Nov. 6, 2009 Queen Elizabeth, Pr. Charles and Camilla, health care rally and more news and feature photos.

Get up close and personal with famous faces, including Steven Tyler, Mariah Carey, Jim Carrey and other celebrities.

Loudoun and Arlington counties are among several of Washington's suburbs where a growing number of young, high-earning professionals reside. Even during an economic downturn, many of them have money to burn.

Swat teams and ambulances descended on the 16-story Gateway Center after multiple people were shot at the highrise office building.

Divorce had made Julie Avetta hesitant about tying the knot a second time. Then, she met Andrew Martin and found love all over again.

A tour of eight of Florida's Gulf Islands reveals that each key of the archipelago has a unique vibe -- offering enough variety to match any personality.

Maryland basketball's Greivis Vasquez is a star in College Park -- and a bright hope back home in Caracas, Venezuela.

Little Miss Whiskey's Golden Dollar is the coolest new neighborhood bar on H Street NE, with a funky New Orleans-inspired decor, a lush patio, DJs spinning wide-ranging musical selections and an eclectic crowd.

Gaithersburg High School's football team reflects the diversity of the school.

This November marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Washington Post Editor Marc Fisher, who served as The Post's Berlin correspondent in 1989, remembers the jubilation on the streets and reflects on the lasting legacy of the fall of the wall.

A glimpse at the changing natural environment and how people might be affecting it.

A yak in Kazahstan leads this week's animal pack.

The New York Yankees win their 27th World Series, beating the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.

A night after blowing an 18-point lead in Cleveland, the Wizards find themselves down 19 early to the Heat before fumbling away a promising comeback bid at home.

Soft scarves, cozy sweaters and well-worn boots are showing up on fashionable types from Chevy Chase to Chinatown and everywhere in between. Here, they share their style inspirations.

Virginians went to the polls on Tuesday for an off-year election with races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and the state House of Delegates. Republicans are anticipating their first major win here since 2004.

Voters are going to the polls around the country to vote for various levels of political officials. Some races, such as those for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, have national implications, while races in other states are primarily local.

A look at the former Republican vice presidential nominee through the years

This week's highlights in political events from across the country.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to Verizon Center Monday night for another evening of rock-and-roll salvation that found the capacity crowd matching Springsteen's boundless energy.

This week's events from around the world, including Russia, Greece, Indonesia and Ukraine, captured in photographs.

A growing subculture of private school students are boarding at institutions within driving distance of their homes, a set-up that allows them and their parents to avoid the crawling D.C. commute and to get the boarding school experience without being 500 miles away in the anxious post-9/11 era.

At an all-girls chess tournament, area students show they can make all the right moves.

Jessie Cohen, known around the world as the "panda photographer" for the hundreds of published photos she shot of them at the National Zoo, died Oct. 24 of breast cancer at her home in Silver Spring. She was 57.

Centreville comes to grips with the destructive grasp of drugs on its young people.

More than 2,000 children get to do their trick-or-treating on the most famous front porch in America, the White House's North Portico, with the Obamas helping to hand out goodies.

Check out how some Washingtonians dressed for the holiday festivities.

Complete with a zombie cake, severed limbs and 140 weddings guests dressed in their Halloween's best, Daniel Shank and Christina Dorffner say 'I do.'

The Wizards get 32 points from Gilbert Arenas and 30 from Andray Blatche in a 123-104 win over the Nets in the Wizards' home opener.

Thousands of campaign staffers and volunteers fan out across the state, knocking on doors and making phone calls to urge that voters go to the polls Tuesday and cast a ballot for Republican Robert F. McDonnell or Democrat R. Creigh Deeds in the closely watched race for Virginia governor.

The Capitals fall 4-3 in overtime.

The Mids lose 27-24 to Temple.

Can love survive a traveling band? Sara Parnell and Josef Crosby say yes.

We take a look at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, a space established in 2000 to tell the story of the American experience in the war that changed the world. A $60-million addition will be unveiled Nov. 6.

A 12-foot-high statue, "The Buffalo Dancer," is placed at the National Museum of the American Indian as part of a celebration of the 5th anniversary of its opening and the 20th anniversary of its founding legislation.

Splashes of gold, red and yellow color Washington area leaves this fall season.

Masa 14, a new restaurant and bar on 14th Street NW, draws crowds for after-work drinks and late-night snacks.

On Wednesday, District public schools were visited by independent auditors conducting a headcount that will help determine whether enrollment in the city's schools has continued to decline. In order to maximize student attendance, Brent Elementary School encouraged students to wear their Halloween costumes.

Centennial High School's volleyball team is one of the top teams in Maryland.

First lady Michelle Obama has kept an active schedule throughout her first year in the East Wing.

The Tuesday before Halloween, this annual neighborhood event features elaborately costumed drag queens racing up 17th Street (from Church to Q streets) and attracts a large crowd eager to cheer them on.

As Afghanistan prepares for a second round of voting in the presidential election, the country braces for increased attacks by militants aimed at disrupting the poll scheduled for Nov. 7.

NASA launched its tallest rocket, 327 feet high, on Oct. 28. The Ares I-X is a test rocket for the Ares I, which is being designed to replace the aging space shuttle.

Halloween dogs are back, along with a host of other critters.

Attack early Wednesday in a crowded market, the deadliest in Pakistan this year, comes as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visits the country and vows to continue fighting militants.

