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By Eric Levenson GREAT MILLS, Md. – A 17-year-old male student shot two other students at Great Mills High School in Maryland on Tuesday morning before a school resource officer engaged him and ...

BALTIMORE — More than 30 medical marijuana dispensaries are now open and operating throughout Maryland, a month after the state’s long-stalled program got off the ground.The Baltimore Sun ...

MISSISSIPPI — With a swipe of a pen Monday, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed into law a bill that prevents women from getting abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. His state, effective immed...

NEW YORK — Facebook shares took a big hit Monday, shaving about $37 billion off the value of the company. The stock tumbled about nearly 7% Monday on news that data firm Cambridge Analytica, whi...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland House of Delegates has voted to strengthen the General Assembly’s policies on sexual harassment to cover lobbyists. The House voted 138-0 for the bill Monday....

CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Parents in Chula Vista are horrified after finding out that dozens of children are taking part in what is being called an after-school fight club. Alain Tripp has lived acr...

PHOENIX, AZ — A U.S. border Patrol agent is going on trial on a second-degree murder charge this week in a rare Justice Department prosecution of a fatal cross-border Mexico shooting. Lonnie Swa...

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president has called the U.S. ambassador to Israel a “son of a dog,” in an angry rant against the Trump administration. In a speech Monday, Pres...

MANCHESTER, N.H. — President Donald Trump says the nation “must get tough” with drug dealers, which includes utilizing the death penalty. Trump unveiled his plan to combat the nation...

CINCINNATI, Ohio — Kroger is going to stop selling magazines about assault rifles, a spokeswoman for the grocery chain said on Friday. Kroger made the announcement just weeks after it said it wo...