An area north of Union Station in Washington is showing promise as a mixed-use neighborhood, although office vacancy rates remain high.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that it had improperly obtained the phone records of reporters for The New York Times and The Washington Post in the newspapers’ Indonesia bureaus in 2004.

The State Department’s creation of “Diplopedia,” an internal wiki, is part of its changing ethic from “a need to know culture” to a “need to share culture,” an employee said.

The political fight over high fuel prices produced little progress as Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic effort to force a vote on legislation.

A bill that would outlaw flavored cigarettes — except for a type many black smokers choose — has opened a rift.

A rift has opened in the 43-member caucus over a menthol provision in legislation that would enable the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco.

Millions of dollars in federal contracts intended for small businesses reportedly were awarded to companies that had not qualified or had won the contracts fraudulently.

The government rescue of the housing giants will test the world’s faith in U.S. markets, as about one-fifth of the lenders’ securities are held by foreign investors.

The housing giants’ rescue will test the world’s faith in U.S. markets, as about one-fifth of the lenders’ securities are held by foreign investors.

The announcement of a plan to inject billions of dollars in loans and investments was intended to show the government would stand behind the beleaguered companies.