Virginia's drunken-driving law among nation's toughest (07.01.2004)
Just months after he was released from prison for involuntary manslaughter, Shawn P. Teehan was again behind the wheel of a car and drunk.

Marriage, drugs and the blues (06.30.2004)
Summer brings more than lazy days and sunburns. As July starts, a new set of state laws take effect, offering a snapshot of what matters to Americans now -- the services we're willing to pay for, the punishments we dole out, the things...

Nation's capital bars hand-held mobiles while driving (06.29.2004)
Driving through the nation's capital is about to mean putting down your cell phone.

Experts, families try to stop child drownings (06.22.2004)
The first day of summer was marked in a somber way as grieving families of children who drowned in backyard pools joined safety experts in pleading that something be done to end the deaths.

Review: 'Laws of Attraction'? More like boredom (04.29.2004)
The new romantic comedy "Laws of Attraction" is stuffed with every cliche in the book. It tries to emulate the great Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn classics, but ends up a pale copy.