Susan Wheeler Decatur’s husband lay dying in the parlor of their grand house in Washington, D.C., in late March 1820, wounded in a duel with a fellow naval officer. Her husband ordered the door shut, ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND)— Decatur Firefighters gave dogs oxygen through pet masks after putting out a kitchen fire. The fire happened around 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of North Huron. DFD crews ...

What do President Bush, Chris Matthews and Alan Greenspan all have in common? They all know how to entertain in style. The Stephen Decatur House and Museum can be found at 1610 H St., right on ...

I’ve often wondered what’s up with the houses around Lafayette Square, the park just to the north of the White House. The handsome row homes seem completely out of place in downtown D.C., and there ...