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James Griffiths PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — (CNN) At least nine people were injured when police in Papua New Guinea opened fire on student protesters Wednesday. Prime Minister Peter O’...

BROOKLYN — (CNN) Hillary Clinton claimed her place in history Tuesday as America’s first female presumptive presidential nominee, but rival Bernie Sanders is refusing to drop his bid despi...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Donald Trump sought Tuesday to quell the intensifying criticism over his comments about the impartiality of a federal judge, saying his remarks had been “misconstrued.&#...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) A 4-year-old leopard escaped from an exhibit at Salt Lake City’s Hogle Zoo on Tuesday morning, a zoo official said.“Per our safety protocol, our staff jumped into ...

 WASHINGTON — (CNN) Brittney Sparks didn’t plan on telling her young daughter what happened to a silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo.But they were visiting from Kentucky and MacK...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Supreme Court on Monday laid the groundwork for a significant debate on capital punishment next term, announcing it will take up two death penalty cases. The first ...

John Matthews WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2016/06/SteveMaria-for-web-safetrack-.mp3 FALLS CHURCH, VA — (WMAL) And so it begins. Although the program officially kic...

LAS VEGAS — (CNN) An Army Reserve officer and I.T. analyst from the District of Columbia has been crowned Miss U.S.A. 2016 after mounting a strong defense of women in combat roles in the militar...

FALLUJA, IRAQ — (CNN) ISIS is targeting civilians attempting to leave the militant-held city of Falluja, as Iraqi forces and militia attempt to wrest back control of the city, a European non-pro...

NEW YORK — (CNN) It’s not just a Latino judge — Donald Trump says a Muslim judge might be biased against him, too. The presumptive GOP nominee was asked Sunday on CBS’ “F...