Bring on Rio! With a pop extravaganza, Britain closes a ‘happy and glorious’ Olympics

United States' LeBron James and Kevin Durant react during the men's gold medal basketball game against Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. USA won 107-100. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Rory McIlroy Wins the PGA Championship

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Rory McIlroy

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C.—History may some day show that Rory McIlroy took the title as golf's Anointed One from Tiger Woods Sunday somewhere on the front nine in the final round at the PGA Championship.

Man arrested for shooting at Chicago-area mosque with pellet rifle as hundreds worship inside 

David Conrad faces felony charges of aggravated discharge of a firearm. Police later retrieved high-velocity air rifle from his home.

David Conrad, 51, has been arrested for shooting at the Muslim Education Center mosque in Morton Grove, Ill. with a pellet rifle Friday evening.

Saudi Arabia to build new industrial city exclusively for women workers

Women-only city expected to create 5,000 jobs as well as women-run firms and production lines. Saudi government hopes endeavor will address gender employment gap.

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The women-only industrial city is expected to create 5,000 jobs in textiles, pharmaceuticals, and food processing industries.

As jobs become available, the vacancies are most often at the bottom

Jeffrey MacMillan/The Washington Post - In recent months, several local companies in a variety of sectors have turned to familiar faces to take on key executive roles. Defense giant Lockheed Martin announced in April that its chief operating officer, Christopher E. Kubasik, above, would replace retiring chief executive Robert J. Stevens.

High-level executives looking to nab a new C-suite job in the Washington area may be hard-pressed to find a place to send their résumé.

Hiring specialists and others say that local companies are frequently filling top positions from within their own ranks instead of casting a wider net, a trend that began during the recession and has continued under the uncertainty of a sluggish recovery.