NORFOLK, Va. (AP) A U.S. Airways flight is back safely at Norfolk International Airport after a bird hit an engine. Airport officials say the Boeing 737 had reached about 1,000 feet this morning when the pilot reported an engine vibration and returned the plane with 137 passengers and five crew....

"Art Beat" with Sabri Ben-Achour:

(Nov. 1) FRIGHTENED RABBIT Halloween is over, but one band of bunnies is still frightened. Frightened Rabbit is a band, based in Glasgow some treats tonight. The Glasow based musicians sing quaint pop songs about love and lesser feelings at the 9:30 Club in...

The Maryland Jockey Club says Laurel Park would cease racing activities and the Bowie Training Center would close if a proposal to build a casino at Arundel Mills Mall is approved by voters tomorrow.

Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas is not mincing words--he says if Anne Arundel County vote...

U.S. wind energy investment is slowing. That's according to a new report from the American Wind Energy Association, a trade group that keeps track of wind development. It says the third quarter was the slowest for the industry since 2007.

Morning Edition host Matt McCleskey talks with Ken C...

They haven't received much publicity, but three constitutional amendments will be on the ballot in Virginia tomorrow.

The first would allow localities to expand property tax relief to homeowners who are disabled or over 65. The second would create a tax exemption for the principal residence...

In Maryland, the gubernatorial campaigns of incumbent Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and former Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R) are making closing arguments all over the state today.

O'Malley spent the morning in Baltimore, leaving his running mate, Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown to canvass Montgomery Co...

U.S. wind energy investment is slowing. That's according to a new report from the American Wind Energy Association, a trade group that keeps track of wind development. It says the third quarter was the slowest for the industry since 2007.

Morning Edition host Matt McCleskey talks with Ken C...

They haven't received much publicity, but three constitutional amendments will be on the ballot in Virginia tomorrow.

The first would allow localities to expand property tax relief to homeowners who are disabled or over 65. The second would create a tax exemption for the principal residence...

The Maryland Jockey Club says Laurel Park would cease racing activities and the Bowie Training Center would close if a proposal to build a casino at Arundel Mills Mall is approved by voters tomorrow.

Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas is not mincing words--he says if Anne Arundel County vote...

The second week of the Chandra Levy murder trial is set to begin later this morning.

The prosecution is expected to call on gang members and former prison inmates this week to testify that defendant Ingmar Guandique admitted to them he killed Levy. Because there are no eyewitnesses or physi...

Democrats and Republicans are watching a handful of Virginia House contests for indications of how they will fare in Tuesday's elections.

Democrats currently hold six of Virginia's 11 House seats. David Wasserman has been tracking the races for the Cook Political Report. He says these House...

BALTIMORE (AP) Baltimore city officials and officials in Anne Arundel and Harford County say they will appeal fines by the federal Environmental Protection Agency over runoff. The EPA fined the three jurisdictions nearly $250,000 for failing to protect waterways from runoff from streets, lawns, p...

After apologizing for comments about the Virginia Tech shooting, Republican Keith Fimian, who's running for Virginia's 11th congressional district, met with the father of a girl who was killed during the 2007 massacre.

After getting supporters revved up for his get out the vote program, Fim...

From "Consider This With Fred Fiske:"

I guess the Hispanicization of America started with Xavier Cugat about 70 years ago, when Americans became attracted to Latin American music and started to dance the rumba, the cha cha and the merengue. Now, when we ask our grandchildren what they'd lik...

This weekend's Rally to Restore Sanity on the National Mall broke a 19-year-old ridership record for Metro transit. Preliminary figures show Metrorail moved a record number of passengers Saturday. Measurements show many of those riders were headed to the center of the District to be part of the r...

Democrats and Republicans are watching a handful of Virginia House contests for indications of how they will fare in Tuesday's elections.

Democrats currently hold six of Virginia's 11 House seats. David Wasserman has been tracking the races for the Cook Political Report. He says these House...

WASHINGTON (AP) Republican Party chairman Michael Steele says he thinks the GOP will do well in Tuesday's elections because it has shown that it is prepared to listen to the people.'' Offering counterpoint on ABC'sGood Morning America,'' Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine credits Democrats with...

"Art Beat" with Sabri Ben-Achour:

(Nov. 1) FRIGHTENED RABBIT Halloween is over, but one band of bunnies is still frightened. Frightened Rabbit is a band, based in Glasgow some treats tonight. The Glasow based musicians sing quaint pop songs about love and lesser feelings at the 9:30 Club in...

Ingmar Guandique, a native of El Salvador, is on trial for the murder and attempted sexual assault of Chandra Levy nearly a decade ago. Former California Rep. Gary Condit testified today in the Levy murder trial.

On the stand, Condit talked about his initial efforts to help the Levy family...

A measure on the ballot in Maryland would end a 200-year tradition that allows lay-people to work as judges who settle wills, estates, and guardianship of minors. The Orphans' Court ballot question would only affect Baltimore City, but the Maryland constitution requires that all voters in the sta...