A Colorado sheriff said firefighters "are getting the upper hand" on the most destructive wildfire in state history Saturday.

On Monday, dozens of municipal officials from across the country will go public with a nationwide effort to make their cities more resilient to natural disasters and the effects of man-made global warming.

University of Virginia officials say their first round of worldwide free online classes were such a success that they'll increase the offerings.

Wedding bells will be ringing in Baltimore during the Baltimore Pride Festival.

Google is launching Project Loon in order to connect those in rural, poor, or disaster-stricken areas to the Internet, the Washington Post reports.

The Catholic Church has six new priests who will serve in the Washington area.

Joshua Davis, 15, of Chevy Chase, a teenager killed by a falling tree during Monday's storm was remembered during a candlelight vigil at the entrance to the Rock Creek Trail, near where he was riding his bike when he was struck by the tree.

Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran's presidential vote on Saturday after gaining support among many reform-minded Iranians looking to claw back a bit of ground after years of crackdowns.