Dick Sebion packed his carry-on bag and his golf clubs Wednesday morning and headed to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, excited about his trip to the Washington, D.C. area combining business with a little pleasure.
Virginia is for lovers, so the slogan goes -- but more specifically, it seems to be the state many book-lovers call home.
Authorities in Northern Virginia on Thursday busted an alleged violent gang and arrested the accused ringleader and four others on charges of forcing high school girls to be prostitutes.
It's Christmas in 1787 at Mount Vernon, George Washington's stately home in Alexandria, Virginia. Holidays in the 18th century were usually pretty low key, according to Dean Norton, director of Horticulture at the first president's estate.
updated: Sat Dec 24 2011 09:08:00
Photojournalist Bethany Swain introduces us to a camel spending Christmas at George Washington's Mount Vernon farm.
A Pennsylvania man who was facing federal terrorism-related charges in Virginia for allegedly using the Internet to solicit jihadists to kill Americans has informed the court he intends to plead guilty, according to a court filing.
updated: Fri Jul 15 2011 15:57:00
Alison Kosik briefs us on the latest passport protocol in this "On The Go."
A Pennsylvania man faces federal terrorism-related charges in Virginia for allegedly using the Internet to solicit jihadists to kill Americans, Justice Department officials announced Thursday.
A U.S. Marine reservist was detained early Friday after being found acting "suspiciously" in Arlington National Cemetery before dawn, setting off a security scare that closed commuter routes around the Pentagon for a few hours to snarl morning rush-hour traffic, authorities said.
updated: Fri Jun 17 2011 15:57:00
Authorities closed several roads near the Pentagon Friday morning to probe a suspicious vehicle.
Breaking News: People at Harvard read a lot.
You know spring has sprung when hundreds of people daily turn to Twitter to vent about their itchy eyes, dripping nose and uncontrollable sneezing and coughing. And if it's not obvious that allergies can ruin a person's day, watch how many tweets go by that use "allergies" and the f-word in the same sentence.
Every one of the 3,000 students at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, has met with a guidance counselor and come up with individual goals that include plans for graduating high school and beyond.
A secret grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, is meeting to consider criminal charges in the WikiLeaks case, an attorney for the site's founder, Julian Assange, told the Al-Jazeera network in an interview.
Solemn rows of headstones in Arlington National Cemetery were adorned with holiday decorations Saturday morning, as hundreds of volunteers laid wreaths on the gravesites of America's fallen troops.
The man accused of attempting to help bomb subway systems in the Washington area will remain in federal custody after his court-appointed attorneys declined Friday to challenge his continued detention.
A record shop blares the contagious thump-thump of Ethiopian music. The aroma of strong coffee fills the air. And thick spices tickle your nose virtually every half a block. This is 9th and U Street in Washington, D.C. -- the unofficially designated "Little Ethiopia". Africans have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, and it's clear here in the 25 shops and restaurants huddled together in one city block.
updated: Fri Oct 22 2010 13:32:00
Marketplace Africa takes a look at how one community is really thriving in the U.S. capital.
Every once in a while, air travelers call up the Flight Safety Foundation and ask: Which airline should I fly? Is this one considered statistically safer than another?
The Alaska Department of Public Safety Tuesday released the names of those killed and injured in the airplane crash that took the life of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. David Morris, spokesman for the GCI telecommunications company, explained who was aboard the plane.
With child sex crimes in the United States sharply increasing, federal officials Monday issued a "national strategy" to combat child exploitation in homes, on streets and over the internet.
updated: Sat Jun 26 2010 12:21:00
DC 5 found guilty in Pakistani court, CNN's Nic Robertson met their lawyer and investigated their case.
updated: Mon Mar 15 2010 13:52:00
Rain and heavy winds cause flooding and knock out power to hundreds of thousands.
Authorities have linked seven deaths to the nor'easter affecting the Eastern Seaboard, and more than 300,000 customers remained without power Monday in the Northeast after rain and fierce winds.
Prosecutors presented their case Tuesday against five Americans arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of plotting terror attacks.
Five Americans arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of plotting terror attacks claimed again Tuesday they are being tortured in jail.
For those on the hunt for a new job, temping may feel like a last resort. But some determined professionals are finding it's a way to upgrade their careers.
AWOL tampons, gas, losing your breakfast on the doc? To prove that you are so not alone when it comes to mortifying health mishaps, Health readers shared some of their stories with us. And our own medical editor, Roshini Rajapaksa, MD, weighs in on when you really do need to talk to your doctor about an embarrassing episode or symptom.
Jurors in the corruption trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana ended their second day of deliberations without a verdict Friday, said a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Alexandria, Virginia.
