The Civil War saga "Lincoln" leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, director for Steven Spielberg and acting honors for Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Also among the nine nominees for best picture Thursday: the old-age love story "Amour"; the Iran hostage thriller "Argo"; the independent hit "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; the slave-revenge narrative "Django Unchained"; the musical "Les Miserables"; the shipwreck story "Life of Pi"; the lost-souls romance "Silver Linings Playbook"; and the Osama bin Laden manhunt chronicle "Zero Dark Thirty."
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III injures knee on crucial play in NFL wild card playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks, 24-14.
The parking lot and stands at FedEx Field on Sunday was a teeming sea of burgundy and gold, as Redskins fans celebrate the first home playoff game in 13 years.
The Redskins beat the Cowboys on Sunday night at FedEx Field 28-18 to clinch the NFC East title for the first time since 1999.
Operation Welcome Home Maryland greets incoming troops from the theater of war, making sure their first encounter home is positive.
Same-sex couples line up on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, to take advantage of the first day that they can wed in Maryland.
Retired Gen. H. Norman Gen. Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, died Dec. 27, 2012. He was 78.
Gun-rights advocates in Utah offered six hours of training in handling concealed weapons for 200 Utah teachers on Dec. 27, 2012, in the latest effort to arm teachers to confront school assailants.
Maryland Live became a 24-hour casino at 8 a.m. Thursday. Gone are the days of shutting its doors at 2 a.m. during the week, or 4 a.m. on a Saturday night.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called for reinforcements and Hawaii's governor responded, dispatching Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz to Washington to take over the state's empty Senate seat.
Washington played the Grinch that stole Christmas this year as the partisan impasse over the budget deficit instilled fear that the nation will fall over the “fiscal cliff,” dashing consumer holiday spirits and spending.
