Obama to detail immigration plan Thursday night

Obama will announce in a speech Thursday night that he will provide temporary protections for up to 5 million undocumented immigrants, according to a senior Democrat familiar with the plans.

Breaking down Obama’s immigration executive action

WONKBLOG | Here’s how the president’s action would affect the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

Clockwise: "Wild," "Hobbit," "Selma" and "Penguins of Madagascar."

The 2014 holiday movie guide

It’s the most wonderful time of the year as studios unload their award hopefuls. Here’s what to see over the next six weeks.

Iowa man arrested near White House with rifle, ammunition in car

Iowa man arrested near White House with rifle, ammunition in car

In the trunk, officers found a .30-30 rifle and more than 40 rounds of ammunition, an official said.

In food-crazed Lebanon, a war over tainted chicken and messed-up meze

In food-crazed Lebanon, a war over tainted chicken and messed-up meze

A sweeping government investigation found contamination with E. coli and much worse.

Buffalo area gets an astonishing
5 feet of snow, braces for next wave

Buffalo area gets an astonishing <br> 5 feet of snow, braces for next wave

Snow has been accumulating since Tuesday morning, and the lake effect may punish the area again.

Local

‘Why did you do this?’ A family has only questions after teen’s suicide.

‘Why did you do this?’ A family has only questions after teen’s suicide.

A federal and Fairfax Co. study into risk factors begins after the third suicide by a girl since September.

Sports

Griffin has one focus: San Francisco

Griffin has one focus: San Francisco

REDSKINS BLOG | In a 7-minute press conference, he was mum about criticism and said, “focused on San Francisco,” 9 times.

Business

Are you overly optimistic about how long you can work?

Are you overly optimistic about how long you can work?

COLUMN | Retirement expectations and reality often don’t match; working full time after 65 is not always an option.

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