Jose Theodore stops 41 shots and the Capitals' top line combines for nine points against the Flyers in a 4-2 victory at Verizon Center.

Check out some of KidsPost's favorite Halloween-themed images of costumes, enormous pumpkins, pets and more.

The Eagles blew into town for "Monday Night Football" and a tough NFC East game against the Redskins.

With Halloween just around the corner, a stream of families visited the pumpkin patch at Wegmeyer Farms in Hamilton, Va.

This week's highlights in political events from Washington and across the country.

A look at this week's amazing moments in sports.

A diverse local crowd dances Michael Jackson's "Thriller" as part of an attempt to best the Guinness world record for the most people dancing to one song simultaneously. Ten countries participated in the Thrill the World event.

The Brightest Young Things, a Washington-based nightlife and culture Webzine for 20- to 30-somethings, celebrates its most ambitious social event to date: the Bentzen Ball comedy festival.

Twin car bombs targeted two government buildings in Iraq's capital city, wrecking pillars of the state's authority, in one of the worst attacks in Baghdad.

On a perfect fall day, the 34th Marine Corps Marathon winds through the metro area's streets.

Thousands of organized rallies in more than 150 nations called for gloabl policymakers to make cutting carbon emissions down to a level of 350 parts per million a priority, 50 days prior to the United Nations conference on climate change.

After wowing fans with scoring barrages, buzzer-beaters, imaginative nicknames and an entertaining blog, Gilbert Arenas has been sidelined by a knee injury for most of the past two seasons. In the meantime, he also agreed to a six-year, $111 million contract to stay in Washington in the summer of 2008. What's next for the mercurial star as he attempts to make a healthy return?

Some farmers are using confined animal feeding operations to prevent the spread of swine flu, and other illnesses, between pigs and humans. But is that enough?

Thousands of people lined up to get the H1N1 vaccine at clinics in Fairfax and the District.

President Obama and his family have been active in appearing before the media at community events, rallies and with their dog.

"Contemporary Japanese Fashion -- The Mary Baskett Collection," an exhibit at the Textile Museum, showcases clothes by designers Yohji Yamamoto , Issey Miyake and Rei Kawakubo.

While a D.C. condo owner finished a work assignment in Korea, she hired an architect to gut her D.C. home, leaving the two half a world apart to perform the renovation equivalent of a high-wire act.

Nicole Moore and Talib Madyun were friends for years before their relationship turned romantic.

Meet the racing crabs of the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. John and St. Thomas.

Lindsay Lohan has been, dare we say it, looking a bit rough of late. Maybe it's the bleached hair or the fake tan, but it's getting harder to remember that Lohan is only 23. Today, a look at Lohan through the years.

Grown-ups play dress-up each fall at the Maryland Renaissance Festival.

Redskins Coach Jim Zorn, who was stripped of playcalling duties, prepares for "Monday Night Football" with his offensive coordinator Sherman Smith and offensive coach Sherman Lewis.

In a city whose HIV/AIDS rates are ten times the national average, one in three of D.C.'s AIDS dollars earmarked for local groups in recent years went to organizations cited for falsified documentation, few or no clients, incomplete spending records or not running any AIDS programs whatsoever. Meanwhile, District residents living with HIV/AIDS have struggled to find care.

A glimpse at the changing natural environment and how humans may be impacting it.

The move toward sustainable agriculture has some young adults deciding to spend a season -- or a lifetime -- in the fields.

As landmark health-care legislation moves to the Senate floor, attention in Washington has turned to Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a moderate Republican whose vote can be unpredictable.

Local philanthropist Joe Robert isn't letting brain cancer stop his battles for kids.

The Afghan district of Nawa, where the number of U.S. troops has gone from about 100 to 1,100, offers a ground-level perspective into the debate over U.S. force levels and counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.

First lady Michelle Obama hosts a "Healthy Kids Fair" on the South Lawn of the White House for about 100 children and parents from local elementary schools.

The 5,000-square-foot house that designer Raji Radhakrishnan shares with her family of four is a typical large brick Georgian in Northern Virginia. But inside, this house transcends suburban conformity.

In triumph or defeat, the Redskins have been the talk of the town.

Few American cities prospered more over the last two decades than Charlotte, its growth propelled and gilded by Wachovia and its cross-town rival, Bank of America. Now Charlotte is suffering, as the crisis that shattered several of the nation's largest banks left many of the survivors struggling to recover.

Representatives from the White House traveled out to Eric and Gloria Sundback's farm in Shepherdstown, W.V. on Tuesday to select the White House's official Christmas Tree for the holiday season.

A look at this week's amazing moments in sports.

"Brian Jungen: Strange Comfort" at the National Museum of the American Indian offers a unique view of Native American art.

This week's gallery has gone to the dogs.

When Leshelle Hicks came to Joseph's House, a D.C. hospice for people with HIV/AIDS and other terminal illnesses, her health was failing. Today, she believes the program saved her life.

Redskins look to regain their footing against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Area AIDS agencies care for HIV/AIDS patients despite obstacles in securing funding.

In 1997, a Supreme Court ruling forced Virginia Military Institute, the last all-male school in the country, to admit women. Though rigid initially and still dealing with legal challenges, the public school is making efforts to be more accommodating and improve retention rates and academic standards.