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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Winter Classic began with perhaps a bit too much sun. By the end, seat cushions were falling from the sky. The latest NHL outdoor game had a cliffhanger ending Thursday, wi...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors across the political spectrum are hitting a roadblock in their bids to expand Medicaid with federal funds: Republican legislators who adamantly oppose "Obamacare...

Washington (CNN) — Votes won’t be cast until 2016, but the next White House occupant will have an extremely busy 2015.A flurry of official entrances into the race could come this spring &#...

(CNN) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who announced in December he would “actively explore” a presidential bid in 2016, has resigned from all of his corporate and nonprofit board mem...

BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization says the number of reported Ebola deaths in West Africa has risen to 7,905.The WHO says altogether some 20,206 cases of Ebola virus disease have been ...

SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An AirAsia flight attendant identified by the name tag on her red uniform became the first victim of AirAsia Flight 8501 to be returned to her family Thursday, one of ...

Revelers converged on the beaches of Brazil, the skyscrapers of Dubai and New York's Times Square to say good riddance to a turbulent 2014 marred by terror woes, Ebola outbreaks and a horrific se...

BRINDISI, Italy (AP) — Stormy weather in the Adriatic Sea thwarted efforts Wednesday to tow a fire-ravaged ferry to Italy so authorities can investigate the blaze that killed at least 11 people ...

(WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities predict even more private and potentially embarrassing information from inside Sony Pictures could be made public now that the movie company has released its c...

(KIRKLAND, Wash.) — The judge in Hope Solo’s case is delaying his decision on whether to dismiss domestic violence charges against the soccer star — and ordered Solo’s accusers...