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The AIDS epidemic among African-Americans in some parts of the United States rivals that in some parts of Africa, researchers say.

Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

District Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Traveling into the District of Columbia to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct and Enticing a Minor Child Washington, D.C. Adam Bryant, a 30-year-old lawyer, working as a ...

The profound failure of inner-city public schools to teach children may be the nation's greatest scandal.

District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty has canceled public appearances following a bicycle accident.

Journalists would like nothing better than an environment in which all of the information they need is readily available to accurately report to the public the business of the government and the conduct of ...

The Internet was supposed to send America's public libraries the way of eight-track tapes and pay phones.

CQ Politics : "Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, the senior Republican in the Senate, was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Washington on seven felony counts of making false statements on his financial ...

The plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that overturned Washington's 32-year-old handgun ban has filed a new federal lawsuit against the city.

The plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that overturned Washington's 32-year-old handgun ban has filed a new federal lawsuit against the city.

On Monday, Dick Heller and two other plaintiffs filed suits against the District of Columbia's revised gun laws.

The plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that overturned Washington's 32-year-old handgun ban has filed a new federal lawsuit against the city.

The plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that overturned Washington's 32-year-old handgun ban has filed a new federal lawsuit against the city.

The Internet was supposed to send America's public libraries the way of eight-track tapes and pay phones.

It looks as though the reason Barack Obama is reluctant to have multiple debates with John McCain is because he's having too much fun debating himself.

A new report shows Montana's average volunteer rate from 2005 to 2007 was 38 percent, ranking it No.

A 70 cents per hour jump in the U.S. minimum wage Thursday keeps the national hourly rate lower than many state laws mandate, a policy group said.

The Internet was supposed to send America's public libraries the way of eight-track tapes and pay phones.

District of Columbia residents who want to purchase a handgun and legally bring the weapon into the city will have to wait at least several more weeks while a dealer gets his federal license renewed, officials ...

The District of Columbia's chief medical examiner has ruled that the deaths of two men injured on an open-top shuttle bus was accidental.

The administrative board for the St. Louis Public Schools says more than 30 candidates have applied for the superintendent position.

' Morris Talansky, the Long Island businessman at the center of the allegations of financial impropriety swirling around Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, has retained the services of an American lawyer and longtime ...

The director of the D.C. Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down.

The federal minimum wage goes up 70 cents Thursday to $6.55 an hour, but it won't have any bearing in Maine.

About 2 million Americans get a raise today as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents.

Think Alaska drivers suck? Do you wish someone would teach people to drive? What happened to driver education-particularly, to films like , in which prom night turns tragic? It turns out driver education in ...

Location would serve potential Fair Oaks Metro stop. County to study four-day work week Fairfax County staff will examine the potential cost savings of instituting a four-day work week for many county employees ...

Gold Ltd. , an Internet-based digital currency business, and its three principal directors and owners, pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to money laundering and the operation of an illegal money ...

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A bill introduced in the County Council would ban parking of commercial vehicles, large pickup trucks and RVs on all residential streets and on roads with schools, hospitals, churches or playgrounds.

Gold, an Internet-based payment service, and three owners have pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.

Federal prosecutors argued Monday against a request by a mental hospital to allow would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr.

In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Supreme Court ruled that the District of Columbia's highly restrictive ban on guns is unconstitutional.

District of Columbia police say a 13-year-old was killed, seven people were shot and one stabbed within minutes of each other early Saturday morning in a Northeast neighborhood.

District of Columbia police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in Northwest.

District of Columbia police resumed checkpoints in the Trinidad area following a series of shootings early Saturday.

City officials say they're working to sort out pay discrepancies among young people in the District of Columbia summer job program after hundereds of participants in the program report they have either been ...

A 13-year-old boy was killed, seven people shot and a person stabbed within minutes of each other in a spate of violence in the Trinidad section of NE shortly after midnight Saturday.

Police have not identified the victims. Both were taken to local hospitals, where one died.

Dick Heller, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that overturned the District of Columbia's strict 32-year-old handgun ban, was the first person to arrive at police headquarters Thursday to try to register ...

The embattled D.C. Child and Family Services Agency saw a change of leadership today, as Dr.

A showdown is looming between the Bush administration and the federal court system over the military's role in prosecuting and trying terrorism suspects detained at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Harriette Walters was generous with her friends. She showered the people she met with cash they used to buy fancy vacations, designer goods, fur coats, cars and homes.

By Del Quentin Wilber Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 16, 2008; 1:23 PM A former hair salon owner and close friend of the woman at the center of the D.C. tax scandal admitted today in federal court ...

The state says it has settled for $14.8 million with a drug maker over allegations the company made the North Carolina Medicaid program pay too much for drugs.

D.C. officials unveiled new legislation Monday imposing strict controls on handguns and rules for registering firearms in the District.

Date : Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:23:26 +0500 ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MUSEUM OF AMERICA PLANS APPROVED BY DC ZONING BOARD armradio.am 14.07.2008 11:03 The Armenian Genocide Museum of America cleared another hurdle on July 8 ...

The District of Columbia Council is expected to vote on emergency legislation allowing handguns.

Officials say the District of Columbia social worker who was fired after failing to follow up on a report of a neglected baby who later died had previously been disciplined.

The District of Columbia says it has improved conditions for minors held at the D.C. Jail.

More than 100 District of Columbia tenants and housing advocates demanded reform in rental property oversight at a town hall meeting.

Authorities searched near the Capitol into the early hours of Saturday morning for possible hazardous materials after more than a dozen ducks were found dead in the Capitol Reflecting Pool.

