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The sun rises above the Lincoln Memorial with the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol in the background, March 13, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) **FILE**

Things to do in Washington, D.C. this weekend: April 24-26

Few cities do spring quite like Washington. From the monuments, to the blooms, to the stages, the district is bursting with culture this month. Whether you're a longtime resident or just in town for the weekend, there's no shortage of things to do for just about anyone.

April 22, 2026
Linh Mai, a 10-week-old Asian elephant calf, copies "auntie" Swarna reaching into the hay feeder during her public debut at the National Zoo, in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Baby elephant makes Earth Day debut at National Zoo

A 2-month-old Asian elephant named Linh Mai made her public debut Wednesday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, marking the first elephant birth at the facility in nearly 25 years and drawing a crowd of visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the endangered species' newest arrival on Earth Day.

April 22, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at the National Palace in Mexico City, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File)

5 questions about the deaths of U.S. and Mexican officials in Chihuahua

Four officials -- two local government investigators and two U.S. Embassy instructors -- died in an accident on Sunday while returning from an operation to destroy clandestine laboratories belonging to criminal groups in a rural area of Chihuahua, a northern Mexican state.

April 21, 2026
NASA has begun shipping the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket intended for the Artemis III mission from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking a significant milestone in the agency's effort to return humans to the Moon, the agency said in a press release. (Photo credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker)

NASA ships Artemis III rocket stage to Kennedy Space Center

NASA has begun shipping the core stage of the Space Launch System rocket intended for the Artemis III mission from its manufacturing facility in New Orleans to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking a significant milestone in the agency's effort to return humans to the Moon, the agency said in a press release.

April 21, 2026