Kermit the Frog announced as UMD 2025 commencement speaker
The University of Maryland announced Kermit the Frog as the 2025 commencement speaker to honor alumnus Jim Henson.
Washington DC’s iconic cherry blossoms are back: ‘We need it during these times’
Thousands of blooming cherry blossom trees in the nation’s capital are showing white and pink petals, and Washington D.C.
US judiciary launches task force on security, independence after Trump criticism
The Judicial Security and Independence Task Force's launch was detailed in a memo that was reviewed by Reuters that was ...
Paddington Bear statue stolen in England, judge scolds thieves as ‘antithesis' of beloved character
Two air force employees were sentenced to community service and fined after a drunken stunt that a judge slammed as the polar opposite of everything Paddington represents.
American heroes, dead or alive, may be honored in national sculpture garden
Trump penned an executive order during his first term to establish the National Garden of American Heroes, but President Joe Biden reversed it.
DC’s Metro installs American flag decals on rail cars in city’s latest patriotic push
The addition of American flags follows the dismantling of Black Lives Matter Plaza, which Mayor Muriel Bowser said will be reimagined for the nation's 250th birthday.
Removed in 2023, Columbia’s iconic fire hydrant statue lays on its side in a field. Why?
“Busted Plug,” the 40-foot fire hydrant statue that for years sat near the intersection of Taylor and Bull streets in ...
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Lobbyists hope that Trump will produce a bonanza
During his first presidential campaign, Mr Trump vowed to “drain the swamp”. Once he was in power, K Street, the home of the ...
Anthony Albanese offers an olive branch to US President Donald Trump after tariff tensions
The Prime Minister has suggested the US President is welcome to visit Australia despite previous disagreements over trade ...