Last July, a well-funded nonprofit group called Americans Elect announced it had found a new and more honorable path to the White House. It would bypass the primaries, the founders said, via the Internet. Read full article > >

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Americans Elect searches for a way to ignite third-party fever

Montel Williams, the talk show host, actor and pitchman, is part of a nonprofit group seeking licenses from the District to operate a marijuana dispensary and cultivation facilities. According to D.C. records, the Abatin Wellness Center has expressed preliminary interest in opening medical marijuana businesses in the city. A dispensary by the same name opened this year in Sacramento with Williams as its public face. Abatin has hired veteran D.C. lawyer Frederick D. Cooke Jr. to shepherd it through the process. In an interview Tuesday, Cooke confirmed that Williams, who has multiple sclerosis and is an outspoken supporter of medicinal cannabis , has a major role in the group. Read full article > >

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Montel Williams among D.C. medical marijuana license seekers

A nonprofit group is trying to buy the star’s home.

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Michael Vick’s former kennels could become haven for dogs

A nonprofit group announced the winner of a competition to design a crossing to help migratory wildlife cross a section of Interstate 70 in Colorado.

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Design Picked for Wildlife Crossing

The nation’s high school graduation rate may have hit bottom and begun to rise, according to a report issued by a nonprofit group founded by former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.

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U.S. School Graduation Rate Is Rising