By V. Dion Haynes The unemployment rates in the District, Maryland and Virginia showed signs of stabilizing in April, according to government data released yesterday.

Vehicles southbound on Route 3A go around the Hingham rotary on Friday afternoon, the start of the Memorial Day weekend. More people are expected to be traveling by car this holiday weekend, taking advantage of gas prices that are far below what was ...

By Binyamin Appelbaum The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which guarantees bank deposits against loss, yesterday approved a controversial change requiring big banks to pay a larger share of the bill for that insurance.

AP American Idol finalist Adam Lambert, left, and winner Kris Allen. Allen won the competition, but history shows winning doesn't mean success.

Terminator Salvation, the fourth movie in the Terminator series, opened to $13.4 million on Thursday, according to Box Office Mojo.

Decoration of graves takes place at 7:30 am, as well as a wreath-laying and rifle volleys at the World War I and Pearl Harbor memorials at the Little Red Schoolhouse, located at the corner of Ridgedale and Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park.

By David Brown and Rob Stein The federal government has asked three drug companies to make enough swine flu vaccine to immunize at least 20 million people in key positions in health care, national security and emergency services, officials said ...

By Dr. Marcia Angell The Senate Finance Committee's hearings on health reform earlier this month did not include testimony from any advocate for single-payer insurance.

By WARREN WOLFE and JENNA ROSS, Star Tribune staff writers I highly doubt the young man is the one who wants to avoid treatment. I can in no way claim to know what cancer treatment is like, but kids … read more listen to their parents and I am inclined ...