WASHINGTON — A nonprofit group that raises money to improve the National Mall is announcing a jury of architects, preservationists and other experts who will judge the first phase of a design competition to overhaul three sites on “America’s front ...

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WASHINGTON — A chemist with the Food and Drug Administration pleaded guilty Tuesday to using a confidential drug database to earn nearly $3.8 million by trading the stock of companies with new drug applications. Cheng Yi Liang, a chemist who ...

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WASHINGTON — Engineers have completed their inspection of the Washington Monument’s exterior following damage from an earthquake. The National Park Service says the team that has been rappelling from the top of the monument finished its survey Wednesday morning. The ...

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WASHINGTON — The District of Columbia can bar residents from owning assault weapons and require them to register their handguns without violating the Second Amendment, but the district must explain further why its numerous handgun registration requirements are necessary, a ...

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WASHINGTON — The National Park Service says engineers are resuming their inspection of the earthquake-damaged Washington Monument. The team was to continue its rappelling work Monday. Work was suspended both Saturday and Sunday due to the weather, including high winds. ...

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WASHINGTON — The National Park Service is preparing to provide an update on damage to the Washington Monument, but there’s no indication that the structure will be reopening to the public soon. Last month’s earthquake caused several cracks to form ...

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WASHINGTON — As hackers and hostile nations launch increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks against U.S. defense contractors, the Pentagon is extending a pilot program to help protect its prime suppliers. That program could possibly serve as a model for other government ...

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WASHINGTON — Andy Warhol is known for soup cans and celebrity images, not so much for painting headlines and abstract works. The late pop artist has left much to be discovered in two shows that open Sunday on the National ...

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is moving at a historic pace to try to diversify the nation’s federal judiciary: Nearly three of every four people he has gotten confirmed to the federal bench are women or minorities. He is the ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. officials said Thursday they were investigating a credible but unconfirmed threat that al-Qaida was planning to use a car bomb to target bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington to coincide with the 10th anniversary ...

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