Business

Congressmen sound off against SEC in Madoff affair

By: MARCY GORDON
Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving...

Citgo suspends low-income heating oil program

By: RUSSELL CONTRERAS
Citgo, the Venezuelan government's Texas-based oil subsidiary, has suspended shipments of heating...

Cigna to cut about 1,100 jobs, 4 pct of work force

By: TOM MURPHY
Managed care provider Cigna Corp. said Monday the slumping economy has forced it to cut roughly...

Obama plunges into econ talks, predicts approval

By: STEVEN R. HURST
President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional...

Sports

'Captain' Ryan turns focus to 2009 for Falcons

Mike Smith says Matt Ryan's rookie honors grow more prestigious all the time. Pro Bowl alternate? Smith was impressed. NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year? A huge accomplishment, said the... Full story

Business

US govt to NY judge: Jail Madoff without bail

A prosecutor on Monday asked that Bernard Madoff be jailed pending trial, saying the disgraced financier broke a promise not to touch his assets by mailing watches, jewelry, cufflinks and mittens... Full story

Entertainment

QVC will sell memorabilia at Obama inauguration

QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month _ and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell. The retail... Full story

Leggett wants new Rockville jail, council chief calls too pricey

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett wants to build a new temporary holding facility for county prisoners, rather than renovating the 50-year-old one, despite $20 million to $25 million more in... Full story

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Top cop

In 2001, civil rights lawyer Philip Eure began the District of Columbia’s Office of Police Complaints at the request of the mayor and a five-member oversight board. Today, he’s the... Full story

Ohio man admits to plotting wife's strangling

A 74-year-old southern Ohio man has pleaded guilty to hiring someone to kill his wife in their farmhouse last spring. David Evans Sr. of Jackson pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit... Full story