
British PM visits Boston to discuss marathon bombs
British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be ...

US mortician: Bombing suspect's burial legal
The director of the Massachusetts funeral home where Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body was held says the family of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect had the ...

Burial of Boston bombing suspect appears legal
The burial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev appears to be legal, a law enforcement official said after examining the paperwork ...

Prince Harry pays tribute to US war dead
Britain's Prince Harry is paying tribute to America's war dead at Arlington National Cemetery. The prince walked Friday morning through Arlington's ...
Cristie Kerr shoots 66, takes lead at Kingsmill
Two-time champion Cristie Kerr shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over second-ranked Stacy Lewis and Suzann Pettersen after the ...

Scholars find cannibalism at Jamestown settlement
Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, ...

Soft-spoken Virginian holds sway on immigration
Depending on whom you ask, Rep. Bob Goodlatte is either trying to stand in the way of landmark immigration legislation or he illustrates the new face ...

Ex-AP writer McArthur, who covered Vietnam, dies
Former Associated Press writer George McArthur, who was the quintessential foreign correspondent as he reported from the boulevards of Paris to the ...

3 dead, including suspect, in Marine base shooting
A Marine who worked at a rigorous school that tests Marines who want to become officers fatally shot two of his colleagues before killing himself in ...

3 dead, including suspect, at US Marine base
Three people, including the suspect, were killed in a shooting at Marine Base Quantico in Virginia, a base spokesman said. It began with a shooting ...

NRA's LaPierre: wonk with million-dollar megaphone
Wayne LaPierre would just as soon read a book as fire a gun. That's right, the National Rifle Association's fire-breathing defender of gun rights is ...

Chris Brown returns to court for probation issues
With the woman he assaulted throwing him a kiss, Chris Brown walked into court Wednesday to face allegations he failed to complete his community labor ...

Humble nickel from 1913 likely to fetch millions
A humble 5-cent coin with a storied past is headed to auction and bidding is expected to top $2 million a century after it was mysteriously minted.

Inaugural transit options all have drawbacks
If you want to get to the National Mall on Inauguration Day, you're probably better off not driving. The hundreds of thousands of people spilling into ...

In pass-happy NFL, still helps to be able to run
As a wideout, Santana Moss wants Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to throw the ball as much as possible, of course, preferably in ...
Walter Sullivan, former Richmond bishop, dies
Former Bishop Walter F. Sullivan, a progressive leader in the U.S. Roman Catholic church and the longest-serving head of the Richmond diocese, died ...

RG3's jersey, boots headed to Hall of Fame
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III already has a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, the hall collected the grass- ...
Metal band's singer charged in Czech fan death
The manager of a heavy metal band says its lead singer will vigorously defend himself against a charge that he caused a fan's death at a concert in ...

Egypt court sentences 8 to death over prophet film
An Egyptian court convicted in absentia Wednesday seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor, sentencing them to death on ...