Annapolis

Pac-12's Larry Scott is highest-paid commissioner

2013-05-20 22:49:00

Larry Scott of the Pac-12 Conference appears to be the highest-paid sitting college commissioner ever, the Wall Street Journal reported. Scott earned more than $3 million in 2011-12, according to tax documents released by the conference Sunday. Scott,...

Obama, at Ohio State, calls on graduates to be active citizens

2013-05-05 13:24:00

WASHINGTON — Speaking to the graduating class of Ohio State University in Columbus on Sunday, President Obama called on the students to embrace the school’s motto, “education for citizenship,” and to press the government to act....

Obama wants short-term alternative to sequestration cuts

2013-02-05 08:44:00

WASHINGTON -- Seeking to avoid steep spending cuts scheduled to begin March 1, President Obama will call on Congress on Tuesday to devise an alternative package of reductions and new tax revenue that could postpone the deeper cuts for a few months....

Innovative home products hit the showroom floor

2013-01-25 15:36:00

In the market for a hot-water-dispensing refrigerator? That was just one of the innovative and unusual products on display this week at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. The annual event, put on by the National Assn. of Home Builders,...

A business lesson in tolerance

2012-12-28 00:00:00

The owner of a trolley tour company in Annapolis, Md., has decided to close down one portion of his business — old-fashioned trolleys for wedding parties — rather than extend the service to same-sex couples. He has every right to do so, but he...

Wesley Brown dies at 85; first black graduate of Naval Academy

2012-05-25 00:00:00

Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, died Tuesday in Silver Spring, Md., the Naval Academy's alumni association announced from Annapolis, Md. He was 85 and had cancer. A 1949 graduate, Brown was...

HMS Bounty: Woman killed in tall ship's sinking loved the sea

2012-10-30 13:43:45

Gay marriage: Fights have begun in Washington, N.J., Maryland...

2012-02-02 21:38:39

Robert Helliwell dies at 90; electrical engineer who expanded understanding of Earth's atmosphere

2011-06-13 00:00:00

Robert Helliwell, a Stanford electrical engineer whose study of radio waves emitted by lightning opened a new window to understanding the upper layers of the Earth's atmosphere, died May 3 in Palo Alto of complications of dementia. He was 90. Helliwell...

America's post-DADT military: Stronger than ever

2011-09-20 16:35:48

U.S. Launches Astronaut Alan Shepard: 'Boy What a Ride!'

2011-05-06 04:33:16

Before you head to Europe, consider travel insurance

2010-10-24 00:00:00

This is a troubling time for Europe-bound travelers. The U.S. State Department on Oct. 3 issued a travel alert that cited "the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe" but stopped short of warning travelers against going there. Sporadic labor actions in...

ANNAPOLIS, MD - MAY 20: About 1,000 Annapolis Naval Academy freshmen, Class of 2016, climb the Herndon Monument at the U.S. Naval Academy on May 20, 2013 in Annapolis, Maryland. Each year the freshman class, known as 'Plebes,' climb the lard covered monument at the U.S.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Will Newberry, of Annapolis.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Marquetta Sullivan, 56, Annapolis, shows off her shoes.

2013-05-18 00:00:00