Tag: Nation

This May 12, 2004 photo shows German socialite Viola Drath during the annual Woodrow Wilson home garden party and hat contest in Washington. A German man who masqueraded as an Iraqi general and other eccentric characters was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison for the murder of his 91-year-old wife in Washington. Albrecht Muth was convicted in January of killing his wife, Viola Drath, a German writer and socialite. She was found dead in the couple's row home in Washington's posh Georgetown neighborhood in August 2011. (AP Photo/Washington Times, James R. Brantley)

Man who killed wife in 2011 sentenced to 50 years

Jessica Gresko · April 30, 2014 6:47 pm

White House press secretary Jay Carney gestures as he answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Carney was asked several questions about the botched execution of Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett. (AP Photo)

Carney: Obama supports NBA ban against Sterling

Washington Examiner · April 30, 2014 5:54 pm

FILE - In this April 3, 2014, file photo, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. arrives to make a statement after a closed hearing to examine certain intelligence matters in Washington. The CIA does not give up its secrets easily. Under pressure from a Senate committee to declassify parts of a congressional report on harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists, the CIA is shadowed by its reluctance to open up about its operations and its past. The CIA officials who decide which secrets can be revealed have wrestled with Congress, archivists, journalists, former CIA employees and even a former CIA director. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

National Security

CIA has upper hand in deciding public disclosures

Stephen Braun · April 30, 2014 5:48 pm

US: Al-Qaida affiliates surge, terrorism spikes

National Security

US: Al-Qaida affiliates surge, terrorism spikes

Matthew Lee · April 30, 2014 5:48 pm

National Security

Biden: Russia can’t alter Europe borders by force

Josh Lederman · April 30, 2014 5:46 pm

First lady Michelle Obama, right, hugs Chrissandra Jackson, center, accompanied by Dr. Jill Biden, left, at the third anniversary of Joining Forces, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the American Red Cross Hall of Service in Washington. Mrs. Obama announced pledges in excess of $150 million from foundations and corporations to help veterans and their families get the services they need in the places where they live as the country adjusts to a postwar footing. Jackson is a daughter of a military family. (AP Photo)

First lady announcing pledges for vets, families

Nancy Benac · April 30, 2014 5:20 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to members of the media at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, during his meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. (AP Photo)

Kerry to promote peace, sanctions in South Sudan

Lara Jakes · April 30, 2014 5:14 pm

Obama to visit Poland, Belgium, France in June

Obama to visit Poland, Belgium, France in June

Washington Examiner · April 30, 2014 5:13 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by GOP leaders, speak, to reporters following a Republican strategy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Boehner said Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., did the right thing by stepping down from the the House Financial Services Committee after he was indicted Monday with evading taxes. (AP Photo)

Speaker getting medical procedure for back issue

Washington Examiner · April 30, 2014 5:12 pm

Chinese man charged with avoiding US sanctions

Chinese man charged with avoiding US sanctions

Eric Tucker · April 30, 2014 9:34 am

Lao activist missing 500 days, wife seeks answers

Matthew Pennington · April 30, 2014 12:23 am

Enviro group’s ad criticizes Gardner in Colo. race

Enviro group’s ad criticizes Gardner in Colo. race

Philip Elliott · April 29, 2014 11:48 pm