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Family of kidnapped American asks US to do more

Family of kidnapped American asks US to do more

Ben Nuckols · May 31, 2014 9:56 pm

Maria Kaltchenko of Tupelo, Miss., smiles after spelling the word "pointelle" correctly during the semifinal round of the National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

12 spellers make National Spelling Bee finals

Ben Nuckols · May 29, 2014 7:36 pm

Nick Rommel, 12, of Lexington, Mass., competes in the finals of the National Geographic Bee, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the National Geographic Society in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Virginia 8th-grader wins National Geographic Bee

Ben Nuckols · May 22, 2014 1:41 am

Questions from the National Geographic Bee finals

Questions from the National Geographic Bee finals

Ben Nuckols · May 21, 2014 8:06 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama, left, looks towards quarterback Jim McMahon, wearing headband, as he honors the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champion Chicago Bears football team during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. A group of retired NFL players says in a lawsuit that the league illegally supplied them with risky painkillers that numbed their injuries and led to medical complications. Attorney Steven Silverman says his firm filed the lawsuit Tuesday, May 20, 2014, in federal court in San Francisco. The eight named plaintiffs include Hall of Fame defensive end Richard Dent and quarterback Jim McMahon. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Ex-players sue NFL over use of painkillers

Ben Nuckols · May 20, 2014 10:41 pm

US Rep.: DC pot law raises federal-local questions

US Rep.: DC pot law raises federal-local questions

Ben Nuckols · May 9, 2014 8:33 pm

DC mayoral nominee wants lower limit for DUI

DC mayoral nominee wants lower limit for DUI

Ben Nuckols · May 6, 2014 11:10 pm

Councilman: ‘Scandal’ wants to shoot in DC

Councilman: ‘Scandal’ wants to shoot in DC

Ben Nuckols · May 6, 2014 3:49 pm

Catania on DC mayor’s race: ‘I know I’ll win’

Ben Nuckols · April 30, 2014 4:33 pm

DC Council sues mayor over budget autonomy law

DC Council sues mayor over budget autonomy law

Ben Nuckols · April 17, 2014 6:54 pm

DC extends deadline to enroll in health plans

DC extends deadline to enroll in health plans

Ben Nuckols · April 16, 2014 8:12 pm

This handout image provided by the Montgomery County, Md., Police Department shows an age-progressed bust of William Bradford Bishop Jr. Bishop, a diplomat suspected of killing his wife, mother and three sons in 1976 has been added to the FBI's list of "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives." Bishop Jr. allegedly bludgeoned his family to death in their suburban Washington home. (AP Photo/Montgomery County, Md., Police Department)

National Security

Long-sought diplomat added to FBI’s ‘most wanted’

Ben Nuckols · April 10, 2014 5:04 pm