Despite growing pressure, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder does not appear ready to change his team's name.

I-5 Bridge collapsed in Washington after an oversize truck struck a structural beam. Two vehicles fell into the Skagit River. All three occupants survived.

The Washington, DC branch of the National Aquarium will be closing its doors on September 30, 2013.

Current NBA star Jason Collins announced Monday that he is gay. Becoming the league's first openly gay active player, Collins has received loads of support.

Jennifer Lawrence, Zooey Deschanel and Kerry Washington top the yearly list of most beautiful people in the world.

Ricin-laced letters were reportedly sent to Joint Air Base Anacostia-Bolling in the District of Columbia.

A new report says the U.S. Secret Service nearly hit the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a shotgun round.

Over 1,000 flights are grounded in anticipation of the winter snow storm threatening 12 states. Check FlightStat for updates on your flight.

A New Jersey senator denies claims he paid Dominican women for sex, and a woman steps forward to recant her allegations.

Rafael Soriano has been held up by visa issues.

Sonia Sotomayor was in a hurry to administer Vice President Biden his Vice Presidential Oath on Sunday.

The resurgence of the Washington Redskins means many things, to many people. The state once again has a vital sports franchise, a young star athlete capturing the nation's attention, and a reason to wear red and yellow other than irony. But it means something very different to D.C. mayor Vincent C. Gray. The team's heightened profile demands the Redskins change their name, or, at the very least, have a very serious discussion about doing so, says Gray.

Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins take on Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. at 4:30 p.m. Sunday on FOX. With both teams' QBs testing their post-season mettle for the first time, this wild card match-up will be a true battle of the rookies.

No more second chances, it all comes down to this. The Dallas Cowboys will duke it out against the Washington Redskins for the NFC East title and a spot in the playoffs Sunday at 8:20 p.m. EST, and we're live streaming the game for free right here.

Same-sex marriage is now legal in Washington State as Gov. Chris Gregoire and Sec. of State Sam Reed certified the election of Referendum 74.

Washington state made history on Thursday as the first in the nation to legalize marijuana possession for adult recreational use, an occasion celebrated by dozens of users near Seattle's famed Space Needle tower amid blaring reggae music and a haze of pot smoke.

TNT announced today that Diana Ross, Smash star Megan Hilty, chart-topping recording star Demi Lovato, The Voice favorite Chris Mann and American Idol winner Scotty McCreery and "Gangnam Style" sensation PSY will ring in the holiday season with TNT's annual Christmas in Washington special.

Now, according to a Washington Post report, Mexico's government is "scrambling to reformulate their anti-drug strategies in light of what one senior aide said was a referendum that 'changes the rules of the game'."

While the country was electing a commander-in-chief for the next four years, Colorado and Washington had something extra on their ballots - legalization of marijuana.

Just 11 days to go until Election Day and a new ABC News/Washington Post daily tracking poll shows that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is keeping the momentum gained during the presidential debates.

Washington has refused to extradite a former Bolivian president to the South American country to stand trial over political violence that forced him from office nine years ago, President Evo Morales said on Friday.