Washington DC

One of the victims of the Washington Navy Yard shooting graduated from a south Jersey High School.

A candlelight vigil took place in Washington D.C. Monday night to remember the 12 people gunned down by Aaron Alexis at the Washington Navy Yard as the investigation into what led to the shooting continues.

Washington D.C.'s Mayor Vincent Gray now says thirteen have died in a shooting at the US Navy Yard this morning in the southeast section of Washington D.C.

President Barack Obama is claiming his place in Martin Luther King's 50-year-old dream, holding himself up as a symbol of the change King envisioned. But he also pointed to the nation's lingering economic disparities as evidence that King's hopes remain unfulfilled.

The final refrain of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech will echo around the world as bells from churches, schools and historical monuments "let freedom ring" in celebration of a powerful moment in civil rights history.

Martin Luther King III says today is "not the time for nostalgic commemoration" or "self-congratulatory celebration."

A woman charged with defacing the Washington National Cathedral with green paint is due in court.

The U.S. Park Police in Washington say the Lincoln Memorial is temporarily closed after someone splattered a splash of green paint on the statue.