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PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Linda Marquardt rode out Hurricane Michael with her husband at their home in Mexico Beach. When their house filled with surging ocean water, they fled upstairs. Now their home is f...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl after he became entangled in two major sexual abuse and cover-up scandals and lost the support of many in h...

WASHINGTON — Turkey claims it has audio and video recordings proving a Saudi journalist was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this month, according to unnamed US and Turkis...

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are tumbling for the second consecutive day as the market's recent downturn gets worse. Indexes in Europe and Asia also skidded. The S&P 500 index is on track for its sixth ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Thursday he wants to move forward with major arms deals with Saudi Arabia, but senators from both parties are warning that Congress may block these accor...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump welcomed musicians Kid Rock and country star John Rich to the White House on Thursday as he signed legislation overhauling the way music is licensed and songwriters...

WASHINGTON - Declaring that his red "MAGA" hat makes him "feel like Superman," rapper Kanye West made a free-styling appearance in the Oval Office Thursday. Ahead of a private lunch, President Donald ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla.- The devastation inflicted by Hurricane Michael came into focus Thursday with rows upon rows of homes found smashed to pieces, and search-and-rescue crews made their way into the str...

NEW YORK - Worried health officials say a small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease. They say an estimated 100,000 young children h...

WASHINGTON - Tens of millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2.8 percent boost in benefits next year as inflation edges higher. It's the biggest increase most retired baby...