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Alisha Lalani, 10, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., looks at her phone as her mother and brother check in for their flight to Miami at Washington's Reagan National Airport. Their flight was one of thousands delayed as a result of a technical glitch with an FAA au

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East Coast Flights Returning To Normal After Glitch Causes Delays

11:05am August 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The FAA says it has resolved problems in an automated system that caused problems for thousands of travelers in New York and the Washington, D.C., metro area.

Mchezaji "Che" Axum stands in a hoop house at the University of the District of Columbia's Muirkirk Research Farm, a resource for urban farmers in the city.

Urban Farmers Say It's Time They Got Their Own Research Farms

1:56pm May 19, 2015

by Whitney Pipkin

The University of the District of Columbia is the one land-grant university in the U.S. with an urban focus. It's leading research on growing food in raised beds, hoop houses and shipping containers.

Visitors to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum wait for it to reopen after widespread power outages caused many of the buildings along the National Mall in Washington to shut down temporarily on Tuesday.

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Power Outages Hit Parts Of Washington, D.C., Including The White House

3:19pm April 07, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Several government buildings, including the Capitol and the State Department were affected. The problem was traced back to a transmission line in southern Maryland.

Steve Green in the basement of the Washington Design Center, which was recently demolished as part of the construction for the Museum of the Bible. Green and his family, owners of Hobby Lobby, are building the Museum of the Bible.

D.C. Bible Museum Will Be Immersive Experience, Organizers Say

6:52pm February 25, 2015

by Rebecca Sheir

Just three blocks from the U.S. Capitol, construction is underway for the Museum of the Bible, which will hold about 40,000 biblical artifacts from the family of Hobby Lobby President Steve Green.

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LA, DC, SF, Boston? U.S. Pick For Olympic Host May Come Thursday

11:09am January 07, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Monday that its board would discuss the four cities' bids at Denver International Airport later this week — and then possibly travel to the winning city.

Thomas Nellon (left), 17, and his brother Johnson Nellon, 14, of Liberia smile at their mother in the arrivals area at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York earlier this month. The brothers received a health screening upon arrival. The U.S. sa

DHS: Travelers From West Africa Limited To 5 U.S. Airports

2:48pm October 21, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea will be subject to secondary screening at JFK, Newark, Dulles, Atlanta and Chicago.