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A former Olympian charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seeking access to all of the closed-door testimony that led to his indictment, pointing to “irregularities” ...

WASHINGTON — A key grand jury witness in a case against a former Olympic canoeist accused of tampering with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool testified that the area was already damaged and would ...

President Donald Trump has gradually increased the severity of the damage he claims vandals caused to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool—but the pool was drained again this week, and photos and ...

In the days after the July Fourth holiday celebrating 250 years of American independence, crews drained Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for the second time in 2026 to begin repairs just ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

When President Donald Trump embarked on an effort to beautify the nation's capital, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became a key focus point of that revitalization. The president unveiled his ...

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is being drained again for another round of repairs, marking another setback in President Trump’s multimillion-dollar renovation of the historic Washington, D.C.

FRISCO, Texas — Officials said they found a deceased man in a community pool in North Texas on Friday, July 10. Frisco police and fire department paramedics responded to reports of an unresponsive ...

WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) - A former U.S. Olympic canoeist pleaded not guilty on Thursday to vandalizing a ‌portion of the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, in a case that has ...

U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn was indicted by a grand jury in Washington, D.C., for destruction of property in connection with willfully damaging the liner of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

A former Olympic canoeist has been indicted by a grand jury in Washington, DC, Superior Court, for allegedly damaging the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. David Hearn was charged ...