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CLEVELAND — (CNN) A faction of Republicans is pinning a last-ditch effort to stop Donald Trump on a long-shot rules change at the national convention. Sunday night, GOP operatives trying to drum...

  Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The D.C. Public Service Commission denies an appeal of the Pepco-Exelon Merger at a meeting Friday afternoon. Watchdog group Public Citizen and...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) California fire crews are battling a rapidly growing wildfire that has already burned 4,000 acres near Santa Barbara, fire officials said Friday. The situation may get ...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) The International Association of Athletics Federations has extended the ban on international competition by Russian track and field athletes, according to the state-run...

Michael Pearson and Lorenza BrasciaALEXANDRIA, EGYPT — (CNN) Searchers have recovered the flight data recorder from EgyptAir Flight 804, Egypt’s Civil Aviation Accident Investigation Commi...

BAGHDAD — (CNN) Troops from the Iraqi Federal Police recaptured the mayor’s office building in central Falluja and raised the national flag, according to the organization’s official ...

HOUSTON — (CNN) A 3-year-old boy who wandered into a car while looking for his toy died after being unable to get out of the vehicle, according to authorities.On Thursday, the boy entered the ca...

LONDON — (CNN) Investigators are searching for answers a day after a man killed British politician Jo Cox, in a brazen attack on the street in the parliament member’s own constituency in n...

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — (CNN) Atlantic City’s problems might get worse.Ninety-six percent of the workers at four of the city’s casinos voted Thursday to go on strike on July 1 if the gam...

EDMONTON — (CNN) Rock singer Meat Loaf collapsed on stage during a performance in Edmonton, Alberta, according to CNN partner CBC.The 68-year old, whose real name is Marvin Lee Aday, had postpon...