50 states plus the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. After a week of preliminary competition, they each introduced themselves to the crowd Saturday at the...

Blizzard warnings were issued for the District of Columbia, Baltimore, parts of New Jersey and Delaware, and some areas west of the Chesapeake Bay.'' Things are fairly...

Five states and the District of Columbia have adopted laws permitting marriage of gay couples, while nine other states have granted similar rights to gay domestic partners. The...

Five states and the District of Columbia have adopted laws permitting marriage of gay couples, while nine other states have granted similar rights to gay domestic partners. The...

_Massachusetts, Iowa, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Vermont and the District of Columbia have adopted laws permitting marriage of gay couples. Another nine statesNew Jersey,...

50 states plus the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. After a week of preliminary competition that counted 30 percent toward their final scores, they each...

Louisiana Katherine Putnam, Miss District of Columbia Jennifer Corey, Miss New Mexico Nicole Miner, Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron, Miss Texas Kristen Blair and Miss Nebraska...

The young women from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will cap a week of preliminary competition with the scheduled crowning of a...

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia gave every indication it would make it easier for independent advocacy groups to raise money for use in campaigns...

But the District of Columbia and four statesOregon, Illinois, Mississippi and Kansashave yet to submit records, saying they do not have enough money for the computer upgrades...

Contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant, aired live on NBC. Contestants were judged by their performance in swimsuit and evening gown...