Head Start has been something of a sacred cow in Washington since its creation in 1965. The $12.3 billion federal program provides pre-school services to nearly 790,000 low-income children each year.

Kathleen Stein donated the brain of her brother, Ed Stein, who lived a full life with autism, to further research into the causes of autism and treatments for autism-related illnesses.

Another cool day today with highs well below normal. Temperatures then rebound to well above normal this weekend into early ...