Anthem

Wide receiver Kenny Stills posted the message on his Instagram page Sunday night, adding that he will continue to work on educating himself and others on social issues, including mentoring youths across the community.

Jimmy pens thank you notes to the White House Easter bunny, people who say “Long story short…” and other things.

A San Francisco 49ers cheerleader was spotted kneeling during the national anthem at Thursday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. The nationally televised game was held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

Linemen Duane Brown and Quinton Jefferson of the Seattle Seahawks walked off the field and waited in the tunnel while a field-sized American flag was unfurled and the national anthem played before their season opener Sunday in Denver. In a league where more than 200 players once took some sort of action to protest police brutality and social injustice in...

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has doubled down on insisting that his players stand for the national anthem, saying he wouldn’t support anyone who chose to stay in the locker room.

Rock star Jack White surprised some D.C. high school students with a lunchtime concert.

Rock star Jack White surprised the students of Wilson High School in northwest D.C. with a lunchtime concert.

NFL players and league personnel will be required to “stand and show respect for the flag” and the national anthem if they are on the field, according to a statement from the league’s commissioner on Wednesday. But under the new policy, players who do not wish to stand for the anthem may stay off the field, giving people a way...

The search has been called off for a man who jumped overboard as his cruise ship as it traveled to Cape Liberty, New Jersey, from the Bahamas.

One of the thousands of people visiting Washington, D.C., for the March For Our Lives is a young man who survived the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. He told News4’s David Culver how he’s made the trip to tell his story.

A Bethesda-born musician and songwriter who influenced countless other artists and helped create the power pop sound has died at only 59. Mark Segraves takes a look back at the career and influence of Tommy Keene.

President Trump took to social media Monday to slam Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch for not standing during the U.S. national anthem as the team played the New England Patriots in Mexico Sunday. Lynch, who has not stood for the anthem since returning from retirement at the beginning of the season, was spotted standing during the Mexican anthem. Lynch...

A Georgetown University bus driver has fulfilled his longtime dream of singing the national anthem at a Washington Wizards game. News4’s Kristin Wright spoke with Larry Calloway before his big moment.

Americans are split in a new poll on rules that would require professional athletes to kneel for the national anthem, a real shift in favor of their right to protest, NBC News reported. Fifty-one percent of respondents to an HBO Real Sports/Marist poll said they opposed leagues requiring that players stand, while 47 percent supported such rules. The four-point difference...

President Donald Trump has claimed that under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies have “taken advantage of this country” and “made a fortune,” which he “stopped” by ending payments for cost-sharing subsidies on the ACA marketplaces. That’s misleading, at best, for several reasons.

NFL players and owners held an unusual meeting Tuesday to discuss social issues, a session both sides termed positive and productive. What was not discussed at any length was the divisive topic of the national anthem that has caught the attention of President Donald Trump. “We spent today talking about issues that the players are trying to bring attention to,”...

News4’s Jim Handly and Tommy McFly of 94.7 Fresh FM encounter the best things The Wharf has to offer: food, music and beautiful architecture.