The Maryland Senate has approved a bill that would legalize gay marriage by a vote of 25 to 21. The measure now goes before the House of Delegates, which is also expected to pass it, and Gov. Martin O'Malley has indicated that he will sign the measure into law.

After months out of commission, the newly repaired D.C. Mobile Maternity Unit is up and running again, promoting prenatal care in communities where infant mortality is the highest.

Metro crime statistics show the transit agency has hit a five-year high in the number of rapes, robberies and assaults.