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WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers face threats of violence from an "enemy" within Congress, and more money is needed to protect them, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday, a startling acknowledgment of ...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– The Head Coach of the Washington Football Team is celebrating an off the field victory: Being Cancer free. The announcement came via twitter from Ron Rivera’...

GAINESVILLE, Ga, (AP) - A liquid nitrogen leak at a northeast Georgia poultry plant killed six people Thursday, with multiple others taken to the hospital, officials said. At least three of those inju...

Robinhood and other retail brokerages are taking steps to tamp down the speculative frenzy surrounding companies such as GameStop, but the actions only sparked more volatility and an outcry from users...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia House passed a bill Wednesday that would remove a statue of Harry F. Byrd Sr., a staunch segregationist, from the state Capitol grounds.The measure advanced on a 63-3...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has put a temporary hold on several major foreign arms sales initiated by former President Donald Trump.Officials say that among the deals being paused is a ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The San Francisco school board has voted to remove the names of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln from public schools after officials deemed them and other prominent figures, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cloris Leachman, a character actor whose depth of talent brought her an Oscar for the "The Last Picture Show" and Emmys for her comedic work in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and other...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Senate plans to add about $520 million to Gov. Larry Hogan's proposal to help the state recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, leading Democrats who control the chamber...

DETROIT (AP) - One of six men charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy, admitting that the group discussed an incredible scheme to sna...