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The U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps line up and prepare to perform during the ceremonial arrival of the NASA space shuttle Discovery at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, April 19, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Either way, it was energy that we were spending instead of talking about how we can get better. This year, it's just been all about basketball." - Chris Bosh
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The home at 610 Still Creek Lane in Gaithersburg's Lakelands community is on the market for $949,900. The four-bedroom home was built in 2001 by NV Homes.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has given the Treasury $41,600 in campaign donations connected to Harvey Whittemore. The FBI is investigating whether Mr. Whittemore reimbursed others for making campaign contributions. (Associated Press)
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Wednesday voted to keep the state property-tax rate at its current level. The state, which is expected to pay $922 million in debt in the upcoming fiscal year, has not raised the tax since 2003. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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General Motors Co. employees working on a van assembly line in Wentzville, Mo., could see production limited later this year when a shortage of parts becomes a real problem because there aren't enough factories and people left to make them. That would mean fewer vehicles in showrooms for an industry trying to meet growing demand. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Specialist Dermot Bermingham (second from left) and trader Thomas Kay (foreground at right) work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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President Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, about a plan to increase oversight of and crack down on manipulation in oil markets. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Trader Stephen Mara (center) works April 17, 2012, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (Associated Press)
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Mike Mularkey was named the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach after spending the 2008-11 seasons as the Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A trader works in the Goldman Sachs booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 15, 2012. (Associated Press)
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The space shuttle Discovery arrives by 747 carrier aircraft at Washington Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Va., Tuesday, April 17, 2012. After completing 39 missions and spending 365 days in space, the historic spacecraft will make its final destination at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, a Smithsonian museum, located in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, April 19. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Visitors leave the runway where the space shuttle Discovery arrives by 747 carrier aircraft at Washington Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Va., Tuesday, April 17, 2012. After completing 39 missions and spending 365 days in space, the historic spacecraft will make its final destination at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, a Smithsonian museum, located in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, April 19. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Joan Perry, of Stafor, Va., left, and Christine Rusbarsky, right, of Boston, Mass., photograph Brian Schuetz, center, as he pretends to lift the the space shuttle Discovery after it arrives by 747 carrier aircraft at Washington Dulles International Airport, Chantilly, Va., Tuesday, April 17, 2012. After completing 39 missions and spending 365 days in space, the historic spacecraft will make its final destination at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, a Smithsonian museum, located in Chantilly, Va., on Thursday, April 19. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
