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WASHINGTON (AP) - A military base in the nation's capital was locked down for about two hours Friday, after an armed man ran onto the grounds during a local police investigation of gunshots on the str...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The upcoming 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks as well as approaching religious holidays could inspire extremist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security said in a terrori...

Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now allowed to get a third vaccination in hopes of better protection, a policy change endorsed Friday by influentia...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The New York state Assembly will suspend its impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo once he steps down, the chamber's top Democrat said Friday. Cuomo announced his resign...

TORONTO (AP) - The Canadian government will soon require all air travelers and passengers on interprovincial trains to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Friday that...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday refused to block a plan by Indiana University to require students and employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Barrett's acti...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Britney Spears' father agreed Thursday to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, according to reports. Several outlets including cel...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell says he was attacked in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Wednesday night. Lindell told attendees Thursday morning at an election fraud sympo...

The U.S. became more diverse and more urban over the past decade, and the white population dropped for the first time on record, the Census Bureau said Thursday as it released a trove of demographic d...

WASHINGTON (AP) - With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States is sending additional troops into the country to help evacuate some personnel from the embassy in Kabul, a U.S. ...