Washington DC News Archives

That's the conclusion of a new scorecard produced by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that seeks to promote better health care for all Americans.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch Saturday for parts of Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia.

Three-judge federal district court rejects argument that the U.S. Congress in 2006 lacked sufficient evidence of racial discrimination to extend Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 for another ...

Kansas ranks tenth overall among states and the District of Columbia in child health care, according to a report released this week by the Commonwealth Fund.

The District of Columbia is conducting emergency crane inspections in the wake of New York City's construction crane collapse.

Retail gas prices jumped a cent Friday to a new national average over $3.96 a gallon, putting them on a course to hit $4 by early next week.

Delaware State University President Allen Sessoms is one of four finalists for the presidency at the University of the District of Columbia.

Gasoline prices around $4 per gallon are causing more Americans to change their work arrangements or the way they commute to the office, according to a new survey on Thursday.

This report examines variations among states' child health care systems, building on the State Scorecard published by The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System.

When Puerto Rico Democrats go to the polls Sunday for their island's potentially historic primary, CNN will be the only network to have access to exit polling.

The American Automobile Association says the average price of gas is approaching the $4 mark.

The average price of gasoline took a big jump the past week, but it might have been the last gasp of the recent, unrelenting stream of fuel price records.

Motorola, Inc.'s Good Technology Group today announced that it is expanding worldwide device support for Good's mobile email, application access, and over-the-air security and management solution to more than ...

Express Scripts Inc. reached a $9.5 million voluntary agreement with attorneys general of 28 states, including Missouri, and the District of Columbia resolving allegations that the company encouraged doctors to ...

It might not come as a big surprise to Massachusetts motorists, but a new survey done by a national auto insurance company ranks Bay State drivers among the worst in the country when it comes to their knowledge ...

Drivers still aren't finding any bargains at pump, as gas prices continue to rise over the holiday weekend.

According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline is now $3.93. That's up more than 71 cents from a year ago and more than 35 cents from just a month ago.

In 11 states and the District of Columbia, the average price of gas is more than $4. In the lower 48 states, drivers in Connecticut are paying the highest average price per gallon at nearly $4.18. In Alaska, gas averages almost $4.20 a gallon.

A Georgia pastor has been selected to be the bishop of the United House of Prayer for All People, an affluent black church with 1.5 million members.

Main Category: Aid / Disasters Article Date: 21 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT Walgreens has committed to matching its employees' donations to organizations assisting in rescue, recovery and rebuilding efforts in the ...

The Washington, D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration has selected Accela Automation from Accela, Inc.

Edison International subsidiary Edison Mission will pay $9 million for misleading investigators at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , the agency said on Monday.

With gasoline and diesel prices soaring to record levels, American drivers are cutting back sharply on the miles they travel, the Department of Transportation reported Friday.

Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. received approval from the District of Columbia Zoning Commission for a planned unit development on a 5.8-acre waterfront site on the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. The ...

Merck on Tuesday agreed to a $58 million settlement with 29 states and the District of Columbia to end investigations over allegations that it downplayed cardiovascular risks caused by the COX-2 inhibitor Vioxx ...

The fourth annual survey, which polled 5,524 licensed Americans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia , is designed to gauge driver knowledge by administering 20 actual questions taken from state ...

A study out today says Michigan sentencing guidelines virtually erase discrimination in criminal punishments.

A former Bank of America manager has pleaded guilty to taking part in a giant embezzlement scheme allegedly run for several years out of the District of Columbia tax office.

The federal government is spending nearly $1.9 million on newspaper ads around the country that disclose hospital satisfaction rates, part of a unique campaign to improve health care through the power of ...

Merck & Co. is paying $58 million as part of a multistate settlement concerning advertising of the now-withdrawn painkiller, Vioxx.

The settlement announced Tuesday addresses allegations that Merck's advertising deceptively downplayed the health risks of Vioxx. New Jersey-based Merck is not admitting any wrongdoing under the settlement.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett says the settlement ends investigations by 29 states and the District of Columbia into Merck's advertising practices involving Vioxx.

A Maryland woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with an alleged tax refund embezzlement scheme run by former members of the District of Columbia's tax office.

