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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Embattled Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax has lost several staff members after two women accused him of sexual assault and much of the state’s political establishment...

  NEW YORK - Toys R Us fans in the U.S. should see the iconic brand re-emerge in some form by this holiday season. Richard Barry, a former Toys R Us executive and now CEO of the new company calle...

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize research and development in artificial intelligence. The plan, called the American AI Initia...

NEW YORK - Cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible. For decades, the percentage of high school and middle school students...

  WASHINGTON (AP/WMAL) – Freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has issued an apology for tweets made against Jewish Americans and US support for Israel. Listening and learning, but standing str...

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday insisted that freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar immediately apologize for tweets saying that members of Congress are being paid by a powerful interest group to...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans Monday to withdraw several hundred National Guard troops from the state's southern border with Mexico in defiance of the Trump administration's ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Hungary on the first leg of a five-nation European tour during which he will raise concerns about China and Russia's growing influence in ...

RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia lawmaker on Monday backed off his plans to swiftly introduce an impeachment bill seeking the ouster of the state's leading black elected official as Democrats struggled to a...

  Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON - (WMAL) Things are looking even worse for Virginia’s Lt Gov. Justin Fairfax. A classmate of his at Duke University said Fairfax raped her when they wen...