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Judge Rules to Reinstate Nurse Kicked Out Of Air Force Because Of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
After years of courtroom battles, a federal judge in Washington has ruled that an Air Force nurse who was kicked out of the military...
Chevrolet Adds Four States to its Volt Electric Car Launch
Chevrolet is adding Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to the list of launch markets for the Volt -- and some cities will...
Yoga Instructors Dodge State Regulators
Yoga instructors were spared from state regulators in Virginia, thanks to a measure offered by two Northern Virginia lawmakers. The bill protects yoga...
Tribute to Abe Pollin, Washington’s Philanthropist (1923-2009)
Abe Pollin, philanthropist, developer, and the face of Washington D.C. sports, as the longest-tenured owner of any NBA team, has died at the age...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
Moose Rescued from Icy Washington Lake (Video)
It took rescuers several hours to pull a moose from the icy waters of a Washington State lake after it fell through...
States Now Helping People With Foreclosure Programs
More than 600 attorneys have volunteered to help New Jersey homeowners facing foreclosure in an unprecedented state-sponsored effort to keep people in their...
Teacher Finds a Way to Get her Students to Washington
Students from the all-black school in Selma, Ala., will get a chance to witness history – and wear their new winter parkas....
States and Cities Move to Curb Toxins the EPA Hasn’t
"From California to Maine, state and local officials are taking steps to ban toxic substances found in consumer goods ranging from TVs to baby...
EARTH DAY News From the States: IL, WA, and GA
For a happier Earth Day, read four stories from the states, where in Washington, Illinois and Georgia, beautiful areas of the United States are...
States Take the Lead on Health Care Reform
Massachusetts has accomplished the improbable: It got Democrats and Republicans to agree on how to provide nearly every resident with health insurance. And it...
States Demand Clean Air, Adopt California’s Greenhouse Gas Limits
More states are saying the EPA doesn't go far enough in forcing the car makers to raise emission standards in their new models. State...
Innovation Wins Good Government Awards for Six States
Six state programs, ranging from Maine's comprehensive health care reform to Wisconsin's environmental program for businesses, are competing for $100,000 grants in one of...
‘Snow White’ Cottage is Up for Sale (Take a Video Tour)
A Washington state home built to mimic the cottage from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" went on the market last month.
Dog Sits Down in Middle of Road Unmoving–Until Officer Follows to Save Her Owner
From Washington state comes the story of a senior citizen being saved by his senior canine, who risked her life obstructing traffic in order...
US Puts Solar Panels on Old Nuclear Weapons Sites for Powering 70,000 Homes
Across the nation, land set aside for the purpose of possibly destroying the world is now welcoming infrastructure meant to save it.
Sites managed by...
A Canadian Farmer Had Millions of Surplus Potatoes and Worked Overtime to Give Them All Away
From Canada's province of Manitoba comes the story of how dozens of volunteers succeeded when presented with a mammoth logistical challenge: giving away 12...
When a Preschool Was Opened Inside a Dementia Care Home, All Heaven Broke Loose
They say it takes a village to raise a child. Centered on that concept of communal flourishing, a dementia care village in England has...
Good News in History, February 10
84 years ago today, In the Mood, by Glen Miller reached #1 on the charts in the US. It's one of those jazz tunes that...
Hero Dog Wakes Up Owners After Sensing Fire Across Street: ‘Bark was Unlike’ Any Heard Before
In Arlington, Washington state, a hero dog changed his tune and alerted her owners to a fire consuming their neighbor's house.
It was 3:00 a.m....