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The Yates model includes a family room with a 12-foot ceiling that opens to the breakfast area and kitchen. Buyers can add a fireplace, a coffered ceiling and extra windows to the family room.
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The NCAA said Wednesday that it has been investigating the relationship between convicted Ponzi scheme artist Nevin Shapiro and the University of Miami for five months, and the allegations - if true - show the need for "serious and fundamental change" in college sports. A person familiar with the situation said much of Shapiro's access to Hurricane programs in recent years was approved by former athletic director Kirby Hocutt, who has since left the school for Texas Tech. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing joint investigation between the university and the NCAA. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Vehicles burn after an explosion amid a motorcade of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, killing him and 22 others in Beirut on Feb. 14, 2005. The special court investigating his slaying unsealed the 47-page indictment Wednesday against four members of Hezbollah for their alleged involvement.
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President Obama, wrapping up a three-day bus trip through the Midwest, speaks with Norma Haan (center), 68, at the Whiteside County Fair in Morrison, Ill., on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. The woman at left was not identified. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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President Obama holds a soft-serve ice cream cone in one hand and shakes hands with the other during his visit to DeWitt Dairy Treats on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, in DeWitt, Iowa, during his three-day economic bus tour. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Randall Brown (left) and D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe discuss a black sheen seen on the Anacostia River Monday and Tuesday. First water samples tested positive for petroleum. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins quarterbacks Rex Grossman, left, and John Beck, center, work on pass drills during practice Tuesday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Fans of Elvis Presley from all over the world gather at the gates of his Graceland mansion for a candlelight vigil on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn., to mark the 34th anniversary of his death. (AP Photo/Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber)
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY PRATIK SHAH/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Who's that cool-looking dude in the sunglasses (top)? Political novelty money is displayed at Souvenir World in Northwest. The souvenir cash includes a bill of President Obama with sunglasses and one picturing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The store also sells shirts with "anti" messages (left).
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British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at a youth center in Witney, his parliamentary district in southern England, on Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. Britain must confront its "slow-motion moral collapse," Mr. Cameron declared, following four days of riots that left five people dead, thousands facing criminal charges and at least 200 million pounds ($326 million) in property losses. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)
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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Sunday morning on ABC's "This Week" that he would drop out of the race for the GOP presidential nomination. He finished a disappointing third in the Iowa straw poll on Saturday. "I wish it would have been different," he said. (ABC News via Associated Press)
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Sara Shannon, of Columbia Heights (left), and her friend Reann Anderson look over clothing on the racks at It's Vintage Darling in Columbia Heights on 14th Street in Northwest on Sunday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Glenn Beck describes his upcoming "Restoring Courage" rally in Jerusalem as a "nonpolitical, nondenominational gathering to stand up for Israel." (GlennBeck.com)
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"Clearly, the policies of this administration are not working," said Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, one of the lawmakers newly appointed to the congressional panel assigned to develop recommendations to cut the debt. "So, what went wrong? Well, a big part of the problem has been job-killing regulations." (Associated Press)
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In the 1990s, Russian President Boris Yeltsin's image turned from bravery and color into one of weakness and bewilderment. His successor, Vladimir Putin, (below) is credited for reigning in post-Soviet chaos but criticized for turning away from democracy. In the 20 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has exploded with wealth and glitzy developments such as the Moscow City Center (above).
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In the 1990s, Russian President Boris Yeltsin's image turned from bravery and color into one of weakness and bewilderment. His successor, Vladimir Putin, (below) is credited for reigning in post-Soviet chaos but criticized for turning away from democracy. In the 20 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has exploded with wealth and glitzy developments such as the Moscow City Center (above).
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS In the 1990s, Russian President Boris Yeltsin's image turned from bravery and color into one of weakness and bewilderment. His successor, Vladimir Putin, (below) is credited for reigning in post-Soviet chaos but criticized for turning away from democracy. In the 20 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has exploded with wealth and glitzy developments such as the Moscow City Center (above).
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"I don't think they should have wasted those services; a star can get his own escort. He should not have been demoted. She should have handled it another way. But things roll down hill. She passed [the blame] to the next in line." Kurk Crowder, Columbia Heights, bus operator
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Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during the opening ceremony of the Aungsan Jar-mon Library on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, in Thanatpin, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)
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Emergency personnel work the scene where a Greyhound bus bound for St. Louis from New York City flipped on its side on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, briefly trapping a woman and injuring about two dozen people, according to authorities, about one mile east of the Lancaster-Lebanon interchange, early Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, near Manheim, Pa. (AP Photo/Lancaster Newspapers, Dan Marschka)
