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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand is dropping out of the presidential race.The 52-year-old New York senator announced her decision Wednesday on Twitter as her campaign, which once looked t...

WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee says it will investigate President Donald Trump's suggestion that his Miami-area golf course host next year's Group of Seven summit with foreign leaders. The...

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, acknowledging previous misuse. But it's not clear if it will be enough to st...

MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Dorian has become a hurricane as it nears the U.S. Virgin Islands and is expected to keep getting stronger. Shortly before 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane Center report...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– Arlington County police say two people have been shot at an office building on the 1500 block of Crystal Drive in Crystal City. The injured have been taken to the...

WASHINGTON - Facing health challenges, Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia said Wednesday he will retire at year's end, a departure that sets up a rare election in November 2020 when both of the...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A former Google engineer was charged Tuesday with stealing self-driving car technology from the company shortly before he joined Uber's efforts to catch up in the high-stakes race t...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Jorge Ortiz, a 50-year-old construction worker, was taking no chances as Tropical Storm Dorian approached Puerto Rico on Tuesday and threatened to brush past the island's south...

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah health officials say they are investigating 21 cases of a severe lung disease linked to vaping.The state Department of Health announced the new number Monday, a jump from the fiv...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, who last week suggested Fed Chairman Jerome Powell could be an enemy, is now saying that the central bank "loves" the troubles that U.S. manufacturers are facing.T...