The Associated Press In this photo by Altaf Qadri, a man lifts a child to help her sit on a wooden toy horse at an impoverished resettlement colony in New Delhi. The colony known as Gazipur on the eastern outskirts of the Indian capital is inhabited by nearly 1,000 people, overwhelmingly ragpickers. They are poor…
KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Petra Kvitova will attempt to overcome a losing record against Andrea Petkovic of Germany to give the Czech Republic a good start toward a third Fed Cup title in four years. The Wimbledon champion has a 3-4 record versus the 14th-ranked Petkovic, who won their last two contests…
JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters made clear Tuesday that they’re worried about the economy, despite steady job gains, a robust stock market and faster economic growth this year. So what can — and should — the now-dominant Republicans in Congress and President Barack Obama do together to benefit more Americans? Economists…
CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rising beef prices might not mean the cost of a Whopper is going to skyrocket, but it could mean you’ll be encouraged to order a chicken sandwich instead. Beef prices have climbed in part because of rising demand overseas and droughts in recent years that…
Cameras from NBC4 caught delivery truck drivers for Montgomery County\’s Department of Liquor Control drinking on the job over at least three different days.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who died after falling from a cliff in western South Dakota. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says 50-year-old Ronald Emery, of Washington, D.C., died Thursday at an area near Rapid City known as Falling Rock. Authorities say Emery was hiking with his family when he…
DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer SHANGHAI (AP) — Graeme McDowell’s putter was his most reliable club in the HSBC Champions, and it was enough to keep him in front on Friday. McDowell wound up in the rough more often than he would like. He didn’t hit the ball as cleanly with his irons. He still…
CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo practiced Friday for the second straight day in an attempt to be ready for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Romo, who injured his back for the third time in the last 18 months nearly two weeks ago, sat out last week’s…
D.C. can wave goodbye to its last traditional car dealership. Ourisman Volkswagen is burning rubber for a new, roomier home in Bethesda.
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the theft of more than $1 million from a Washington, D.C.-based company. Prosecutors say 42-year-old Brian Hooper of Woodbridge, Virginia pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland. Prosecutors say between 2008 and last year, Hooper and…
