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U.S. Capitol Police shot a Tennessee man Monday afternoon after he pulled out a gun at the Capitol Visitor Center, law enforcement officials said. A female civilian bystander was injured by shrapnel, ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) A widely-circulated petition pushing organizers of this summer’s GOP convention in Cleveland to allow firearms into the venue wasn’t enough to convince the U.S. Se...

ATLANTA (CNN) — Under increasing pressure from major corporations that do business in Georgia, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday he will veto a bill that critics say would have curtailed the rig...

SAN DIEGO — (CNN) Not the first, second or third, but the 24th time proved the charm for U.S. authorities.Efrain Delgado-Rosales was sentenced last week to five years in prison for smuggling fou...

FAIRBANKS, AK — (CNN) A volcanic eruption in Alaska sent ash 20,000 feet up in the air and prompted flight warnings, according to authorities.The Pavlof Volcano, located on the Aleutian Islands,...

NEW YORK — (CNN) Ted Cruz came in second in the recent Louisiana Republican primary behind Donald Trump but could win more delegates — and the the real estate mogul is crying foul.Trump be...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Can you smell what The Rock is cooking — on Pennsylvania Avenue?Wrestling star and actor Dwyane Johnson entertained a possible political career Friday, tweeting out inte...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Overdose deaths from prescription opioids such as OxyContin have quadrupled in the United States since 1999, leading the Food and Drug Administration to announce this week tha...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) A man wearing a suicide belt walked into a Iraqi soccer stadium Friday and blew himself up — killing at least 25 people and wounding 80 more, security officials said.The...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Republican Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas is facing a backlash from two conservative groups for his call this week for the Senate to hold confirmation hearings for Supreme Court n...