Nation Oct 09

Authorities say El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are two of four men dubbed "the Beatles" by their hostages who took note of their British accents.

Politics Oct 07

Prosecutors are accusing them of involvement in a gruesome campaign of beheadings, torture and other acts of violence against four American hostages in Syria and other captives.

Politics Aug 09

President Trump's executive orders to create more unemployment pay may force states to contribute additional funding.

Nation May 13

Unlike other areas of the country that are itching to reopen, wealthy suburbs in northern Virginia and Maryland are insisting on staying shut down.

Politics Nov 12

Rick Gates, who was Donald Trump's deputy campaign chairman, received a text message from Roger Stone on June 15, 2016, asking for Kushner's contact information, so Stone could "debrief" Kushner on developments about the hacked emails.

Economy Jun 20

Walmart faced civil and criminal allegations of overseas corruption, including payment through a Brazilian subsidiary of more than $500,000 to an intermediary known as a "sorceress" for her uncanny ability to make permit problems disappear.

Nation May 23

John Walker Lindh, who became known as the "American Taliban" after his capture on an Afghanistan battlefield in late 2001, was released Thursday from a federal prison in Indiana.

Nation May 22

After being in prison for nearly two decades, John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to go free.

Nation May 10

Manning's freedom may be short-lived. She was released only because the grand jury's term expired.

Nation Apr 22

Manning has been jailed at the Alexandria Detention Center since March 8 after refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating Wikileaks.