A new study says drivers who use a hands free wireless phone are less likely to die on the highway. via KRON 4

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Democrats have chosen 55 bloggers who will be granted access to the national convention in Denver this summer. via Badger Blog Alliance

Aliph, the established market leader in noise eliminating Bluetooth headsets, today introduced the new Jawbone Bluetooth headset. via Earth Times

Only West Virginia has a lower percentage of residents with bachelor's degrees than Arkansas. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

“This is an outstanding partnership that will bring toys back to Macy's in an exciting and unique way”

FAO Schwarz will open toy stores in close to 700 Macy's department stores over the next two years, the companies said Friday. via WTOP

A popular series of curriculum supplements from the National Institutes of Health aimed at promoting science education achievement is now aligned to individual state education standards in science, math, health ... via MediLexicon

Ten states now offer some form of legal recognition to same-sex couples, while 26 states have approved constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage, and three more may be considering such bans in ... via The Boston Globe

District of Columbia officials are seeking a mix of shops and housing for a 50-acre site along the Anacostia waterfront next to RFK Stadium. via WJLA-TV Arlington

“He's not exactly someone who would tangle with corrections officers.”

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Democrats have chosen 55 bloggers who will be allowed on the floor of the national convention in Denver this summer. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

“With these extraditions, President Uribe demonstrates once again his unparalleled commitment to ridding Colombia of the drug trade and narco-terrorist organizations.”

Fourteen alleged members of a former paramilitary and drug-trafficking group known as the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia , including high-ranking former leaders, have been extradited from Colombia to the ... via Federal Bureau of Investigation

District of Columbia transportation officials are planning to shut down the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on Friday night for operational testing. via NewsChannel 8

Local, state and federal law enforcement officials are meeting on the USS North Carolina to launch a new information sharing program. via WTVD

District of Columbia officials have announced a deal with a developer to build a four-star, 400-room hotel on the site of the old convention center. via WJLA-TV Arlington

“These findings indicate a need to increase awareness of stroke warning symptoms in the entire population, and particularly among blacks, Hispanics, men and persons at lower education levels”

Fewer than half of Americans can recognize the top five warning signs of stroke, information that could help save thousands of people from death and disability, the U.S. Centers for Disease and Control and ... via Reuters

“There has to be the other piece, which are parents, and more importantly kids, becoming involved”

A popular website takes a milestone step to ensure children's safety. Social-networking giant, Facebook, has put in place 40 safeguards to protect children from online sexual predators and cyber bullies. via KRDO

“I think a total ban, with no exceptions under any circumstances, might be found by the Court not to be. But I don't know the facts”

During a campaign debate on April 16, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were asked if the District of Columbia's ban on gun possession, now facing a challenge before the Supreme Court, is constitutional. via Free Republic

“The young people of the District of Columbia deserve every opportunity to live fruitful and healthy lives.”

The District has the highest rate of overweight kids in the country, but there's hope a new school year will bring healthier food choices to cafeterias. via WTOP

“Who is this woman you're sleeping with?”

There is a poignant significance to the passing of Mildred Loving at a time when a biracial senator leads the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. via Washington Times

“Hunger remains a daily challenge for millions of people in our country. An estimated four percent of Americans--many of them children--are forced to skip meals, eat too little, or even go without food for an entire day”

Comtex WASHINGTON, May 6, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ ----Nation's Largest Food Drive Helps Millions of Americans in Need The U.S. Postal Service is proud to support the annual National ... via Fox News

“We have the required amount of capacity committed to serve consumers for this summer. System operators both at PJM and our members are prepared to handle the challenges the summer may bring”

Power supplies should be adequate this summer in the PJM Interconnection, the nation's largest power grid, which manages the power supply for all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia. via Power Online

Social networking site Facebook announced an agreement on Thursday with 49 U.S. state attorneys general and the District of Columbia to increase efforts to protect its youngest members from sexual predators. via Reuters

In the weeks after Gov. Jim Doyle's administration ordered state employees to curb unnecessary travel, those same workers charged the state more than $900,000 for hundreds of trips around the world. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

Legal Newswire - Carlos Mario Jimenez-Naranjo, a.k.a. Macaco, has been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher announced today. via LawFuel.com

Fairfax County police say the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a high school student near Falls Church has been arrested in the District of Columbia. via WHSV

In the weeks after Gov. Jim Doyle's administration ordered state employees to curb unnecessary travel, those same workers charged the state more than $900,000 for hundreds of trips around the world. via WYOW-TV Eagle River

Use of corticosteroids in addition to other treatment for children with bacterial meningitis is not associated with a decreased risk of death or shorter hospital stay, according to a study in the May 7 issue of ... via Newswise

“Muhammad innocent and on death row.”

Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad has written a letter to prosecutors seeking their assistance in putting an end to his legal appeals from death row. via WSLS-TV Roanoke

“Electronic medical records are a cornerstone tool for improving quality and safety in health care. Doctors should have all of the information about all of their patients all of the time. Only a computer and an EMR can do that work”

San Francisco Business Times - by Chris Rauber Kaiser Permanente said Monday that all of its 8.7 million enrollees in nine states and the District of Columbia have access to HealthConnect, an outpatient ... via Bizjournals

“I lost the sense of time after the prolonged hours of abusive interrogation and thought that I was transported to Guantanamo”

An Iraqi man sued two U.S. military contractors Monday, claiming he was repeatedly tortured while being held at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for more than 10 months. via San Francisco Examiner

It's now played in 29 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. via KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

“People think they are disclosing information to their friends when much of it is available to strangers”

Since joining Facebook and MySpace two years ago, Luke Mitchell has amassed 476 friends, mostly buddies from high school and college. via SiliconValley.com

“When Comcast Cares Day rolls around each year, I'm always ready to volunteer. It's one of the most rewarding days of my year, each year.”

Today, Comcast Technician Armando Gentry isn't installing digital cable, high-speed Internet or telephone service, but his efforts are of major significance to the company and the Denver community. via Earth Times

Public schools throughout Virginia will soon begin offering safety lessons to help protect students from online predators, state officials say. via RedOrbit

District of Columbia firefighters spent about 90 minutes working to free the man this morning. via WCTV Tallahassee

“In reviewing the data, we were struck by the fact that for $35 - less than 3 percent of the average outlay for elk hunting - you can join the Elk Foundation and invest in conserving and enhancing the habitat that makes good hunting possible.”

MISSOULA - Elk hunting in America is big business. The average elk hunter spends $1,201 a year pursuing the species - the second-highest amount of any game animal - and contributes to an economic engine worth ... via Great Falls Tribune

“I guess I'm made of something that Brandy Britton wasn't made of.”

Tarpon Spring, Fla., Police Capt. Jeffery Young answers questions during a news conference across the street from the scene where Deborah Palfrey, also known as the DC Madam, allegedly committed suicide ... via Buffalo News

“Some of her work product was taken, [but] it was mostly her personal information.”

Audio - tuomoks Nigerian gets 18 months for cyberattack on NASA employee By Sharon Gaudin , Computerworld , 05/01/2008 A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for wooing a NASA employee so he ... via Network World on Security

Amid the controversy over superdelegates, mudslinging and too-early primaries in this presidential campaign, another controversy is quietly brewing: Electoral College or national popular vote? While there will ... via Marshfield News-Herald

Madame Tussauds In D.C. Lowers Prices by Staff The Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington says it is lowering its prices for senior citizens and children under the age of 12. via The Post Chronicle

“With May being National Military Appreciation Month, we can show our gratitude to our servicemen and servicewomen and their families by providing them the precious gift of education”

ThanksUSA, a charitable effort providing college scholarships to the spouses and dependents of active-duty troops, today is launching a two-month fundraising drive to raise $1 million. via The Leaf-Chronicle

“I guess I'm made of something that Brandy Britton wasn't made of.”

A woman police believe to be convicted Washington escort service operator Deborah Jeane Palfrey committed suicide, officials said Thursday.

Police said the body was found in a shed near Palfrey's mother's home Thursday morning. There was a suicide note, but police did not disclose its contents or how she killed herself.

Police said they were trying to confirm the woman's identity, but did not immediately have additional comment when reached by telephone. Palfrey's attorney, Preston Burton, did not return a telephone call and e-mail message. Read more

“Comcast calls thousands of communities across the country 'home,' and we're very proud that 50,000 of our employees, their families and friends will give up their Saturday to help improve their neighborhoods”

On Saturday, May 3, approximately 50,000 Comcast employees and their families and friends are expected to participate in the seventh annual "Comcast Cares Day," one of the nation's largest single-day corporate ... via Light Reading

Source: U.S. Census Bureau The nation's Hispanic population increased 1.4 million to reach 45.5 million on July 1, 2007, or 15.1 percent of the estimated total U.S. population of 301.6 million, according to the ... via Dalton Daily Citizen