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By Octavio BlancoWASHINGTON — (CNN) Dozens of colleges and universities have pledged to give applicants with criminal records a better shot at getting a higher education.The Obama administration...

By Brenna WilliamsWASHINGTON — (CNN) Friday marks POW/MIA Recognition Day, meant to mark the sacrifice made by American prisoners of war and those still missing in action.One of the places where...

John MatthewsWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL/CNN) The Presidential campaign takes on a decidedly D.C. focus Friday, with Republican nominee Donald Trump visiting his new namesake hotel just four bloc...

Joelle Lang-FredmanWMAL.comCOLLEGE PARK — (WMAL) The University of Maryland’s freshman class has grown by almost 600 students this year.It’s now leaving the Department of Resident Li...

NEW YORK — (CNN) There are few things Donald Trump is more particular about than his hair.And on Thursday, Jimmy Fallon asked if he could mess it up.First, Trump winced and grimaced, shaking his...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The House passed legislation Thursday that would prohibit the transfer of any of the remaining detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the US homeland or any foreign country. The mov...

SILICON VALLEY — (CNN) Federal consumer safety regulators on Thursday formally recalled 1 million Galaxy Samsung Note 7 smartphones after dozens of users reported the device caught fire while ch...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Food stamps need to catch up to the digital age — and quickly. On Thursday, the Department of Agriculture put out a call to action, asking companies to apply for an upco...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) No need to shed a tear over John Boehner’s departure from politics. He may never have to pay for another cigarette again. The former House Speaker, who smokes so much th...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) House Speaker Paul Ryan said he believes presidential candidates should disclose their tax records, but deferred Donald Trump’s preference on timing on when to put them ...