Eleanor Holmes Norton

Staff Sgt. Robin L. Towns Sr. was more than a soldier and family man. He was a quiet, inspirational leader whose public service inspired family members to join law enforcement, the military and the CIA, friends and family said. Sergeant Towns, 52, of...

TELEVISION COVERAGE: The network news channels (ABC, CBS, NBC) will offer nightly prime-time coverage of the convention from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cable news channels (MSNBC, CNN, Fox) will broadcast live from Denver and offer round-the-clock coverage....

by Frank James DENVER -- The Democratic National Convention officially starts here today at the Pepsi Center arena with DNC Chairman Howard Dean scheduled to officially gavel open the quadrennial event at 3 pm MT. Here's the overall schedule with......

In happier days. (Photo by Carey Wagner/Sun-Sentinel.) by James Oliphant Seems like only yesterday John McCain was embarking on his final not-close-to-victory tour, with a beaming Joe Lieberman behind him every step of the way, a Sundance to his......

by Mark Silva The great, and disenfranchised, capital of the United States of America is looking at a long-sought dream today: The right to vote. For a member of Congress, that is. They just cannot have tough control - everything,......

In Washington, the symbol of the free world, nothing will be quite as free and open as it was before September 11. Ronald Reagan National Airport will reopen Thursday, but it won't be the same. More than 40 percent of the 792 daily commercial flights...

The government's chief watchdog for airline security warned a congressional panel Wednesday that new baggage screening measures fall short of their objective and said he had "serious doubts" that airports will be able to meet some of the deadlines for...

Dressed in khakis and a dusty green canvas jacket, Rich Richmond enters the medical center with an easy gait and bright countenance, like a country gentleman returning from a brisk jaunt in a wintry woods. Certainly no one in the waiting room would...

WASHINGTON - As 40,000 new airline layoffs were announced yesterday and executives warned of looming bankruptcies, industry officials urged Congress to act immediately on a $17.5 billion bailout for the stricken air-travel business. Republican and...

Here are the results of elections around the nation Tuesday. Not all returns were available at press time. ALABAMA Governor: Democratic Gov. Donald Siegelman won reelection over Republican Rep. Bob Riley. Senate: Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions held...