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WASHINGTON (AP) - Happy Birthday, Mr. President. Donald Trump is celebrating his 72nd birthday Thursday - his second while in office. Trump's eldest daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump is wishing...

  WASHINGTON- The Justice Department has issued a stinging rebuke to the FBI for its handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. The report released Thursday calls former FBI Director Ja...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a Minnesota law that banned political apparel at a polling place, holding that it violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. T...

NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump's foundation served as a personal piggy bank for his businesses, legal bills and presidential campaign, New York's attorney general said Wednesday as she sued th...

WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales rose by the most in six months in May, as consumers spent more at home and garden stores, gas stations and restaurants. Retail sales rose 0.8 percent last month, the Com...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock 'n' roll as Elvis Presley's sideman, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday. Karen Fontana told The Associated Press that her husband ...

WASHINGTON - In the year since House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others were shot at a congressional baseball practice, mass shootings have occurred at a Texas church, a Las Vegas music festival a...

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Marvel Comics' Stan Lee. The investigation was revealed in a restraining order granted Wednesday against a man who has...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City's Borgata casino will start taking bets on sporting events Thursday morning. The casino told The Associated Press it will begin taking sports bets at 11 a.m. That's...

MIAMI - The ESPYs are breaking tradition for this year's Best Coach Award, awarding it posthumously to three Florida high school coaches who died shielding their students from gunfire. Family members ...