Holder taps two U.S. prosecutors to investigate leaks

Attorney General Eric Holder late Friday afternoon appointed two U.S. attorneys to lead separate investigations into unauthorized leaks of classified information, giving the two prosecutors full latitude to follow all potential leads within the executive and legislative branches of government.

Obama's week goes from bad to worse

When President Obama looks back on the past week, perhaps he'll remember fondly the pies that first lady Michelle Obama purchased for him at a bakery in Virginia – because the rest of his week was a political nightmare.

Suicides are surging among U.S. troops

Suicides are surging among America's troops, averaging nearly one a day this year — the fastest pace in the nation's decade of war.

MOVIE REVIEW: 'Prometheus'

As production on "Prometheus" drew to a close and promotion began, director Ridley Scott said that the film had "strands of 'Alien's' DNA" but was not, strictly speaking, a prequel, as had been rumored.

TWT Poll: Rubio top conservative pick for Romney veep

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio emerged as the clear first choice of conservative activists as a running mate for GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney this fall, beating out his nearest rival by a two-to-one margin according to a Washington Times-sponsored poll of more than 500 attendees of the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) gathering in Chicago Friday.

Former D.C. Council chairman pleads guilty to bank fraud

Former D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown softly uttered the word "guilty" in separate courthouses Friday and tearfully apologized to the District for committing bank fraud and authorizing unlawful campaign payments — admissions that contrasted with his defiant reminder that he never stole public funds.

I'll Have Another injured, will miss Belmont

The world was primed to see I'll Have Another turn the corner at Belmont Park on Saturday evening with the Triple Crown on the line. But as the other horses in the Belmont Stakes make that run, the colt who captured the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes will not be with them.

Syrian troops bomb rebel-held neighborhood in Homs

Syrian troops on Friday shelled a rebel-held neighborhood in the flashpoint central city of Homs as President Bashar Assad's troops appeared to be readying to storm the area that has been out of government control for months, activists said.

Growing for gold, London flowering for Olympics

From hanging baskets of blooming flowers to the full-scale regeneration of one of Britain's poorest areas, hidden corners of London are being spruced up for the 2012 Summer Olympics, with organizers racing to beautify the rundown East End less than two months before the start of the games.

Uzbek privatization plans cast doubt

Uzbekistan's announcement that it will privatize key state-owned assets has evoked skepticism about the former Soviet republic's commitment to economic reform.

U.S. trade deficit narrowed to $50.1 billion

The U.S. trade deficit shrank in April, but only because a big drop in imports offset the first decline in U.S. exports in five months.

Bomb targeting government bus in Pakistan kills 18

A bomb tore through a bus carrying government employees and other civilians in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 18 people in an attack that served as a reminder of the continued militant threat despite a significant drop in violence over the past year, officials said.

Iran won't build nuclear bomb but has no fear

Iran's president says Iran has no intention of building nuclear weapons, but fear would not deter it if it decided to make them.

Watchers gone, but fear lingers in Chen's hometown

Though the cameras and guards that kept blind activist Chen Guangcheng under house arrest have disappeared, the fear of local officials still lingers in his village and even his mother says he should not come home.

U.K.'s Cameron to face media ethics inquiry

British media ethics inquiry said Friday that Prime Minister David Cameron will give evidence next week, amid questions over his ties to a number of suspects in the country's tabloid phone hacking scandal.

U.S. braces for tsunami debris, but impact unclear

More than a year after a tsunami devastated Japan, killing thousands of people and washing millions of tons of debris into the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. government and West Coast states don't have a cohesive plan for cleaning up the rubble that floats to American shores.

Commentary

SOON: Bad science behind Florida mercury phobia

On May 24, the Environmental Assessment and Restoration Division of Florida's Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) issued a draft report proposing much stricter limits for mercury in Florida's river, stream, lake and coastal waters.

HANDRAHAN: Eric Holder's sizzling summer

What a week it was in Washington. Summer heat has not yet hit, but steam already is rising from Republicans on the Hill as they express outrage over U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s conduct.

KNIGHT: Classless warfare fails in Wisconsin

Wouldn't it be awful if an important election hinged on some fat cats outspending the opposition? That was the liberals' excuse for the failure of Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to unseat Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Tuesday's recall election.

EDITORIAL: Getting burned by biofuels

When individuals attempt to solve a problem and end up creating unforeseen troubles, it's called the law of unintended consequences. When government does it, it's called the law of the land.

EDITORIAL: Enough schoolboy excuses

If speed cameras were truly dedicated to the noble cause of saving lives, the people who run the programs would operate in an above-board fashion. They don't.