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WASHINGTON — (CNN) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday he would have been blasted in the wake of the Bridgegate scandal if he had done the same as Hillary Clinton, and wiped a private ema...

JAKARTA — (CNN) Searchers struggling with rugged, densely forested terrain to reach debris that’s believed to be from an Indonesian airliner gave up Monday after bad weather made it imposs...

DES MOINES — (CNN) A helicopter landed here just after noon on Saturday, causing a short but violent windstorm. Large trees shivered; small ones bent nearly sideways. Dust swirled up from the pa...

DES MOINES — (CNN) It was Donald Trump’s show, but several other presidential contenders played major supporting roles through a surreal opening weekend at the Iowa State Fair. Here are fi...

LOS ANGELES — (CNN) Thousands of firefighters battled raging flames fueled by extended drought and scorching heat in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and California. The wildfires left a trail of destr...

JOHANNESBURG — (CNN) After serving 10 months for shooting his girlfriend to death, paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius will be freed from prison and go into house arrest Friday. Pistorius was sent...

Dave SweetWMAL.comThe days of the Washington Generals may be numbered.On Thursday, after 63 years playing adversary to the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, Generals President and GM John Ferrari con...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The U.S. federal government is bringing in more money in taxes than ever before.Over $2.67 trillion has come in so far this fiscal year, according to the latest Treasury Depar...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Rick Santorum, who is a strong proponent of defunding Planned Parenthood, made a dig Friday directed at fellow GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson for his past use of fetal ...

DES MOINES — (CNN) Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s brother’s legacy in the Iraq War continued to haunt his candidacy Friday, when he faced questions from an audience at the Iowa State...