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DALLAS (AP) - A Texas court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on overturning the conviction of a former Dallas police officer who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his ...

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don't need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go withou...

The National Hockey League is coming to TNT. The league and Turner Sports on Tuesday announced a seven-year agreement that begins next season. The deal means NBC's run of covering the league ends afte...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's political center of gravity shifted further to the Republican-led South and West on Monday, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining congressional seats whi...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comSome good news for cooped up Washingtonians and struggling businesses in the District. Phase 2 COVID-19 restrictions will be loosened on May 1 as the city’s daily case rate...

WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. health panel says it's time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, despite a very rare risk of blood clots.Out of nearly 8 million people vaccinated ...

TOKYO (AP) - Only three months before the postponed Olympics are set to open, Tokyo and Japan's second largest metropolitan area of Osaka have been placed under emergency orders aimed at stemming surg...

The NFL is modifying COVID-19 protocols for all personnel who have been fully vaccinated.In a memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell to the 32 clubs Friday and obtained by The Associated Press, he ci...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed two Republican-backed election bills on Friday, including one that would have limited most individuals to delivering 10 ballots during each election and ano...

NEW YORK (AP) - Ghislaine Maxwell faced her trial judge in person for the first time Friday as lawyers squabbled over exactly when she should be tried on sex trafficking charges that allege that she p...