About 20 percent of the equipment sent to Afghanistan will be disposed of because it is not needed or too costly to ship back, and it’s too complicated to donate or sell.
Bringing the former NSA contractor back to the United States to face charges would involve of number of challenging legal, political and diplomatic hurdles.
Dianna Wallen with Maxim during a 2009 visit. (Family photo)
About 300 American families were trying to adopt Russian orphans when a ban took effect. The death of a 2-year-old girl has now given their campaign new urgency to help other children.
Gandolfini, left, with "Sopranos" cast members. (AP 2007)
OBITUARY | The 3-time Emmy winner was best known for playing mob boss Tony Soprano in the HBO series.
Team studies “extremely high” death rate from the respiratory ailment spreading through Saudi Arabia.
The Fed gives a clearer picture of when it may reduce the $85 billion it spends per month on bonds.
The D.C. jail death of a Labor Dept. lawyer raises many questions.
Just hours after Bennett Rill finished eighth grade in Fairfax County, he apparently was electrocuted.
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Puffins return to breeding grounds in England. (Getty)
Biologists are finding bodies of migratory puffins and Arctic terns whose parents cannot feed them.
The right-wing movement’s one-time darling is now a traitor.
Paul Mannina appears to have cut his throat with a razor, but no official cause of death has been confirmed.
COLUMN | Advances in probe of illicit campaign donations could lead to more pressure on the D.C. mayor.
D.C.’s alcohol board will let JP’s open with nude dancing on stages, but not on tables or in VIP alcoves.
STATE OF NOVA | Remembering Jim Morrison's 1967 concert return to the place he went to high school.
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WEATHER GANG | Sunshine and light breezes are expected for one of the longest days of the year.
Six were injured after car sped through intersection, trapping one person under a van.
Jayson Werth hits a game-tying single in the ninth before Ian Desmond wins it with a grand slam.
Trust for Historic Preservation says 500,000-vote line “would compromise the scenic integrity.”
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James Gandolfini, the actor famous for his role in “The Sopranos,” died in Italy.
The figure of the famed abolitionist and District advocate finds its place inside the halls of Congress.
Royal Ascot, protests in Brazil, Lego exhibition, flooding in India, Cheetah-Cub robot and more.
Rodent exhibition, swimming with elephants, Mexico’s feline mayoral candidate and more.
Madonna, Michael Buble, Barbara Streisand, Jackie Chan, Jerry Seinfeld, Estelle and other celebrities.
Johnathon Carrington is valedictorian of Dunbar High and is headed to Georgetown. But, he worries, is he ready?
With the Confederations Cup opening this week, here’s glimpse at some of Brazil’s overlooked soccer fields — in its cities’ slums.
Music as medicine
Musicians Alan Yellowitz and Adam Mason run “The Beat Goes On,” a health and wellness program that uses “rhythm enrichment” to brighten the day for seniors suffering from mental illness.
What Germans think of Obama’s visit
Pedestrians in Cologne, Germany, discussed their sentiments towards the American president, his visit and his surveillance programs.
Baby white rhino debuts at Australian zoo
Meet Pepper, the latest attraction at the Werribee Open Range Zoo, near Melbourne. She's a Southern White Rhinoceros, only two weeks-old and weighs 185 pounds.
Fans say Gandofini 'put New Jersey on the map'
‘Sopranos’ fans in Bloomfield, N.J. - where the final scene of the show was filmed - were shocked and saddened by James Gandolfini’s death.
Brazil: Largest protests in 2 decades
Protesters filled streets throughout Brazil on Tuesday night, to rally against government corruption and high taxes.
Biden: Emancipation ‘took a long time’ to get to Texas
Speaking at the dedication of a statue of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass, the vice president joked “finally the message got to Texas.”
Juneteenth celebrates the anniversary of the days when Texas rejoined the union and the last confederate slaves won their freedom. Hari Jones, curator of the African American Civil War Museum, tells us the story of how, and why African American’s fought in the Civil War.
With an eye on the White House, Rand Paul moves to reshape the GOP. And the party is listening as it rethinks libertarianism.
COLUMN | Fans of a Montana copper mine are belittling our Washington Monument. Are they right?
Jayson Werth hits a game-tying single in the ninth, then Ian Desmond wins it with a grand slam in 11th.
FEDERAL EYE | Janet Napolitano told CBP employees that Congress approved a plan to help mitigate sequester impacts for the agency.
Many at the Capitol to “Audit the IRS” saw the scandal as a chance for the movement to regain the spotlight.
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Citigroup, JP Morgan and others have been slow on homeowner requests to lower monthly payments.
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