Athena, a beloved sloth, who seemed lively and not slothful, has died at age 7 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in ...

Athena, a fan-favorite two-toed sloth at the National Zoo in DC, died after a sudden medical decline, officials announced.

We're having a baby! Everyone is thrilled to hear that the National Zoo will soon have a new little elephant for the first time in more than two decades.

The three gorillas, Andi, Merry and Anaka, recently completed the move to the San Antonio Zoo in Texas, from Zoo Atlanta in ...

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old sloth named Athena, who died after a "sudden and irreversible" health decline. According to the National Zoo, Athena developed ...

We miss her dearly’ - Athena, the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth at the National Zoo, died overnight on November 13 after rapidly ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members in the nation’s capital has left some questions ...

The extended rant on Thanksgiving night came in the wake of the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members.

For a lot of spots in the U.S., December is when temps calm down, crowds thin, and prices slide just enough to make family ...