Washington’s slump continues
The Capitals drop their second consecutive game and fourth in six contests.
Control of Virginia Senate hangs on 86 votes
GOP claims victory in election cliffhanger; provisional votes are expected to be counted today in race between Sen. R. Edward Houck and Republican challenger Bryce Reeves.
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno today. (AP)
Paterno will retire at end of season as scandal engulfs Penn State
“I am absolutely devastated by the developments,” says Paterno, who has been criticized for not doing more in scandal stemming from sex abuse charges.
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USS Cole bombing defendent arraigned
After more than nine years in U.S. custody, alleged mastermind of 2000 attack finally appears in public.
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Investors worry that political turmoil in Italy could send Europe’s debt woes into greater crisis.
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Activist musicians David Crosby and Graham Nash delivered a touch of Woodstock to Occupy Wall Street protesters at Zuccotti Park on Tuesday. They led a chant of "No More War!" during a 20-minute acoustic performance. (Nov. 8)
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Penn State's board of trustees says it will appoint a special committee to examine the "circumstances" that led to a child sex-abuse scandal and possible coverup involving a former assistant to coach Joe Paterno. (Nov. 9)
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