Man Looks for Good Samaritan Who Saved His Life
Morton Bender is known for his generosity and willingness to help others. He's now asking for the public's help to find the man who saved his life. The 80-year-old Washington, D.C., businessman and...
View Article11 Major Wildfires Burn in California
The 250-square-mile Rim fire that spread into Yosemite National Park as it continued to scorch a wide area of Stanislaus National Forest is one of 11 major wildfires burning this week during what has...
View ArticleCity Employee Accuses Mayor Filner of Gender Violence
A district manager for the City of San Diego has filed a new sexual harassment claim alleging the mayor held her in a choke hold and pressed his elbow into her breast. Special Section: Mayor Under Fire...
View ArticleYahoo! Launches "Watchlist" to Recycle Old Usernames
Yahoo's quest to reclaim old usernames continues with the launch of Watchlist, a service that will send a notification to a user once an unused name becomes available. Those who filled out a Yahoo!...
View ArticlePhotographing MLK's Dream Speech
Photographer Bob Adelman volunteered to take pictures of the civil rights movement and found himself on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial eight feet away from Dr. Martin Luther King.
View ArticleWATCH: Julian Assange Wears Mullet Wig in Rap Video Parody
Julian Assange might be going stir crazy at the Ecuadorian embassy where he has been holed up for a year. The WikiLeaks founder appeared in a rap video released on Monday wearing a mullet wig as he...
View ArticleSoCal Harbor Floats Plan to Host Mega-Yachts
A so-called "mega-yacht" may be coming to a Southern California harbor this weekend. But some residents are opposed to plans to have this and possibly another yacht moor right in their backyards. It is...
View ArticleFlight Attendant Admits to Bomb Threats
A flight attendant pleaded guilty Monday to making false bomb threats against several United Airlines flights, causing flight delays and intensive searches of passengers, authorities said. Patrick Cau,...
View ArticleInvestigation Underway After Missing Girl's Body Found
Fairfax County Police say a criminal investigation is being conducted into the death of a missing 16-year-old girl whose body was found in an affluent Vienna, Va., neighborhood. Her family had called...
View ArticleHalf of Fire Island's Beaches Washed Away by Sandy: USGS
Long Island’s longest barrier island lost more than half of its beaches and dunes when it was battered by Sandy last October, according to a federal study released Tuesday. Fire Island, which runs...
View ArticleProtective Mei Xiang Blocks Exam Attempt on Cub
A very protective Mei Xiang kept the panda team at the National Zoo from getting a second look at her new cub. Mei Xiang gave birth to the cub Friday afternoon after approximately two hours of labor....
View ArticleLibrary of Congress Presents "A Day Like No Other"
Photo after photo, the Library of Congress' new exhibit will take visitors back to Aug. 28, 1963 -- the day of the March on Washington. "A Day Like No Other" opens Wednesday and features 42...
View ArticleFamily Sues Police Over Tasered Teen's Death
Eighteen-year-old Israel Hernandez's grieving mother cried at the podium where family attorneys announced they will be moving forward with a lawsuit against the city of Miami Beach and the city's...
View ArticleInvestigation of Teen's Death Continues as Friends Mourn
There was a steady stream of students at McLean High School on Tuesday afternoon, picking up class schedules for the new school year -- but at a funeral home in nearby Vienna, sadness darkened the...
View ArticleD.C. Preparing to Bid on 2024 Summer Olympics
Could the Washington area play host to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games? Local nonprofit DC 2024 announced its intention Tuesday to submit a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games. The...
View Article11-Year-Old Boy Attends Texas Christian University
The first weeks of college are a nerve-wracking time for nearly all students, but imagine trying to find your way around campus and meeting all your professors at age 11. Carson Huey-You is the...
View ArticleTrailblazer's Home Is Freedom Ride Through History
Decades ago, a northern Virginia woman left home against her parents' wishes to become a freedom fighter. Now Joan Mulholland is known not only as a trailblazer but as the go-to person when it comes to...
View ArticleArlington’s “Deep Throat” Garage Slated for Demolition
The Arlington, Va., parking garage made famous by the Watergate scandal could become history itself. The Wilson Boulevard building where reporter Bob Woodward met his source called “Deep Throat” is set...
View ArticleHasan Rests, Says Nothing in Fort Hood Sentencing
Maj. Nidal Hasan rested and said nothing during the sentencing phase of the Fort Hood shooting trial Tuesday. Sentencing will begin at 9 a.m. Central time Wednesday. That's when the jury will be given...
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4,000 Fighting Rim Fire Near Yosemite, Now 20% Contained
Nearly 4,000 firefighters were hoping to gain more ground Tuesday against the wildfire raging near Yosemite National Park, a blaze that over 11 days has scorched 280 square miles and destroyed a...
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