Jake Tapper is ABC News’ Senior National Correspondent based in the network’s Washington bureau. He writes about politics and popular culture and covers a range of national stories. ABC News has learned that two former administration officials for cont The choice of name could be considered a thumb to the nose against Apple’s iTunes service, [...]

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Ten years ago, Jeffrey Lee Jackson came to San Diego to facilitate partnerships between unemployed and untrained American Indians and unions that needed skilled labor. His vision became the BRIDGE, which stands for Building Relationships in Indian more here Bring the whole family downtown on Saturday, August 9th for a full day of free family [...]

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T hree mayors have sought to remake Ward 8, home to many of Washington’s poorest, most crime-ridden neighborhoods. One, Marion Barry , got nowhere but is widely beloved, hailed on the street as a champion of the needy. The next, Anthony Williams Read more here Chronicle News Service See it up close: A crowd watches [...]

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Key Events Held: Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Championship (2003-04), Virginia State Junior Amateur Championship (2006), Virginia Women Team Matches (2008), Virginia Mid-Amateur Championships (2008). Awards Won: Rated four stars by Golf Digest – Best Read more here The Studebaker Swap Meet and Car Show will celebrate its 37th Annual Sun., Aug. 10 at the Proctor Fairgrounds. [...]

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Whether you think it s a Hallmark holiday or the best day of the year, there s no getting around it: Valentine s Day is upon us. A true romantic might say that you shouldn t be restricted to a single day to show how much you love or cont When the Rev. Derek Sakowski [...]

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In Colin Schleeh’s world, a good day is finding time to see what comes of a failed experiment. His materials of choice are wood, aluminium, paper, cement, resins and even 35-millimetre film. “I make a lot of mistakes and I’m not afraid to blow things more here CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s Legislature spent hours on [...]

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The annual open house of award-winning artist and designer Sandy D’Andrade will be held at her home studio in Red Hook this Saturday and Sunday by appointment only. D’Andrade, who lives in a beautiful setting surrounded by waterfalls, woods and more here Jacqueline Ehlis’ exhibit at the New American Art Union gives added meaning to [...]

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Dr. Hunter S. Thompson his honorific earned by sending a few dollars to a mail-order divinity-diploma mill back in the 1960s did not invent participatory journalism, in which the reporter takes center stage and objectivity, such as it is cont Vacation seekers need not fly South for a taste of the islands. The trees may [...]

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The patriotic colors of red, white and blue, flags and stars and stripes were the theme of the “getting to know you table” when the 61 members of Starting Over met at Undo’s in Weirton. The table committee consisted of Cecilia Arrico, Ingrid Koenig more here Used plastic bottles are recycled for materials that go [...]

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LEBANON, Ind. A woman accidentally stabbed herself in the foot with a 3-foot-long sword while performing a Wiccan good luck ritual at a central Indiana cemetery. Katherine Gunther, 36, of Lebanon, pierced her left foot with the sword while performing Read more here DARYL CARLSON/CITIZEN PHOTO JASMIN BRALEY, center, glances across the courtroom Tuesday at [...]

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