateboards are more than just a fun toy. Full story
The American Medical Association has a lot of clout in Washington, D.C., NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports, and although insurance companies are likely to push back – this may change the way we speak about obesity.
One of the most famous former slaves to call D.C. home is about to get his place in the U.S. Capitol. WRC's Zachary Kiesch reports.
Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez discuss their documentary, “Burn,” which tells the story of Detroit’s recent rise in arson. The increase in home fires, the filmmakers say, is due to a surplus in abandoned homes and a decrease in overall wages.
As the NSA rallies support for its formerly secret programs, Edward Snowden’s leaking of the classified information has put into sharp relief the complicated role that hackers play in the field of national security. The New Yorker’s George Packer discusses.
Jonathan Capehart joins MSNBC’s Disrupt to discuss the non-scandals Republicans like Darrell Issa have been pushing.
President Barack Obama walks up the stairs towards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington before departing for San Francisco, June 6, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 01: Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer speaks to the media during a news conference at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building February 1, 2010 in Washington, DC. Romer discussed President Barack Obama?s budget proposal for FY2011.
Former Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner speaks after President Barack Obama announced his choice of White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew as the next Treasury Secretary in the White House on Jan. 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron listens as U.S. President Barack Obama responds to a question during a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington in this May 13, 2013 file photo. To match Special Report SYRIA-REBELS/ISLAMISTS REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files (UNITED
