WASHINGTON -- More than 150 cracks have been repaired, rainwater leaks have been sealed, and the 130-year-old Washington Monument is set to reopen Monday for the first time in nearly three years since ...

After being closed for repairs for nearly three years, the Washington Monument is set to reopen to visitors on Monday. The stone obelisk was damaged during a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that rumbled up ...

Congress plans a Friday vote, but no deal is in sight. Shutdown closures include the Washington Monument and a major ALS fundraiser. Virginia and Maryland are offering relief to furloughed federal ...

The National Park Service sure picked the wrong (very slow news) day to announce the less-than-thrilling news that the Washington Monument could stay closed through 2014 for repairs to last year's ...