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Vice President Joe Biden is hailing Frederick Douglass for his work to bring about equal justice, leading a series of tributes at the unveiling of a statue of the 19th-century orator and writer.

House lawmakers are beginning work on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law that would give states more authority and Washington less.

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., says he is unable to pay the $750,000 fine he was ordered by the government to fork over for campaign fund offenses.

By Staci DaSilva sdasilva@kcautv.com MidAmerican Energy says it hasn't raised your rates since 1995.

Same-sex couples are discriminated against in the rental market, even when correspondence happens online, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Less oxygen dissolved in the water is often referred to as a "dead zone" because most marine life either dies, or, if they are mobile such as fish, leave the area.

Tennessee education officials are training teachers from across the state on how to implement a new set of uniform benchmarks for math and reading.

Riders of the District of Columbia's popular Circulator buses will have a chance to weigh in on possible expansion of the system.

The Supreme Court is expected to make an imminent decision on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8. North Carolina is one of 30 states that have approved constitutional bans on gay marriage.

Due to a lack of information on the risks and benefits of medical marijuana for adolescents, the Mayo Clinic is not recommending that youth be given pot for pain conditions.

Some new drivers are anxious to get out on the roads, vut in the District of Columbia there's a waiting list several months long just to take the road test.

General Motors is recalling another 230,000 midsize SUVs due to a potential fire risk serious enough that the maker also is advising owners to park outside until repairs can be made.

The Supreme Court won't reconsider a jury's decision that an off-duty Seattle police officer who was cut off in traffic violated a man's rights by detaining him at gunpoint.

It's not expected to see stars on a red carpet going into a beauty pageant, but at the Miss USA pageant the stars did shine.

The ranks of 51 beauty queens from every U.S. state and the District of Columbia competing for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas has been cut to 15. Miss Texas, Miss South Carolina and Miss California were among the long-haired, super-fit women who remained in the competition after the first cut Sunday night at the Planet Hollywood casino in Las ... (more)

In his exclusive weekly radio address with All-News 99.1 WNEW, Mayor Vincent Gray expressed his intent to improve early education and childhood development programs in the district.

Restless residents displaced by Colorado's most destructive wildfire ever are returning to previously closed neighborhoods as firefighters continue to tame the blaze.

Restless residents displaced by Colorado's most destructive wildfire ever are returning to previously closed neighborhoods as firefighters continue to tame the blaze.

Back in August, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a recall on the General Motors GMT360 SUVs ranging from the 2005 to 2007 model years and the 2006 GMT370 SUVs due to potential fires associated with the driver's door module.

Reigning queen Nana Meriwether will relinquish her crown and the posh New York apartment that comes with it and usher in her successor during the competition Sunday evening at the Planet Hollywood hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.