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LOS ANGELES - Universal Pictures said Tuesday that it will release the social satire "The Hunt," a film it canceled in the wake of criticism about its premise of "elites" hunting people for sport in r...

WASHINGTON - Mike Bloomberg is under fire for resurfaced comments in which he says the way to bring down murder rates is to "put a lot of cops" in minority neighborhoods because that's where "all the ...

NEW YORK - The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial, relying on just a few witnesses to supplement aggressive cross-examination as they aimed to undercut his accusers, all ...

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department said Tuesday it will take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it will seek for Roger Stone, an announcement that came just hours after Pres...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the U.S. economy appears durable with steady growth and unemployment near a half-century low but faces risks from the deadly virus in China. Gi...

LAFAYETTE, La. - The aspiring 'black metal' musician who was arrested in a series of fires set at African American churches in Louisiana last spring pleaded guilty Monday to four federal criminal coun...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A war of words between President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is heating up. The moderate Democrat took to cable news Monday to hurl barbs at the president after a weeken...

WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...

NEW YORK - ABC's telecast of the Academy Awards hit an all-time low in the ratings, with 23.6 million people tuning in to see "Parasite" named best picture. The Nielsen company says that's down from t...

WMAL.com WASHINGTON - Radio host Rush Limbaugh announced in a memo on his website that he missed Monday’s show due to the flu. According to a post on his website, Limbaugh said he spent the week...