District of Columbia police say the second victim of a double-decker bus accident died from his head injuries Saturday.

We just arrived at Dulles International Airport. That was a really long flight and the VA seats are not exactly the most comfortable seats.

The Virginia General Assembly 's failure to reach a decision on a transportation package will impact both sides of the Potomac River .

From staff reports, Jackson Hole, Wyo. July 11, 2008 U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Thursday announced the introduction of a bill celebrating America's national parks by depicting them on quarters.

CAN our state and local governments continue to afford to subsidize businesses that conduct their sales only on the Internet, rather than through brick-and-mortar retail stores? And if we could, is there a good ...

New study finds a family's extra cost of caring for a child with special needs varies from state to state Therapies, rehabilitation and specialty medical care are just a few of the extra costs that parents face ...

The District of Columbia has chosen a developer to build a new Tenleytown library beneath a planned 130-unit apartment building.

A federal judge said Tuesday that those Guantanamo detainees who have been held the longest likely will be the first to have their cases heard in U.S. District Court, depending on security concerns and their ...

The Citywide Coordinating Council on Youth Violence Prevention announced the summer 2008 youth and gang/crew violence intervention grantees on Tuesday, July 8 at 10:15 am at the Reeves Center, 2000 14th St.

Wednesday, July 9 WHY WASN'T FENTY FIRED AS WELL AS, OR INSTEAD OF, SOCIAL WORKER? Said Fenty, ""If someone is saying the District of Columbia human services agency is somewhat overburdened .

The divide between gun-rights advocates and those who think every firearm in the United States should be smelted down into a giant pile of molten mush wasn't narrowed by much with the Supreme Court's ruling on ...

Detectives assigned to the Metropolitan Police Department's Homicide and Sexual Offenses Branch are investigating a homicide committed on Sunday morning.

Unscrupulous interstate moving companies that violate federal consumer protection and safety regulations will continue to be targeted for investigations and prosecutions by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...

Barack Obama and "change." The two are inextricably linked. In his remarkably successful run for the Democratic nomination for President, regardless of where he campaigns, the senator constantly, ceaselessly ...

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with New Century Travel, Inc.

The Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner praised the passage of legislation that will require all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania to be "fire safe." Once signed into law, House Bill 1612 will adopt a fire ...

A District of Columbia social worker is being fired following the death of a baby who was reported to be neglected.

You'll notice Barack Obama is now wearing a flag pin. Again. During the primary campaign, he refused to, explaining that he'd worn one after 9/11 but then stopped because it "became a substitute for, I think, ...

According to federal court documents, a one-time beauty shop owner and chauffeur allegedly made more than $1.5 million by helping with a scheme to steal millions of dollars from the District of Columbia through ...

Soaring energy prices have big and small governments calling on citizens to conserve, but in the District one form of waste is on display for all to see.

Wednesday's Powerball jackpot will be worth an estimated $20 million, since no one matched all six numbers drawn over the weekend.

The death of a D.C. Jail inmate who died in March recently was ruled a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia , according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

Lakota West graduate Raymond Xi was named Presidential Scholar and honored by Congressman John Boehner June 24.

"A group of gun rights advocates roared with approval as Alan Gura descended the stairs of the Supreme Court on the morning of June 26, having just learned of the high court's decision in the landmark Second ...

District of Columbia - Operators of nuclear power plants have yet to comply with some of the government's fire safety rules three decades after they were issued, a congressional report said Monday.

Home : Features : News : NRA to Spend $40 Million in Upcoming General Election NRA to Spend $40 Million in Upcoming General Election 1-Jul-2008 Written by: Steve Ruback National Rifle Association to attempt to ...

Powerball drawings will move to Florida next year after 20 years in Iowa. Lottery officials say that moving the twice-weekly drawing is part of a deal to bring Florida into the multistate game.

Catherine J. Weatherford, Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners for the past 12 years, announced today that she will be leaving the association.

Britain's Prince Charles is getting purrs from the U.S.-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals after banning foie gras from royal menus and instructing chefs at his official residences to stop ...

A new report released by the Health Resources and Services Administration describes how HRSA-funded health centers improve the lives of the more than 16 million people they treat each year.

You'll notice Barack Obama is now wearing a flag pin. Again. During the primary campaign, he refused to, explaining that he'd worn one after 9/11 but then stopped because it "became a substitute for, I think, ...

The city sits atop a list brimming with poetic promise. "Where to live now: The 20 best towns in America ," the roster advises.

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Medical Devices Article Date: 02 Jul 2008 U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Ricardo Urbina on Monday rejected a request for a ...

A measure protecting Hawaii journalists from having to reveal their sources is now law.

Police say a suspicious package that a man brought to the World Bank headquarters two blocks from the White House was not a threat.

Lottery officials say Florida will add the national Powerball game to its portfolio in January.

Three members of the Salvadorian MS-13 gang were charged with murder Wednesday in the stabbing death of a man found dumped in a west Harris County street.

Final guidelines for sex offender registration and notification are in place, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday.

First, the not-so-terrible news on gas prices: Oregon's average price per-gallon only inched up a tiny bit in the past week, hitting $4.29 for regular, still 20 cents above the national average.

For the second week in a row, CNN's Howard Kurtz, while hosting Sunday's "Reliable Sources," seemed absolutely befuddled by the media's lack of interest in reporting presumptive Democrat presidential nominee ...

The director of the FBI is not happy with the Supreme Court's recent handgun ruling.

WASHINGTON - Few landmark Supreme Court rulings have been so widely predicted as Thursday's decision striking down the District of Columbia's ban on handguns.