Family bonding, the hard way
Bonds beyond bars is a Girl Scout program for the daughters of incarcerated mothers, with 30 chapters worldwide Diedra Gardner, above and below, during a visit with her mom, Tara, at the Ohio...
View ArticleRace intensifies for senate seat
Republicans are casting the intense battle between Senate hopefuls Gabriel E. Gomez and U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey as an early referendum on the scandal-wracked Obama administration, as Democrats...
View ArticleProtests mar Confed Cup build up
Brasilia - Only 24 hours before hosts Brazil take on Japan in the Confederations Cup opener in Brasilia's National Stadium, football took a back seat Friday after protests erupted in several cities...
View ArticleMissed the big market rally? Here’s what to do now.
So, you missed the big market rally. U.S. stocks have moved nearly 150 percent since the March 2009 lows, and you sat out most of those gains. I’ve heard all the reasons: Maybe you jumped out of...
View ArticleIn face of increased competition, Safeway plans expansion
In the District’s less prosperous days, Safeway — the city’s top grocery chain for decades — was often just competing with itself. After years of population declines, swaths of D.C. neighborhoods did...
View ArticleWho had the worst week in Washington? National intelligence chief James...
James Clapper is not only the director of national intelligence but also, it seems, something of a verbal gymnast. Witness his performance when it came to whether the U.S. government was collecting...
View ArticleDuxbury holds nerve, serve to net crown
A faulty serve and a bit of nerves may have gotten the best of Duxbury’s Eric Seewald in the first set of yesterday’s Division 2 team tennis state title match against Winchester, but the freshman...
View ArticleCapitol Police lock up trophy, burger-eating bragging rights
“C’mon, Wells!” shouted Frank Quick of the U.S. Capitol Police. “Get it in, get it in, get it in! C’mon, Wells!” Travis Wells nodded. Or maybe he was trying to swallow yet another mini-burger. (Bill...
View ArticleL.A. gets new park in heart of downtown
Before a throng of office workers and scruffy-faced hipsters, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday opened Spring Street Park in the heart of the city’s rapidly evolving downtown, telling...
View ArticleD.C. corruption due for a cleanup
Corruption doesn’t spring up from nowhere. Corruption is planted, fed and watered. Roots in the ground, out of sight, are what hold corruption in place. Still, without a steady supply of nutrients —...
View ArticleLeading headmaster calls for abolition of 11-plus
School entrance exams should be scrapped because the traditional selection system is being undermined by a culture of private tutoring, according to one of the country’s leading headmasters. Dr...
View ArticlePolice continue search for suspect in fatal West Hills stabbing
Los Angeles police continued to search Sunday for a 46-year-old man who allegedly stabbed his estranged wife and left her to die on a quiet residential street in West Hills as neighbors rushed to her...
View ArticlePolice seek husband of woman killed on West Hills street
A 46-year-old man remains on the loose after police say he chased down his estranged wife and stabbed her to death on a residential street in West Hills over the weekend. Police said Michael Rodney...
View ArticleNotebook: Sergio Garcia in crosshairs
ARDMORE, Pa. — Philadelphia-area golf fans haven’t completely let Sergio Garcia off the hook for an ongoing spat with Tiger Woods that the Spaniard stoked with some racially insensitive remarks. A...
View ArticleGOP candidate for Va. lieutenant governor has a steep learning curve
E.W. Jackson sounds a tad overwhelmed on his cellphone voice mail. “This is E.W. Jackson, Republican nominee for lieutenant governor,” the message says. “As you can imagine, since I’ve won the...
View ArticleAuthor Gillian Philip tells stories from the animal’s point of view
In 1877, Anna Sewell wrote a book about a horse, but the story had an unusual twist: It was from the horse’s point of view. “Black Beauty” was revolutionary at the time — people weren’t used to...
View ArticleGuardians call for formulation of concrete education policy
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View ArticleProtests hit Brazil’s biggest cities, adding to unrest
Small but violent protests in several Brazilian cities this week have added to a sense of growing unrest in Brazil at a time when inflation, crime and President Dilma Rousseff’s popularity are all...
View ArticleLenders seek court actions against homeowners years after foreclosure
Lenders seek court actions against homeowners years after foreclosure Jose Santos Benavides, 42, lives with daughter Gloria, 6, and the rest of his family in a Rockville apartment. The family left a...
View ArticleStudent to miss graduation over math test
When Clover Park High School seniors don caps and gowns Monday, at least one member of the Class of 2013 will be missing. Ana Coronado thought she’d be at the Tacoma Dome, walking in procession with...
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