The tomb of former French Justice Minister Robert Badinter has been vandalized near Paris. Badinter led efforts to abolish France’s death penalty and decriminalize homosexuality.

Five Democrats piled into a primary for one of the nation's most tightly divided House districts, in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. They all have different pitches about how to win.

D.C. public schools are closed Thursday through Monday, and parents looking to entertain their children — and maybe do something educational — might breathe a sigh of thanks for President Lincoln’s ...