The jury in the corruption trial of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana began deliberating Thursday, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Alexandria, Virginia, said.
In 2008 a lucky engineering firm snagged the top spot on a list of leading small business contractors to the federal government. Based in Alexandria, Va., the company had signed an impressive 39 contracts with government entities ranging from the U.S. Navy to the Department of Energy. The catch? The "small business" in question, VSE Corp., employs 1,920 workers and posted $1 billion in revenues last year.
Just a day after the two-year anniversary of Madeleine's disappearance, her parents will appear on the talk show
While nearly all maritime activity on the Potomac River will be halted on Inauguration Day, a handful of Mall-goers will sail from Virginia to Washington on water taxis.
The brother of GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain said Friday he'll withdraw from campaign activities after calling 911 to complain about traffic
Sixteen years after Barbie dolls declared, "Math class is tough!" girls are proving that when it comes to math they are just as tough as boys
Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months
When gas station manager Roger Randolph realized it was costing him money each time someone filled up with $4-a-gallon gas, he hung a sign on his pumps: "No more credit cards"
A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing Co. were accused Monday in separate spy cases with helping deliver military secrets to the Chinese government
The Small Business Administration and preferential contracting - procurement policies designed to assist small companies and other vendors designated as disadvantaged in open competition - have been inexorably linked for more than 50 years.
I am an optimistic fool. In fact, that's a core value of the Motley Fool - not Pollyanna-ish optimism, but optimism nonetheless. I was bearish on the overall market for most of 2007, but I still invested. Why? Because Foolish investing means seeing the individual trees, not worrying about the forest. If I may continue with that hoary metaphor, there are lots of strong oaks out there, many fast-growing and stout saplings, but there is also plenty of dead wood that will look healthy until it tumbles.
The federal government will begin testing a body-scanning machine that could eventually be used instead of the metal detectors passengers walk through at airports
Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden plans a new video addressing the American people regarding the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, terror monitoring groups said Thursday
When it comes to wolfing wings, Sonya Thomas is a wiz.
If the NFL offseason feels a little too long and sleepy, well, that's because it has been of late, at least according to NFLCRIMES.COM.
Shaylyn Blaney, Ward Melville (East Setauket, N.Y.), midfield, Sr.
Whenever I tell friends that my mattress is decades old and that I have low-back pain, their eyes pop open. This repeated facial expression has prompted me to think that, yes, there could be a connection. Another clue is an experience I had recently when sleeping on a fabulously comfortable hotel mattress. My husband tried to pry my fingers from the mattress corners, but I wouldn't budge. I wanted to live there. Time for a new mattress.
A federal jury has found former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby guilty on four of five counts in his perjury and obstruction of justice trial.
In 1772, the Ellicott brothers began turning a tobacco-country outpost into what would become the new country's largest flour-milling center.Almost 200 years later and not five miles down the road, legendary developer Jim Rouse began to develop Columbia as an improved alternative to cookie-cutter suburbs.Today the 160,000 residents of the neighboring communities reap the benefits of the old and new visions: Ellicott City has grand homes and a charming downtown. Columbia has park space totaling more than a third of the community's 14,000 acres, a wide selection of townhouses apartments, and a mall that's got everything.
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Tired of hearing about your not-so-bright cousin's latest real estate flip? Jealous that your mother-in-law's profits from the ancestral family split-level are big enough to buy a semipro baseball team?
State and local governments, reeling from declines in taxes from land-line phone service, are imposing new taxes on cellphone users, according to a story published Monday in USA Today.
I'm 52-year-old woman who makes $115,000 a year, but has no savings due to withdrawals I made to pay for a parent's cancer treatment. I now want to save quickly for retirement at 65. My plan at this point is to use the first six months of 2005 to save an emergency fund and then try to replenish my 401(k). Any advice?
America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.
If you've dodged the recession, sidestepped consumers' gloom, and kept your business going during 2001, you probably think you've escaped the worst. But the biggest threat to your future may be one...
Five years after founding his company, Alan Rudy wondered what exactly had gone wrong. No, the business wasn't headed for financial ruin; in fact, it had grown to more than $30 million in revenues ...
The Jordans have an aching sense of how quickly children grow up. "There's only so much time to mold their minds," says Paula, 38. So the two-career couple spend most of their earning power and fre...
Troubleshooting computer problems all day is child's play for Carol Higgins, a 26-year-old desktop-support engineer who works in Alexandria, Va. But building a website to support Binky Computers fo...
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If August's wild Dow vacillations didn't frighten you, you may have the fortitude for a trio of souped-up index-fund families. Rydex Series Trust Funds, Potomac Funds, and ProFunds lead a growing n...
