Quarles & Brady associate John Aramanda took a creative route to help an animal rescue organization get a pit bull back from a foster caretaker.

Seyfarth Shaw associate Kevin Fritz leverages his “unique perspective” to find resolutions to settle discrimination, leave entitlement and unemployment disputes with employers, to name a few.

Reed Smith partner Ann E. Pille has time commitments that keep her from the long, complicated pro bono cases she took on earlier in her career. But that does not prevent her from donating what time she does have to fill a need she knows is there.

Morgan Lewis associate James Looby spent 18 months helping nine adults with developmental disabilities in a suit against an Illinois state agency.

Judges, private attorneys and public interest lawyers in Cook County noticed a gap in free legal help for families with a loved one with severe mental illness. So two Chicago legal groups collaborated to launch an ongoing initiative to offer assistance in the “critically important but underserved area of law.”

Capt. Mark Kelly and Col. Terry Virts said at a National Press Club breakfast Monday that NASA must have the support of Congress and the White House to continue achieving important scientific feats and to go to Mars. To get that support, NASA needs to tackle areas of space that grab American’s interest.

Candy company executives from across the United States are on Capitol Hill this week to discuss industry concerns with their representatives in Congress as part of an annual Washington forum hosted by the National Confectioners Association.

Two teachers were two of thousands of people who attended the brief parade Wednesday, watching Pope Francis make his way along the streets circling the White House South Lawn. The parade followed the arrival ceremony with President Barack Obama.

Credit card security in the United States is finally catching up to Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico and South America, industry leaders said.

Ayla Ludlow, 13, was not on the field when the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team won the FIFA World Cup, but she was invited to the White House on Tuesday to help President Barack Obama honor the team’s victory.

That question – how has new media influenced political coverage – addresses only a fraction of what I believe to be a more important one. How have our changing news consumption habits altered how we tell political stories? And is there a better way to do it?

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reminded a room full of foreign policy experts of his seven years experience as a U.S. attorney in an attempt to set himself apart from the other 13 Republican presidential candidates.

Critics of Planned Parenthood have called for Congress to withdraw the group’s public funding for a year while an investigation is conducted. Several states have initiated investigations into Planned Parenthood.

First lady Michelle Obama welcomed members of the military and reporters to preview the 18.5 foot tall White House Christmas tree – decorated in red, white and blue the Fraser fir has a ribbon winding around it with messages from military families to their service members.

For many, the lighting of the National Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 3 marked the unofficial start to Christmas around the capital. Here are several places around Washington to check out if you’re looking for holiday decorations to get into the spirit, from decorated Christmas trees to light shows.

The gasifier is one of three alternative-energy projects currently in development at the Turkana Basin Institute, an international research facility affiliated with Stony Brook University where scientists study early human evolution. The other two energy projects comprise a biogas plant, which turns goat dung into fuel, and solar panels.

In the midday desert sun, as loose silt and sand are carried in the occasional breeze, the only breaks along the bleak horizon are stunted trees and straw-colored huts. Although the huts’ appearance is simple, the construction is more complex than it might seem.