Instant analysis of the Capitals 5-4 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday night at First Niagara Arena: How it happened: Mike Greens goal 1 minute into overtime gave the Capitals their second straight win. Three times the Capitals grabbed leads and all three times the Sabres fought back to tie. Alex Ovechkin scored twice in a span of 53 seconds in the first period, but Christian Ehrhoff and...
The craft of opposition research—finding information that might put an opponent in a negative light—has long been a staple of political campaigns. This year, independent groups are taking a leading role....
Cynthia Quarterman, a top U.S. safety regulator tasked with handling the U.S. government's response to a string of oil-train crashes in recent years, is stepping down....
The Los Angeles City Council has approved one of the nation's highest minimum wages for workers at the city's large hotels....
The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle long-standing claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the tribe's reservation for years....
Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti opposes the state's new gun restrictions, and he has an online commercial that shows him riding in a 1974 Pontiac convertible with rifles fixed to the rear fenders. ...
The U.S. and Arab allies launched a second major wave of airstrikes in Syria targeting mobile oil refineries controlled by Islamic State, the Pentagon said....