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CARACAS, Venezuela - The State Department's top official on Venezuela said Tuesday that the Trump administration will continue recognizing lawmaker Juan Guaid as the nation's interim president even if...

Booking.com is laying off a quarter of its workforce - more than 4,000 people - with the global pandemic snuffing out travel.Layoffs will begin next month and run through the end of the year, accordin...

BEIRUT - Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as a giant mushroom cloud rose above the capital. Witne...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law legislation that will devote nearly $3 billion annually to conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks an...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. - Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain along the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it smashed boats together a...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Three sightseeing balloons crashed Monday in a popular western Wyoming tourist destination, injuring between 16 and 20 people, officials said. The balloons owned by the same tour...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Almost two months after reopening, Universal Orlando is laying off an undisclosed number of workers. Universal spokesman Tom Schroder said in an email Monday that the Florid...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The former GOP speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates is eyeing a run for governor next year. Del. Kirk Cox said in a statement Monday that he is “seriously lookin...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Monday revived a lawsuit challenging Maryland's rules for obtaining a handgun as unconstitutionally restrictive. The unanimous ruling from the 4th U...

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