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Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genet...

WASHINGTON - Wes Unseld, the workmanlike Hall of Fame center who led Washington to its only NBA championship and was chosen one of the 50 greatest players in league history, died Tuesday after a serie...

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. - A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix's "Tiger King" docuseries to Joe Exotic's chief rival. In a ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Sc...

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington sharply criticized President Donald Trump for staging a visit to the historic St. John's Church across from the White House, where he held up a Bible ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The first astronauts launched by SpaceX declared victory Monday in NASA's cosmic capture-the-flag game.They quickly claimed the prize left behind at the International Space Stat...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comMARYLAND (WMAL) – Days after D.C. started reopening following the end of a stay-at-home order implemented because of the pandemic, the city will be shutting down temporaril...

NEW YORK - Nearly three dozen black alumni of Liberty University denounced school President Jerry Falwell Jr. on Monday, suggesting he step down after he mocked Virginia's mask-wearing requirement by ...

WASHINGTON - The Nationals changed course and told their minor leaguers on Monday they will receive their full weekly stipends of $400 at least through June after Washington reliever Sean Doolittle tw...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday derided the nation's governors as "weak" and demanded tougher crackdowns on protesters in the aftermath of another night of violent protests in dozens of ...

WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden met with community leaders at a predominantly African American church in Delaware Monday morning, leaving home for a second consecutive day.Biden, the former vice presiden...