“I heard a leopard cough somewhere on the slopes above us,” the British explorer Wilfred Thesiger wrote in “Arabian Sands,” ...

Trump is accused of not having the authority to terminate Kim Sajet as director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery.

The Smithsonian says it retains the authority over personnel such as the director of the National Portrait Gallery, whose ...

Hidden deep in the list of collaborations between the United States and Saudi Arabia lies a peculiar one: leopards. What you ...

World Pride gathers LGBTQ+ advocates from around the globe. This year, which marks the 50th anniversary of Washington’s Pride ...

A fluffy baby bison was born at a Washington zoo, and now visitors can see it bond with its mom. The bison was born May 24 at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, the open-range zoo said in a ...

Volunteers at Owen Beach help safeguard seals, and new arrivals, including a playful baby bison and a litter of meerkat kits, bring fresh energy to local zoos. Washington’s beaches, tide pools, and ...

The Islamic Society of Western Maryland celebrated Eid al-Adha on June 6, 2025, at the Hagerstown Field House and on the local mosque grounds.

The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal’s ...

Apparently, George is an “inquisitive” chimpanzee who loves snacks like cherries, bell peppers and protein smoothies.

A chimpanzee, George, has been relocated to the Chimpanzee Sanctuary NW in Washington, following a rescue at the West Coast ...

Summer weekends stretch lazily ahead. This three-day Washington D.C. itinerary is your excuse to make the most of every one of them.