Woman gives birth in traffic jam caused by fatal crash
VIDEO - An accident in Northeast D.C. caused road closures and diverted rush hour Tuesday morning. In the resulting backup, a pregnant woman gave birth to a child...
Killer in DC sniper case tries to change his name
WASHINGTON - The man convicted of killing ten people in Washington area in the D.C. Sniper case has unsuccessfully petitioned to change his name, the Washington Post reports...
Senate passes bill to prevent US default
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that heads off an unprecedented U.S. financial default and begins the process of curbing the country's spiraling debt...
New victim in serial butt slashing case
WASHINGTON - Police in Fair Oaks reported another woman was slashed in the buttocks by a razor blade in northern Virginia...
DC father pleads guilty to killing daughter
WASHINGTON D.C. - A man who once publicly castigated police for not finding his daughter's killer admitted to her murder on Friday...
UDC proposes monument, scholarship for black Army hero
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The University of the District of Columbia moved Tuesday to study the cost of erecting a monument to honor Col. Charles Young -- a pioneering Black military leader...
Obama meets with African leaders, discusses development
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - As President Alassane Ouattara meets with Obama on Friday in Washington, Ivory Coast's national reconciliation is showing both surprising promise and worrying failure...
Wells Fargo allegedly preyed upon black borrowers during housing bubble
The Department of Justice is preparing a lawsuit against Wells Fargo, the nation's largest home mortgage lender, for allegedly preying upon African American borrowers...
White House to retailers: Bring fresh produce to 1,500 places
(AP) - Wal-Mart, Walgreens and Supervalu, have agreed to open or expand 1,500 stores in areas without broad access to fresh produce and other healthy foods...
RNC chair accuses Obama of 'criminal behavior'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Republican National Committee is asking for a Justice Department investigation of President Barack Obama over a fundraising video...
