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ASSOCIATED PRESS House Speaker John A. Boehner's portfolio includes stocks in oil companies, financial firms, communication companies and pharmaceuticals.
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Thousands of commercial vehicles cross the Ambassador Bridge, as viewed from Windsor, Ontario, every day. (Associated Press)
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Republican candidates for President gather before the start of their June 13 debate in New Hampshire. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS San Diego's Will Venable heads back to the dugout after striking out during the fourth inning. Jordan Zimmermann fanned 10 in seven innings.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS San Diego's Will Venable heads back to the dugout after striking out during the fourth inning. Jordan Zimmermann fanned 10 in seven innings.
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REGNERY PUBLISHING Much of his staff may have resigned, but Newt Gingrich soldiers on with the release of a new book and a televised presidential debate on Monday night.
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Lonnie Painter, 65, who uses marijuana for medicinal purposes and is the director of Laguna Woods for Medical Cannabis, displays his medicinal herb and bong last month. (Associated Press)
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CodePink members greet CIA Director Leon Panetta as he arrives Thursday on Capitol Hill for a hearing on his nomination to be the next secretary of defense. (Associated Press)
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CIA Director Leon Panetta testifies June 9, 2011, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on his nomination. (Associated Press)
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Washington's Yunesky Maya allowed four hits and one earned run in six innings, but received no offensive support in the Nationals' 3-1 loss to San Francisco. (Associated Press)
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Crystal Johnson (right), a supporter of the health care overhaul, argues with a protester outside the courthouse. Wednesday's nearly 2 1/2-hour hearing is the third time an appeals court has heard a case on the issue.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Yunesky Maya allowed four hits and one earned run in six innings but received no offensive support in Washington's 3-1 loss to San Francisco.
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CIA Director Leon Panetta is expected to be the next secretary of defense. Pentagon officials are preparing appeals of cuts made by Secretary Robert M. Gates to present to Mr. Gates' successor. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** First lady Michelle Obama sits with toddlers as they have their lunch at CentroNia, a bilingual child care facility in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, where she announced Let's Move! Child Care, an effort to raise healthy eating and living for young children. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Laurence Fishburne is leaving his role as Dr. Raymond Langston on "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." (Associated Press)
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) shakes hands with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)
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Registered nurse Marion Smith fills out paperwork at the Washington Hospital Center. Ms. Smith is a clinical specialist in the Medical Oncology Unit. The No. 1 reason why qualified students are turned away from nursing programs in the U.S. is a lack of college faculty to teach them, researchers say.
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY PRATIK SHAH/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Registered nurse Kudi Asafa checks a patient Monday at the Washington Hospital Center in Northwest. Ms. Asafa, a clinical specialist living in the District, works in the Cardiac Services Unit. The economic downturn of the past few years has only temporarily eased the nation's shortage of nurses.
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Yemeni Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi said Monday that President Saleh, in Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, would return soon. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Soldiers chant slogans and wave their national flag in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday as they celebrate with demonstrators the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Thousands of celebrants jammed the capital after the country's authoritarian leader flew to Saudi Arabia to receive medical treatment for wounds he suffered in a rocket attack.
