Beyond Obama's oath, what to see and taste in DC

Brett Zongker, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Whether visitors want to try one of the first family's favorite restaurants, discover a sense of history or escape from the crowd to find a museum off the beaten path, Washington is the nation's cultural capital this weekend for inauguration visitors...

Inauguration Day has rare intersection with MLK

Kate Brumback, Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to use a Bible that belonged to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he takes his oath of office on the holiday honoring the slain icon...

Can Obama keep warmer inauguration weather pledge?

Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - It will be the first up or down fact check of a Barack Obama campaign pledge for his second term: Promised warmer Inauguration Day weather. Will he — or Mother Nature — deliver?...

Report: Man dies after waiting 40 minutes for ambulance

theGrio

WASHINGTON - In an exclusive interview, a D.C. man told News4 that his father died on New Year's Eve while waiting 40 minutes for an ambulance to arrive -- the same night that dozens of D.C. firefighters called out sick...

1st Latino leader to give keynote address at MLK’s service

Kristina Puga, NBC Latino

NBC LATINO - Not everyone gets invited to participate in a presidential inauguration, and then turns it down, but Reverend Samuel Rodriguez did....

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrates centennial

Stacey A. Anderson, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's capital is swarming with women wearing crimson and cream, as one of the country's largest African-American sororities gathers to celebrate 100 years of sisterhood...

About 40,000 expected at Obama inaugural balls

Nedra Pickler, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Inaugural revelers hoping to get close to President Barack Obama at a ball are going to have a lot of competition, with around 40,000 expected to pack the pair of parties...

Inaugural pastor withdraws over anti-gay remarks

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The evangelical pastor chosen to give the benediction at President Barack Obama's inauguration has withdrawn after anti-gay remarks he made two decades ago surfaced...

Obama inauguration tickets reach $2,000 online

Henry C. Jackson, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tickets to President Barack Obama's inauguration this month are supposed to be free, but they're being sold on eBay and Craigslist for up to $2,000 apiece...

$1 million donations wanted for Obama inauguration

Jack Gillium, Nedra Pickler and Stephen Braun, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Planners of President Barack Obama’s second inauguration are soliciting high-dollar contributions up to $1 million to help pay …