Carleton Bryant

Frank Howard, Republican, enters race for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District

Frank Howard, a former GOP candidate for Maryland's state Senate, has announced his candidacy for the 6th Congressional District.

July 22, 2015

Washington Navy Yard shooting scare ends with no evidence of any shots fired

Amid threats of terrorist activity during the Fourth of July weekend, D.C. police and federal law enforcers swarmed the Washington Navy Yard on Thursday morning after receiving a report of gunfire at the Southeast facility, where a gunman killed 12 workers two years ago.

July 2, 2015

John Hinckley monitoring at issue as judge weighs full release

Federal prosecutors and hospital officials treating John W. Hinckley Jr. are still locked in disagreements over conditions for his full-time release from St. Elizabeths mental hospital in the District, as a federal judge nears a decision on the fate of President Reagan's would-be assassin.

June 17, 2015

Chris Van Hollen picks up support in Senate bid

Montgomery County officials staged a show of support for Rep. Chris Van Hollen's candidacy to replace Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski on Monday amid word that the Democratic primary for the open seat is becoming crowded.

March 9, 2015

Navy christens site of shooting rampage as command center

About 400 employees of the Naval Sea Systems Command returned to work Monday at the Washington Naval Yard for the first since a dozen of their co-workers were killed there in a 2013 shooting rampage.

February 2, 2015

Xmas tree lights blamed for deadly Annapolis mansion fire

Fire investigators are blaming faulty Christmas tree lights for a massive deadly mansion fire in Annapolis last week.

January 28, 2015

House leader calls for U.N. sanctions in South Sudan conflict

The chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs is urging the U.N. Security Council to levy sanctions against both sides of the conflict in South Sudan.

August 19, 2014

Taiwan’s defenses weaker against Chinese attack, ex-VP says

Taiwan’s former vice president said Friday that her country’s defenses against China have grown weaker under President Ma Ying-jeou, agreeing with a former U.S. diplomat’s recent critical assessment of Taiwan’s military and security.

April 12, 2013

World Briefs

LIBYA

May 14, 2010

Briefly — Asia

PHILIPPINES

May 14, 2010

OUT OF CONTEXT: I crashed the White House State Dinner, and all I got was a T-shirt and a lousy pict

I did not know you could crash a White House party. I would not have thought it was possible. But not only is it possible, it's probable.

December 6, 2009

OUT OF CONTEXT: You have reached the end of the magazine. Please exit in an orderly manner

Jon & Kate have been on for five or six seasons, maybe seven — no one's really sure — and they've provided so many minutes, nay, seconds of quality TV viewing.

November 29, 2009

OUT OF CONTEXT: To sleep, perchance to breathe; ay, there’s the snore

Imagine a hundred food processors trying to puree concrete slabs in front of U2's sound system, and you begin to understand the sound and volume of my snoring.

November 22, 2009

OUT OF CONTEXT: The end of the world is near? I didn’t get the memo.

What makes the Mayan calendar so great? Did it predict that Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson would break up? No! And that was an easy one!

November 15, 2009

OUT OF CONTEXT: If you find a bag of cash, give it to me. I’m calling dibs.

My wife and daughter are strong, independent, self-sufficient women. But perched high on the living room wall was the thing that had turned them into a pair of cowering damsels in distress — a bug.

October 25, 2009

OUT OF CONTEXT: Does this column make me look fat? Yeah, I thought so.

Is anybody else creeped out by seeing Halloween decorations next to Christmas decorations at the supermarket?

October 18, 2009

OUT OF CONTEXT: One man’s therapy is another man’s humor column

I wonder if the servers in French McDonald's are as rude as servers in other French restaurants. That would be a tough act to pull off. "Do you want pomme frites with that, swine?"

October 11, 2009

OUT OF CONTEXT: An open letter to ‘average’ women everywhere

"Average" women look like they enjoy themselves — and guys like that look. A lot.

September 27, 2009

OUT OF CONTEXT: No need to apologize, just turn the page

A passionate kiss burns 6.4 calories per minute. (Do NOT tell my personal trainer. He's nuts about burning calories. And he's got a mustache.)

September 20, 2009

OUT OF CONTEXT: If you see yourself in these words, remember it’s only an allusion

A new study shows that men lose the ability to think clearly when they talk to attractive women. Really.

September 13, 2009