Registered nurses with the Washington Hospital Center are holding a strike after their union failed to reach negotiations with hospital management over wages and benefits. Nurses say the proposed pay cuts will have a direct effect on patient care.

The relationship of a father and son is the subject of a new documentary that takes place in India.

Researchers from the University of Arizona have found that 72 percent of supermarket carts contain harmful germs, including fecal bacteria and even E Coli. The investigators say the carts they tested had more germs than the supermarkets' restrooms.

Officials in the District have identified several locations throughout the city where people may have come in contact with an airline passenger later determined to have measles.

A bill to legalize the medical use of marijuana, currently being considered by the Maryland House of Delegates, is creating hope for some in the state who feel there's no alternative.