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CALIFORNIA — (CNN) The California judge in the Brock Turner sexual assault trial did not abuse his authority or show bias when he sentenced the former Stanford University student to six months i...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Typically, a president’s choice for budget director barely gets noticed. Not this time. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated conservative Republican Congressman Mi...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama on Monday granted clemency to 231 individuals, the largest batch of grants on a single day of his presidency, bringing him to 1,324 acts of cleme...

CHINA — (CNN) A US underwater drone seized by China has become something of a political hot potato between the two countries at a pivotal time in the superpowers’ relationship. On Thursday...

By David Wright The Charlotte city council voted to rescind its controversial “Non-Discrimination Ordinance” that allowed transgender people to use the bathroom that corresponded to their ...

    TURKEY — (CNN) An off-duty police officer assassinated Russia’s ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday, officials said. The gunman shouted “Do no...

By Matt McFarland WASHINGTON — (CNN) Waymo, previously known as Google’s self-driving car project, is teasing photos of its new set of wheels. The company revealed late Sunday a first look...

https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2016/12/Heather-Curtis-for-web-electoral.mp3WASHINGTON — (CNN) The 538 members of the Electoral College are set on Monday to make President-elec...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama faulted his party’s campaign strategy in an interview airing Monday, arguing Democrats suffered stinging electoral losses in last month’s vo...

BALTIMORE — (CNN) A brutal blast of arctic air is bringing bone-chilling winds and subfreezing temperatures across the country.The cold, mixed with freezing rain, created treacherous road condit...