
Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
Shovels crunching under snow were among the first signs of life after a storm ground the region to a halt, leading to cancellations and closings and leaving thousands without power on an important Sunday of television.
Germans fled 'persecution'
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010
A U.S. immigration judge's decision to grant political asylum to a German family with "a well-founded fear of persecution" for home-schooling their children should send a powerful message to the German government to change its stance on home schooling, the family's attorney said Wednesday.
High court overturns lower court's decision
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010
Mumia Abu-Jamal may be "live from death row" again.
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009
The year is drawing to a close with homicides in the District at a 45-year low, reflecting a national trend that law enforcement officials are attributing to multipronged crime-prevention strategies that include advances in communication and coordination.
Obama reassures public; Napolitano admits lapses
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility on Monday for the unsuccessful Christmas Day effort to bring down a jet over Detroit, while the Obama administration rushed to deal with the political fallout from the attack.
Monday, Dec. 28, 2009
In his first public remarks since an apparent jihadist attempt to explode a plane on Christmas Day, President Obama said Monday that security has been enhanced for flights and he has ordered a review to determine how the suspect was able to get on a plane bound for the United States in the first place.
First case in U.S. connecting al Qaeda to trafficking
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009
Federal prosecutors on Friday charged three suspected al Qaeda associates with selling cocaine, in the first case that law enforcement officials say links the terrorist organization to drug trafficking.
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009
Switzerland's second-largest bank agreed Wednesday to pay a $536 million fine after admitting it engaged in illegal business with Iran and other countries banned from doing business in the U.S.
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear a case that potentially calls into question whether employers can stop their workers from sending personal messages using company equipment.
Monday, Dec. 14, 2009
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case that questions whether text messages that employees send on a company account can be kept secret from their employer.