A U.S. pilot study finds that Botox may alleviate symptoms of depression. The Washington Post reports that out of 10 patients with depression, 9 recovered from their illness. The other patient had bipolar disorder and did have a boost...

New White House Press Secretary Tony Snow continued to blast the media by accusing the Associated Press and Washington Post of unfair coverage of President Bush. Since starting his job Monday, Snow has challenged five major news...

A single juror reportedly kept a federal jury from giving a death sentence to admitted al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. The foreman of the jury told the Washington Post the holdout juror never explained his vote. The foreman --...

Reuters - Zacarias Moussaoui was saved from a death sentence by a single juror who never explained his vote to other members of the jury that sent the September 11 conspirator to prison for life, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

Mary K. Brunskill - AHN Contributor New York, NY (AHN) – Washington Post Co. announced Friday that first-quarter profit rose 15 percent due to a revenue boost from strong growth in its education business. Net income rose to $76.9 million, or $7.95 per share, from $66.6 million, or $6.87...

Reuters - Washington Post Co. said on Friday its first-quarter profit rose, boosted by an increase in revenue from its education division and the sale of land and marketable securities.

Reuters - September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui was sentenced to life in prison rather than execution because some jurors saw him as a minor player in the plot, a juror told The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

AP - The Secret Service has agreed to turn over White House visitor logs that will show how often convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with Bush administration officials — and with whom he met.

Kenneth Lay defended his failure to report his sales of Enron stock in 2001 during his second day under cross-examination Thursday. The Washington Post reports, Lay told the court he was advised by the Enron lawyer specializing in...

AP - A Republican-backed lobbying overhaul bill narrowly survived Thursday, averting what would have been a stunning blow to the party's drive to repair the scandal-tarnished reputation of Congress before the fall elections.

Reuters - The U.S. Army plans to charge a high ranking officer in connection with the abuse of prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, The Washington Post and The New York Times reported on Wednesday, quoting his lawyer.

Inspectors from the U.S. and Iraq have found prisoner abuse in detention centers run by Iraq's Interior Ministry. According to the Washington Post, some of the prisoners were left behind in jails where abusive treatment was discovered. This...

AP - The CIA officer fired last week for unauthorized contacts with the media denies allegations that she provided information leading to The Washington Post's award-winning story on secret CIA detention centers, according to a friend speaking on her behalf.

AP - The CIA officer fired last week for unauthorized contacts with the media denies allegations that she provided information leading to The Washington Post's award-winning story on secret CIA detention centers, according to a friend speaking on her behalf.

Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer Atlanta, GA (AHN)—A new study refutes the widely held perception that blames U.S. prisons for the spread of the AIDS epidemic, saying very few prisoners acquire the virus. According to the Washington Post report, the study, published by the U.S. Centers for...

AP - Lobbying legislation is heading to a House vote this week without provisions requiring lobbyists to keep track of their contacts with lawmakers and report fundraising activities. Democrats and activist groups say the bill is now too weak to change the money culture in Washington.

AP - A car bomb exploded in a busy area of central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 25, police said.

Reuters - U.S. and Iraqi inspectors have discovered abuse of prisoners in detention centers run by Iraq's Interior Ministry that were visited as recently as February, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

AFP - US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has approved ambitious plans to fight terrorism around the world and retaliate more rapidly in the case of another terrorist attack on the United States, The Washington Post reports.

Reuters - The CIA said on Friday that it fired an intelligence officer for leaking classified information that sources said contributed to a Washington Post report about alleged secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe.