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Steve BurnsWMAL.comRICHMOND – (WMAL) The Virginia Crime Commission is giving the green light to a study looking at the potential effects of decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana in the Comm...

Washington — (CNN) House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes announced Thursday he was temporarily stepping aside from leading the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 elections....

Placer County, CA — (CNN) Police in a California county have a warning for camera-toting thrill seekers: “You can lose your life and none of that is worth a selfie!” The message was ...

 NEW YORK — (CNN) The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team is getting a raise, bigger bonuses and the same per diems as the men.The women’s team announced Wednesday that it had str...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The top Democrat on the House’s Russia investigation said Wednesday the White House is fighting against releasing the intelligence at the center of President Donald Trum...

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says a suspected chemical attack by the Syrian government against civilians “crossed a lot of lines.”At a joint press conference with Jordan&...

BOSTON — (AP) Massachusetts officials say more than 10 percent of people who applied to drive for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft failed a required background check.More than 62,000 drivers...

LOS ANGELES — (CNN) Pepsi has pulled its controversial Kendall Jenner ad.The soda company announced on Wednesday that it will remove the ad, which sparked an immediate online backlash.“Pep...

WASHINGTON — (AP) President Donald Trump has removed chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, reversing a controversial early decision to give Bannon access to the high-...

SWITZERLAND — (AP) Two wrestlers and a weightlifter have been stripped of Olympic medals for doping at the 2008 and 2012 Games. The International Olympic Committee says Uzbek wrestler Artur Taym...