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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The OPEC oil cartel and nations including Russia have agreed to boost oil prices by cutting as much as 10 million barrels a day in production, or a tenth of global supply...

WASHINGTON - Democrats want to bolster mail-in voting and take other steps to make balloting easier this November in the next round of congressional efforts to revive the economy and battle the corona...

DETROIT (AP) – Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is joining a growing call for the release of comprehensive racial data amid the coronavirus pandemic. He says the virus has put a spotligh...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Saturday Night Live" will be back on the air this weekend with a show that abides by social distancing rules. The comedy sketch show will include a "Weekend Update" news segment an...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com MARYLAND (WMAL) – D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an order Wednesday that she said is designed to protect frontline grocery workers and the food supply chain during the p...

LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care, his office said Thursday. In a statement, a spokesman at 10, Downing Street said Johnson "has been moved this e...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Smithfield pork processing plant in South Dakota will close will temporarily close for cleaning after over 80 employees were confirmed to have the coronavirus, the company anno...

NEW YORK - Stocks rose in midday trading on Wall Street Thursday after the Federal Reserve launched its latest unprecedented effort to support the economy through the coronavirus outbreak. The central...

WASHINGTON - Pentagon leaders anticipate that the coronavirus is likely to strike more Navy ships at sea after an outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific infected more than 400 sailors, a t...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Double down on Donald, or bet big on Biden? Plenty of Americans would like the chance to place a bet on the upcoming presidential election (and sports books would love to take th...