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Muriel Bowser TwitterHeather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – Social media blew up with praise for D.C. after Department of Public Works employees with Murals D.C. painted the words "Black Live...

The Trump administration said Friday it will let Chinese airlines operate a limited number of flights to the U.S., backing down from a threat to ban the flights.The decision came one day after China a...

MINNEAPOLIS - Negotiators for the city of Minneapolis agreed with the state Friday to ban the use of chokeholds by police and to require officers to report and intervene anytime they see an unauthoriz...

VIENNA - Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal with world powers, the United Nations' atomic watchdog said Friday. The International At...

BOSTON - Google said state-backed hackers have targeted the campaigns of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, although it saw no evidence that the phishing attempts were su...

Twitter has blocked a Trump campaign video tribute to George Floyd over a copyright claim, in a move that adds to tensions between the social media platform and the U.S. president, one of its most wid...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3% - still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression - as states loosened their coronavirus lockdowns and...

WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union and others have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging officials violated the civil rights of protesters who were forcefully removed...

NEW ORLEANS - Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans was planning on a 20th anniversary crowd of thousands. Now it's working to avoid crowds by selling a limited num...

The NBA's Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto t...