F-16 fighter jets scramble after a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot violates airspace in the Washington D.C. area.

At least two people have been killed and three others injured in yet another mass shooting in Washington DC.

Scientists say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of lightning strikes across the United States, after lightning struck at a square near the White House, leaving three people dead and one other in critical condition.

A US defense attorney says in a new lawsuit that the District of Colombia's Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) maintains a "watch list" of reporters, advocates and critics.

Hundreds of​​​​​​​ detainees will be moved out of a Washington, DC, jail after an inspection found they were being held in unacceptable conditions.

A new video has emerged showing a Washington DC police officer punching a Black man 12 times during an arrest.

A US police officer has died during a shooting outside the Pentagon building, multiple reports say.