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Qatari diplomat who appears to have tried to sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom sparks bomb scare on flight from Washington to Denver, officials say.

An explosion and fire at a Washington state oil refinery shook homes and shot flames into the night sky early Friday, killing three people and critically injuring four others....

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney derided President Barack Obama for having "failed" to deliver on the promises of his administration and sought to paint Republican obstruction as a beneficial thing for the country in a speech today at a gathering of conservatives in Washington.

A six-car red line train has derailed near the Farragut North station in downtown Washington, Metro officials said.

The second major snowstorm in less than a week was churning towards Washington and New York on Tuesday.

Eastern Long Island and parts of Virginia got two feet of snow, and records were set in Washington and Baltimore.

Police close in on a Seattle house, only to find it empty. An alert has been sent to University of Washington students, staff, signaling suspect Maurice Clemmons may be in that area.

Four law enforcement officers were fatally shot today in what police described as an ambush in a coffee shop near Seattle, Washington.

Israel triggered a fresh rift with Washington over settlement building on Tuesday by approving the building of 900 homes for Jews on West Bank land it occupied in a 1967 war and annexed to its Jerusalem municipality.

The White House announced Sunday that President Barack Obama will be meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli prime minister's trip to Washington, ending days of uncertainty.