Cell-phone connections can be fuzzy; so can their payment plans and bills. About 17% of Americans use cell phones, according to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association, paying an avera...
Location, location, lo...well, you know the story. Over the next year, look for Portland, Ore. to provide the highest housing appreciation among the 50 biggest U.S. metropolitan areas: an average p...
WITH THE INTEREST RATES ON FIXED-RATE mortgages near their lowest levels in 20 years, homeowners everywhere are thinking about refinancing--and right ly so. Whether your existing loan is an adjusta...
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Like spouses in a healthy marriage, corporations and nonprofit organizations are redefining their relationships to suit a new environment. Once upon a time, corporate largess consisted of one-shot,...
Many utilities pay out nearly all of their profits in the form of dividends, sometimes neglecting to hang on to enough cash to finance growth. But despite its high yield, New England Electric (tick...
Ever wonder where in California is home to the greatest concentration of German Americans with a household income of $45,000 or more? Well, you would if you were running the West Coast ad campaign ...
If you're expecting electric utilities to meander through 1994 as the reliable old dividend machines they've always been, you're in for a shock. Like bonds, utility shares will take a pratfall if i...
You should start teaching kids the value of money by the age of seven, say respondents to our August poll. But no matter how dutifully you do so, peer pressure may still lead the children astray. T...
President Clinton is turning his attention to health care at last. But some companies, tired of waiting for Washington to bring down costs, have taken the stethoscope into their own hands by settin...
Failing to protect yourself and your family against serious financial loss is a huge mistake. Still, though it's not as potentially ruinous, overinsuring is a gross error too. The cost of buying bo...
Ron Sladon Sr., 63, of Lexington, Ky. (below) learned his car insurer wouldn't renew his policy after he recently filed $2,500 in claims for two accidents -- neither of which were his fault. ''I wa...
Are you healthy? If so, you may qualify for unusually low universal life or term rates. More and more life insurance companies are tinkering with the three main rate classes that partly determine t...
All year long, we've been warning that stocks were overpriced, that investment profits would be hard to come by and that you could actually suffer losses of as much as 15%. That cautionary advice l...
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Wonder why so many Americans don't expect a fair shake from government? Consider this small parable. The victims are boat owners. For more than two years, the boat industry has fought to get rid of...
Banks have enjoyed a surge in profits this year, but their newfound stability may not last. So don't get lulled into complacency by positive news about their earnings and stock price increases. You...
In seizing control of troubled Mutual Benefit Life Insurance, the state of New Jersey further stoked concerns nationwide that other companies offering life insurance and annuities may be endangered...
If you're thinking of buying a home, now may be the time to lock in a great mortgage: forecasters say that rates figure to remain in the single digits until the economic recovery builds up early ne...
South Carolina has become the fourth state to subcontract nursing-home care for some of its ailing military veterans. The others: Alabama, Maryland, and Mississippi. More may follow. The number of ...
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If you want a good clue about where housing prices are headed in your area, here's one key piece of research that can help you: find out whether the average number of days that houses have remained...
Q. Would it make sense for me to buy a new house with my savings just to get a large, tax-deductible mortgage? I'm self-employed, single, in my forties, have a healthy income and no debts. My savin...
Let's kiss off the '80s: No more trying on houses, showing off the fit, then shedding them to acquire next year's model. Nobody's knocking the dollars such trade-ins and trade-ups generated, but si...
Q. I have been offered an opportunity to purchase $10,000 worth of silver or gold, which would be sold to a guaranteed buyer 10 years later. The brokerage, Morgan Bradford & Co. of Los Angeles, tal...
Exactly how private insurers will overhaul their supplemental Medicare insurance policies now that Congress has moved to repeal the controversial 17- month-old Catastrophic Coverage Act was hazy as...
Paying off your mortgage early can save you thousands of dollars in interest. For example, by prepaying $50 a month on a 30-year, $100,000 mortgage at 10%, you could avoid owing $60,322 in interest...
Don't be fooled by figures some developers bandy about indicating that condominiums appreciated in value faster than single-family detached homes in recent years. There are always anomalous windfal...
Jane Sorrell Walden, 40, of Durham, N.C. slowly drove homeward during a torrential downpour on Aug. 11, 1986 only to find a swarm of reporters, cameramen and curiosity seekers gawking at her three-...
Our ancestors' eyes undoubtedly started to glaze over shortly after an ancient Roman actuary unveiled the first mortality table. The average consumer hasn't paid much attention to life and health i...
The runaway price of long-term nursing care can be a real worry for millions of older Americans, not to mention for their children. The average nursing- home stay lasts more than a year -- 408 days...
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