For most of us when we think of the founding fathers of our nation we think of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin or John and Samuel Adams. However, Dr. Joseph Warren, who played a ...

The Union Army converted Clermont to a smallpox hospital ... in the Mason family tree. George Mason IV gave a parcel of land that abutted the northern boundary of Washington’s River Farm to ...

Five years after the murder of George Floyd, the ripple effects of that summer are still being felt to this day ...

Olivia George is a breaking news reporter on the Local Desk. She strives to capture the unexpected news, dynamic culture and daily life of the Washington region, driving conversations and ...

The Alden Besse, from Hong Kong, arrived on Sunday, but was unable to pass quarantine in consequence of smallpox on board. By ...

It was the summer of 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Lynden, Wash., a small town known for its politeness, ...

The Nebraska Legislature last week sent 31 bills to Gov. Jim Pillen for his signature to transform them into state laws. If you’re keeping score at home (Pro tip: You ...

Smallpox is viewed as the most likely agent to be used as a biological weapon. Smallpox is very infectious; it is spread by droplet infection, causes a painful and disabling febrile disease, has ...

Smallpox had previously swept across the high ... Clark forwarded Fulkerson’s letter to his superiors at the War Department back in Washington, D.C. But most of the federal government appeared ...

Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington aspired to Middle East bridge-building The two young Israeli embassy employees killed by a gunman at a Jewish museum in Washington had big dreams of ...

Facing $80 million in debt as Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton got creative In September 1789, President George Washington assigned Alexander Hamilton the task of solving the ...