Gov. Timothy M. Kaine abruptly canceled a reception planned for the governor's mansion next week after he discovered yesterday that the event's organizers were advertising it as a Democratic fundraiser....

They are victims of hurricanes and women who suffered in abusive relationships; they are disabled adults and children scarred by poverty. Some suffer from terminal illness. They arrived in Washington by plane, train and automobile from as far away as New Orleans, Galveston, Tex., and Wichita, inv......

Julianna Caplan's inauguration plans were coming together: hat and gloves, swearing-in tickets, ball gown....

Julianna Caplan's inauguration plans were coming together: hat and gloves, swearing-in tickets, ball gown....

Julianna Caplan's inauguration plans were coming together: hat and gloves, swearing-in tickets, ball gown....

Fairfax County school transportation planners have developed a no-cost proposal to deliver students to high school later in the morning, boosting the case for a change in schedule sought by parents who argue that the 7:20 a.m. opening bell deprives teenagers of sleep they need to be healthy and s......

An Arlington County youth basketball coach pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to downloading hundreds of images of child pornography that showed children as young as a few months old engaged in sexually explicit acts, prosecutors said....

There is a lot of talk about who the next U.S. secretary of education will be. All I know is it won't be Rob Smith....

RICHMOND -- Virginia, known for some of the nation's toughest policies on illegal immigration, appears to be abandoning its hard-line approach as state officials consider proposals to help foreign-born residents assimilate, including increasing the number of English classes....

It might be difficult to remember a time when this question would give you pause: Which number is greater, 43 or 23? But a first-grade class at McNair Elementary School in Herndon one fall morning was batting about .500....