Super Bowl 46 kicks off in party atmosphere

Super Bowl 46 kicked off Sunday amid a festive fanfare as the New England Patriots and the New York Giants got down to the business of determining the National Football League champion.

Seeking quick lines, Smithsonian lets most visitors enter unscreened

Alan Blinder Examiner Staff Writer In the weeks following Sept. 11, 2001, experts repeatedly warned of an unnerving prospect: another terrorist strike against a prominent national symbol with some security measures in place, but far fewer safeguards than other targets. One icon long considered a potential target for would-be mass murderers: the Smithsonian Institution -- with its millions of ...

Super Bowl party scene starts long before game

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) - Thousands of spectators crowded into downtown Indianapolis on an unseasonably warm and sunny Sunday, sampling dozens of pre-game parties and concerts hours before Super Bowl 46.

City State: Morning Roundup

McDonnell leads way in restoring ex-cons' rights; Smithsonian: Metal detector not always on; New radio station to rival WTOP; Lawmaker wants pot sold in Virginia liquor stores; Congressional redistricting map in Va. still faces legal hurdles; Family drops suit in Petworth murder; O'Malley expected to introduce gay-marriage bill today. Virginia ...

Shooting at Houston high school injures student, 16

HOUSTON — An 18-year-old student brought a gun inside a Houston high school and shot a classmate in the leg Tuesday despite metal detectors that are supposed to keep weapons off campus, school officia