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The nation's "first" baby boomer, a retired teacher from New Jersey, applied for Social Security benefits Monday, signaling the start of an expected avalanche of applications from the post World War II generation.

Air passengers will no longer have to remove bulky headwear such as turbans at screening checkpoints if doing so makes them uncomfortable. A revised federal guideline, effective Oct. 27, gives airport screeners ...

Hillary Rodham Clinton raised about $966,000 in campaign contributions in Maryland for the third quarter in her bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination, her campaign reported.

Democratic lawmakers denounced federal authorities Tuesday for not intervening in the Jena Six case, citing racist noose-hanging incidents far beyond the small Louisiana town where a school attack garnered national attention.

Come January, Social Security benefits for nearly 50 million Americans are going up 2.3 percent, the smallest increase in four years. It will mean an extra $24 per month in the average check, the government announced Wednesday.

Attorney General-designate Michael Mukasey is headed for swift approval with scant objections, the powerful Democrat who will chair his confirmation hearings said Tuesday.

Whether through training and developing skilled workers, providing research and knowledge, or creating jobs, regional business leaders and educators say colleges and universities are showing that their location is an essential part of their identity.

Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach is facing questions about photographs that were posted with her profile on the social networking Web site Facebook.

The District of Columbia will join the nation’s other major cities by installing meters in its taxis, abandoning a quirky zone system that has frustrated residents and visitors alike for decades, the mayor announced Wednesday.

The state Board of Public Works unanimously approved a settlement between the Baltimore Orioles and the Maryland Stadium Authority Wednesday that clears the way for a high-definition video scoreboard and an updated audio system at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.