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ATLANTA (AP) – The National Rifle Association has launched a new insurance program for people who shoot someone. And it’s stirring criticism from gun-control advocates who say it could fos...

https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/238/2017/10/19134011/THU-PM-GuidanceCounselor.mp3 Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – A guidance counselor at Albert Einstein High School in Kensington i...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – A Montgomery County Police officer was taken to the hospital after being struck by a hit-and-run driver during a traffic stop Wednesday night. One off...

Steve Burns WMAL.com WASHINGTON – (WMAL) The day circled on local governments’ calendars across the country has arrived: Deadline day to submit proposals for Amazon’s HQ2. In the six...

NEW YORK — The amount of time young children in the United States spend with mobile screens might raise some eyebrows, as a new report found it has tripled in just four years.Children 8 and youn...

  Washington, D.C. — Mike Pence’s older brother Greg Pence is running for the vice president’s old congressional seat representing rural eastern Indiana. Greg Pence, who has not...

NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says players aren’t trying to be “disrespectful to the flag” when they kneel during the National Anthem. But the league still believes...

NEW YORK — The New York Times story that unearthed the first of what would become more than 40 accusations of sexual harassment, and in some cases assault, against movie titan Harvey Weinstein s...

Washington, D.C. — Media mogul Oprah Winfrey squashed any speculation of a potential 2020 presidential bid in a Wednesday interview on “CBS This Morning.” “There will be no run...

Washington, D.C. — This week, first lady Melania Trump will participate in a time-honored Washington tradition dating back more than 100 years — gifting her inaugural ballgown to the Smith...