Every year, Black residents of New Orleans don stunning, handmade suits on Mardi Gras day that are sewn in secret for the ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — DC Water says it has finished repairs on the Potomac Interceptor. That's the 72-inch pipe that collapsed back in January, sending millions of gallons of contaminated water into the ...

WE’LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE STATE. CHRISTIANA. THANK YOU. WELL, NEW FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR A POPULAR TOY FOUND IN MANY HOMES AND SCHOOLS.

SEATTLE — A new rule from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission bans water beads in toys if they expand in water to more than five millimeters in diameter. The new rule took effect Thursday.

D.C. region leaders said the cost of repairing the massive Potomac Interceptor pipeline break continues to rise, and new testing could soon reveal the full impact of the January spill. The rupture ...

Federal regulators are introducing new safety standards for water beads after thousands of children were injured by the popular toy. The small, colorful beads can expand dramatically when exposed to ...

Contamination levels in the waterway have declined, but health advisories remain in place for boaters downstream. By Scott Dance Reporting from Washington Contamination in the Potomac River from a ...

Water management officials in Washington, D.C., said repairs to the Potomac River’s sewage system remain on track at a Feb. 23 media briefing, despite public health advisories remaining in place weeks ...

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday declared a public emergency regarding the massive discharge of raw sewage into the Potomac River after a section of sewer line collapsed in January. She asked ...

It’s not often one hears the word “poop” in the White House briefing room. But it was uttered Wednesday by a reporter asking if President Trump was worried the Potomac River would still smell of ...

As people head back to work this Tuesday after the long holiday weekend, New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras with beads flying, crawfish boiling, and parades rolling. Mardi Gras, also known as Fat ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans can generate more than 1,000 tons of trash every year. A coalition of nonprofit groups, city officials and scientists has a plan to clean it up. By Jackie Delamatre New ...