National Mall News

This Independence Day, Washington-area families will have one less free concert to attend while they wait to watch the fireworks on the National Mall.

Courtesy photo Army veteran Edgar Bill pauses for a moment of contemplation at the dedication to the veterans of the Battle of the Bulge at the World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., last Sunday.

Although ranked tenth in " America's Favorite Architecture ," compiled by the American Institute of Architects , the Vietnam Veterans Memorial - sometimes referred to as simply 'The Wall' - was the at the center of political and artistic controversy and opposition from the time of its announcement in 1981.

World War II veteran Richard Overton, left, is seen in his Army uniform in an undated photograph provided by the City of Austin.

Two weeks ago during a trip to Washington, D.C to see baseball we took a day and went to the other National Air and Space Museum, the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy center that is out by Dulles airport.

National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis says the furloughs will end on June 3, after just three days off, because the agency has found other ways to offset automatic budget cuts imposed by Congress.

North Lincoln High School's award-winning Band of Knights marching band will unite with 14 other high school bands from across the country this weekend to perform in the internationally televised National Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C. Only a select group of bands are chosen to march in the annual event, NLHS Director of Bands Neil ... (more)

WASHINGTON , May 24, 2013 - The sound of thousands of motorcycles on Memorial Day in Washington DC can mean only one thing; it's time for Rolling Thunder.

Six months after winning an impressive re-election, Barack Obama finds himself in some kind of trouble – battered by semi-scandals and bombarded by foreign policy challenges he can't possibly manage.

SICPA Securink Corp., whose North American headquarters is located in Springfield, Va., won a contract worth anywhere from $5 million to $45 million for the proprietary inks.

The Note's Must-Reads are a round-up of today's political headlines and stories from ABC News and the top U.S. newspapers.

The Mother Nature Network reports a recent study analyzed America's 53 largest metropolitan areas in search of the best urban places for nature lovers, and D.C. ranked in the top 10.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited National Park in the country , with 9.7 million visitors last year.

The current march on Washington won't fill the National Mall, or see an influx of buses down Constitution Avenue.

Furloughs have forced the U.S. Park Police to cut officers' overtime hours, in effect placing some emergency calls on hold.

With so many sites honoring the sacrifices military members make, it can be difficult to decide just what to do on Memorial Day in Washington.

Six months after winning an impressive reelection, Barack Obama finds himself in some kind of trouble - battered by semi-scandals and bombarded by foreign policy challenges he can't possibly manage.

The Michigan Traveling Vietnam Wall arrived Tuesday morning at the Royal Oak Farmers Market, where it will be displayed through Friday.

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Kerry Washington returns to her alma mater to address graduates at the George Washington University's Commencement ceremony on the National Mall on May 19, 2013.