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WASHINGTON- First lady Melania Trump fired back at the anonymous source that stunned the White House with a New York Times op-ed Wednesday.“Freedom of speech is an important pillar of our nation...

REDDING, Calif. - An explosive wildfire that closed down dozens of miles of a major California freeway nearly tripled in size overnight, just weeks after a nearby blaze that left neighborhoods in ruin...

WASHINGTON- The second day of questioning in Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing began with another bitter controversy over the GOP’s handling of the process and t...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facebook and Twitter executives assured Congress on Wednesday that they are aggressively working to root out foreign attempts to sow discord in America, and they pledged to better pr...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bill Cosby's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was vandalized by someone who scrawled the words "serial rapist" with a marker pen. Los Angeles police found the marred sidewalk star...

WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh repeatedly stressed the importance of judicial independence as he faced questioning at his confirmation hearing Wednesday from senators, including De...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that he's "the exact opposite" of Bob Woodward's portrayal of him in a new book that has set off a firestorm in the White House with its descript...

NEW YORK - A plane has been quarantined at New York's Kennedy Airport when about 10 passengers became ill aboard a flight from Dubai. The Emirates flight landed around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday. The airline...

MIAMI - Florence has become the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season as it moves on a path that could take it toward Bermuda. The Category 3 hurricane's maximum sustained winds Wednesday morni...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit widened for the second straight month in July, reaching the highest level since February, as imports hit an all-time high. The deficit in goods with China and the E...