Art Beat with Sabri Ben-Achour: Weekend Events, Oct. 29-31

(Oct. 30) DRACULESQUE DOUBLE FEATURE If you’re into celebrating Halloween in dark spooky spaces, consider the AFI Silver in Silver Spring. The cinema screens Germany’s classic unauthorized take on Dracula Nosferatu Saturday night. D...

Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are hosting the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, but they aren't the only ones planning to use humor to make a point this weekend. Local groups are bringing their own sense of satire to the event.

The rally has local groups following suit...

The education reform documentary "Waiting for Superman" has prompted commentator Neal Johnson, an independent education policy and management analyst--and longtime D.C. resident--to weigh in.

Read the full commentary.

Police want you to avoid getting behind the wheel this Halloween weekend if you've been drinking. Instead you can catch a free cab ride home.

"What I want you to do is take a deep breath and blow into the tube," says Jonathan Moore, a volunteer with the Washington Regional Alcohol program....

WASHINGTON (AP) The government reports its first estimate of the third quarter gross domestic product today. Economists predict it will show the economy grew at a 2 percent annual rate from July to September. President Barack Obama is expected to discuss the economy at campaign stops in Maryland...

Thousands are expected to fill the National Mall Saturday for Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear." The Comedy Central Hosts Plan to use a day of laughs and entertainment to bring reason into a politically polarized election season. College students in the D.C. a...

WASHINGTON (AP) The government reports its first estimate of the third quarter gross domestic product today. Economists predict it will show the economy grew at a 2 percent annual rate from July to September. President Barack Obama is expected to discuss the economy at campaign stops in Maryland...

Thousands are expected to fill the National Mall Saturday for Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear." The Comedy Central Hosts Plan to use a day of laughs and entertainment to bring reason into a politically polarized election season. College students in the D.C. a...

WASHINGTON (AP) Organizers insist that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" on the National Mall tomorrow isn't about politics. But that hasn't dampened the expectations of thousands of fans and advocacy groups seeking to rekindle some of the voter enthusiasm se...

In Maryland, the Purple Line will be a heavy influence on which candidate D.C. suburban voters cast their ballot for in the governor's race.

Republican former Gov. Bob Ehrlich wants the Purple Line to be rapid buses, saying it is cheaper and more likely to receive federal funding. Incumbent...

A lot of speculation now about how many seats may change party hands after Tuesday's election. D.C. may not have a vote in Congress, but Congress certainly has an impact on the District. What's at stake for D.C. in this election? A lot of our area is really dependent on the federal government. Ho...

In Maryland, the Purple Line will be a heavy influence on which candidate D.C. suburban voters cast their ballot for in the governor's race.

Republican former Gov. Bob Ehrlich wants the Purple Line to be rapid buses, saying it is cheaper and more likely to receive federal funding. Incumbent...

By Sabri Ben-Achour and Bryan Russo

Wind energy in the United States is losing some of it's gust, threatening regional growth in wind in the long term.

Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, has bad news for the growth of the wind energy industry this quarter.

This weekend of All Hallows Eve--the spooky side of the Capitol.

A long-standing tradition of Halloween revelers filling the streets of Georgetown will mean street closings to through-traffic for residents and visitors.

Police and transportation officials say many side streets will be restricted both on Saturday and Sunday nights. On Saturday the streets...

WASHINGTON (AP) Authorities say a gunman who fired shots at a Washington-area Marine Corps museum and may have been responsible for three similar incidents may have a grievance against the U.S. Marine Corps. Investigators believe the person takes issue with the institution of the Marines, but not...

When 160 students of Advanced Placement World History at Westfield High School in Chantilly started the year in September, they were given an document school officials call an "addendum" to the honor code. According to the document, students were forbidden from discussing what they were learning...

In Virginia, the National Museum of the Marine Corps remains closed Friday as FBI and local police continue their investigation into who fired shots at the building overnight.

This is the second time shots have been fired at the building this month.

All day, police have been turning a...