As honey bee numbers drop, U.S. sees threat to food supply
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Honey bees, which play a key role in pollinating a wide variety of food crops, are in sharp decline in the United States, due to parasites, disease...
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Maryland becomes latest U.S. state to abolish death penalty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maryland became the 18th U.S. state to abolish the death penalty on Thursday when Governor Martin O'Malley signed a bill outlawing capital punishment in the state. O'Malley,...
Early release could help ill prisoners and U.S. prisons: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Compassionate release programs at overcrowded U.S. federal prisons are poorly run and lack clear standards, resulting in some eligible inmates dying before they can be freed, the...
Should Washington grow up? Low-rise city hires experts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia has begun a review of century-old rules limiting building heights that could let the low-rise U.S. capital grow upward without harming views of...
Holocaust survivors, their U.S. liberators meet in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ending a three-decade quest, Debbie Long on Monday met the American "kid" soldier who freed her mother from a World War II Nazi concentration camp. She threw...
Suspect on FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list ordered detained
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Washington schoolteacher on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for child pornography was ordered detained after an initial appearance in a U.S. court on Tuesday...
Thousands rally at Capitol for immigrant citizenship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of immigration reform rallied around the Capitol on Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to support a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented...
Thousands to rally for immigrants’ path to citizenship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of immigration reform are set to rally at the Capitol on Wednesday to back legislation that would include a path to citizenship for an estimated 11...
U.S. National Spelling Bee adds vocabulary test to title format
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young contestants at the Scripps National Spelling Bee will face a new challenge this year - not only having to spell obscure words, but also to know...
U.S. National Spelling Bee adds vocabulary test to title format
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young contestants at the Scripps National Spelling Bee will face a new challenge this year - not only having to spell obscure words, but also to know...