By Meymo Lyons

The union that represents Metro workers wants the transit system's trains to slow down. Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 says the speed reduction is necessary for the safety of its passengers, as well as its workers.

The request comes on the heels of last week's near...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Leroy Hassell Sr. is stepping down as chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court in January but will remain on the court.

Court spokeswoman Katya Herndon said Hassell made the announcement Tuesday at a judicial conference in conference in Norfolk. Hassell became Virginia...

By Sabri Ben-Achour

The giant oil spill off the Louisiana coast has closed huge sections of the Gulf of Mexico to fishing. The Gulf supplies a third of the nation's blue crabs and two thirds of its oysters, things that the Chesapeake Bay produces, too. The increased demand should be good ne...

WASHINGTON (AP) Metro's largest union is calling for a safety slowdown of trains after a train operator used his emergency brake last week to avoid hitting another train. The Amalgamated Transit Union is calling on Metro to run its trains no faster than 40 mph until the agency can determine what...

By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press Writer

NEWARK, Del. (AP) Vice President Joe Biden's oldest son had a mild stroke Tuesday but is expected to recover, the White House said.

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, 41, was admitted to Christiana Hospital on Tuesday morning.

"He is i...

Local budget cuts are having a major impact on many of our neighbors within the National Capital Region and as commentators Chuck Bean and Glen O’Gilvie note, some elected officials will be making important decisions during the next few weeks.

Bean is with the Nonprofit Roundtable and O’Gil...

Today nurses from across the country converge on the Hill to administer a dose of their reality.

Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports...

By ALEX DOMINGUEZ Associated Press Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has settled its lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, calling it a "game changer" for the health of the nation's largest estuary.

The foundation sued the federal agency over the...

WASHINGTON (AP) Police have arrested a suspect in the death of a D.C. Council intern.

Twenty-eight-year-old Omare Cotton of Washington was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with first-degree murder in the death of 18-year-old Alonte Sutton.

Police found the body of 18-year-old Al...

By Jonathan Wilson

The death of standout D.C. City Council intern, Alonte Sutton, has left some questioning the police response.

Metropolitan Police Captain Mike Farrish says police received a 9-1-1 call Saturday afternoon of gunshots on Newcomb street in Southeast D.C.

He says...

CRIME RATE Gov. Martin O’Malley announced Monday that the state’s violent crime rate has dropped to its lowest level since 1975, according to the Associated Press. He cited better technology and enhanced cooperation between law enforcement agencies were key reasons for the drop.

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