WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed and sent to President Barack Obama a far-reaching extension of the Violence Against Women Act. The vote came after House Republican leaders, cognizant of … more

FORT MEADE, Md. — An Army private charged in the biggest leak of classified material in U.S. history offered guilty pleas Thursday to 10 of 22 charges against him and a military judge said she … more

WASHINGTON — Teachers say they are grouping students of similar abilities with each other and schools are clustering pupils with like interests together. more

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to spend $100 million next year on a new project to map the human brain in hopes of eventually finding cures for disorders like … more

Gov. Matt Mead’s office plans to roll out an energy strategy for the state after months of collaborating with various groups in the state. Work on the strategy started shortly after Mead was … more

WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus … more

WASHINGTON — The sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the service's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit underscores how far the Defense Department has to go in addressing … more

WASHINGTON— A winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250,000 homes and businesses. It largely … more

NEW ORLEANS — Video released early Monday by New Orleans police shows a possible suspect in the Mother's Day gunfire that wounded 19 people during a neighborhood parade. The grainy surveillance … more

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington is one of only two states that don’t require kids to start their formal educations before turning 8. A measure gaining traction in the state Legislature would push … more