From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 10:50 PM

A look back at the life and legacy of former first lady Betty Ford who died at the age of 93.

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 10:50 PM

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have landed at Los Angeles International Airport to start their weekend trip to California. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 10:50 PM

Betty Ford, wife of former President Gerald Ford and the founder of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction, has died at age 93. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 7:32 PM

The Washington Post’s Anqoinette Crosby speaks with business reporter Neil Irwin about why the latest jobs report caught economists by surprise.

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 7:32 PM

Ohio State is vacating its wins from the 2010 football season, including its share of the Big 10 championship and the Buckeyes' victory over Arkansas in the 2011 Sugar Bowl. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 7:32 PM

The dismal June jobs report is creating economic woes and political problems for President Obama. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 7:32 PM

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians poured onto the streets of the opposition stronghold Hama on Friday, bolstered by the purported visit of U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford in an SUV near the city’s central square. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 7:32 PM

Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan said Friday that he spoke with the widow of the man who was killed when he fell over a railing while trying to catch a baseball. It is the second accident involving a railing in the last year for the Rangers. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 4:16 PM

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out a judge’s order lifting the NFL lockout, possibly giving the league leverage in talks aimed at reaching a new labor deal. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 4:16 PM

At the world premiere for the much anticipated "Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2," cast members Bonnie Wright, Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent talk about what they will miss the most now that the magical saga has drawn to a close. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 4:16 PM

President Barack Obama says the uncertainty over whether lawmakers will raise the nation’s debt limit is keeping businesses from hiring. Employers added the fewest jobs in nine months and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 12:57 PM

Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month. Employers added the fewest jobs in nine months and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 12:57 PM

Prime Minister David Cameron’s former communications chief was arrested Friday, the latest to be swept up by Britain's rapidly evolving media scandal over phone hacking and bribing police. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 12:56 PM

President Obama speaks on the monthly job numbers for June from the White House.

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 12:56 PM

Egyptians were demonstrating in Cairo and elsewhere around the country Friday, demanding justice for victims of the regime of former leader Hosni Mubarak. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 12:56 PM

The space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the final mission of NASA’s space shuttle program.   Atlantis is on a twelve-day mission to the International Space Station.  (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 12:56 PM

Dick Williams, a member of the baseball Hall of Fame, died Thursday at the age of 82. He led the Oakland Athletics to two World Series Championships in his 21 year big league career. (July 7)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 12:56 PM

Dick Williams, a member of the baseball Hall of Fame, died Thursday at the age of 82. He led the Oakland Athletics to two World Series Championships in his 21 year big league career. (July 7)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 9:42 AM

The Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into accusations by a French writer that former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her. (July 8)

From: Washington Post on Fri, Jul 08 2011 9:42 AM

The crew of the shuttle Atlantis arrived Friday morning ahead of the last space shuttle launch. Rain in the forecast may delay the shuttle’s launch. (July 8)