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WASHINGTON (AP) - The No. 3 House Democratic leader, Rep. Jim Clyburn, has been fined $5,000 after Capitol Police reported he avoided being screened before entering the House chamber, the House Ethics...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit Friday using a recycled rocket and capsule, the third crew flight in less than a year for Elon Musk's rapidly expanding company. ...

The Biden administration has taken the first step toward ending an emergency exception that allowed hospitals to ration and reuse N95 medical masks, the first line of defense between frontline workers...

With the U.S. pause of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine stretched into a second week, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the way European regulators decided to - with warning...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Republican Caitlyn Jenner said Friday she will run for governor of California, injecting a jolt of celebrity into an emerging campaign that threatens to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin N...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that he would be further loosening coronavirus-related restrictions on businesses and social gatherings in mid-May. He also said tha...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of Senate Republicans on Thursday unveiled a public works proposal with a much smaller price tag and a narrower definition of infrastructure than what President Joe Biden has...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Every Florida public school would be required to have a moment of silence of up to two minutes during first period under a bill passed by the Senate on Thursday.The bill passe...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S. military has begun shipping equipment and winding down contracts with local service providers ahead of the May 1 start of the final phase of its military pullout fro...

NEW YORK (AP) - Willie Mays has won the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest.The Hall of Fame center fielder was honored Thursday with a new accolade to be given annually ...