La. police say a homeless man broke into a woman’s home to cook a meal

La. police say man broke into home to cook meal

Michelle Obama, agriculture secretary visit Alexandria, Va., school, tour its vegetable garden

Michelle Obama visits Va. school, tours garden

Moussaoui trial, the first in US over 9/11, surprised everyone, confounded predictions

First US trial of 9/11 case was full of surprises

Ex-La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years; longest term for US rep for bribery

Corruption lands ex-Louisiana congressman 13 years

Former La. congressman in freezer cash case gets 13 years in prison for bribery, racketeering

Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case

Ex-Rep. William Jefferson of La. faces prison time for bribery conviction in freezer cash case

Ex-congressman faces prison in freezer cash case

Virginia coffee company owner pleads guilty in $16 million fraud scheme to buy coffee beans

Virginia man pleads guilty in $16M fraud scheme

Man convicted of German court stabbing of Egyptian woman, sentenced to life in prison

Man convicted of Egyptian woman’s court killing

Prosecutors seek at least 27 years in prison for ex-Rep. Jefferson in bribery case

Govt asks 27 years in prison for ex-Rep. Jefferson

Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial stars convicted of fraud in stock-trading seminars

Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial stars

Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial pair convicted of fraud in stock-trading seminars

Judge tosses verdicts against infomercial pair

In Egypt, a synagogue renovation elicits complicated feelings about preserving Jewish history

Egyptians conflicted over preserving Jewish past

Va. school buses boy, 5, to wrong stop; kindergartner wanders streets before safe recovery

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — School officials are pledging improvements after a 5-year-old Virginia boy was mistakenly put on a bus and dropped off in an unfamiliar neighborhood.

20-year-old man critically injured in house explosion in central Indiana city of Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, Ind. — An explosion has destroyed a house in central Indiana, badly burning a 20-year-old man who was inside.

Halloween-themed attractions at amusement parks

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Eighty-one percent of amusement parks will hold Halloween or fall-themed events this year, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.

Jury convicts retired Air Force officer of selling secrets to China, faces 20 year sentence

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury has convicted a retired Air Force officer on charges of selling classified information on U.S.-China military relations to a Chinese agent and lying to the FBI about it.

Trial begins in Va. for Air Force officer accused of selling secrets to Chinese spy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Air Force officer is on trial for providing secret military information to a New Orleans furniture salesman who turned out to be a Chinese spy.

Top US military officer: commitment needed in decades ahead to tackle mental wounds of war

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed frustration Wednesday with the pace of government work to heal the mental wounds of war.

NY woman pleads guilty to participating in $2.1M identity theft ring involving Bernanke’s wife

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A fourth person has pleaded guilty in a $2.1 million identity theft ring in which Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s wife was a victim.

Pa. man pleads guilty to buying $2 million of contraband cigarettes in undercover case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty in federal court to buying more than $2 million of contraband cigarettes.

Alexandria, Va., names first black police chief, replacing ex-chief who resigned over DUI

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Washington suburb is naming the first black police chief in its 260-year history to replace a chief who resigned after he was charged with drunken driving.

Meat in your drink? Carnivorous cocktails mean a nice cold glass of bacon

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — First you cook the bacon, remove the fat and tear it into pieces. It sounds like the start of a nice breakfast, but it’s actually the first part of mixologist Adam Seger’s Baconcello recipe. The next step is steeping the bacon in vodka for 72 hours.

Hilton hotel in Va. holds contest to give away $10,000 meeting

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Hilton hotel in Virginia just outside of Washington is holding a contest to award $10,000 worth of space and services to be used by a company holding a business meeting at the property in 2010.

2 plead guilty to trying to bribe US Army captain for road-building contract in Afghanistan

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two men have pleaded guilty to offering a $1 million bribe to a U.S. army officer in Afghanistan for a contract there.

A day after bribery conviction, jury rules ex-congressman Jefferson must forfeit $470,000

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal jury has ruled that a former Louisiana congressman must forfeit roughly $470,000 in bribery receipts.

Conviction in ex-congressman freezer cash case comes after botched Ted Stevens prosecution

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury handed federal prosecutors a victory in finding an ex-congressman guilty of bribery, racketeering and other charges, four months after a corruption conviction against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was tossed aside in an embarrassing blow to the Justice Department.

Jury convicts former La. congressman Jefferson of 11 of 16 counts in freezer cash bribe case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Louisiana congressman accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes was convicted in federal court Wednesday in a case in which agents famously found $90,000 stashed in his freezer.

Jury begins deliberations in corruption trial of ex-congressman found with cash in freezer

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Jury deliberations have started in the corruption trial of a former Louisiana congressman who gained notoriety after FBI agents found $90,000 hidden in his freezer.

Jury to begin deciding whether ex-congressman Jefferson is guilty of taking $400,000 in bribes

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Ex-congressman William Jefferson was a political rock star in west Africa who was willing to wield his influence for financial benefit, but that is not a crime, his defense lawyer told a jury Wednesday.

Prosecutors say $90,000 found in freezer was only the latest bribery scheme by ex-congressman

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors say the $90,000 cash found in the freezer of a former Louisiana congressman was just the most recent bribe money he’d received.

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