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WASHINGTON (AP) – Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been suspended 20 games by the NHL for a blindside hit to the head of an opponent during a preseason game.Wilson’s punishment w...

(CNN) — The National Sexual Assault Hotline in the US received a record number of callers after the Kavanaugh hearing — with a 338% increase in traffic between Thursday, when the hearing t...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In response to a U.N. court order that the U.S. lift sanctions on Iran, the Trump administration said Wednesday it was terminating a decades-old treaty affirming friendly relations b...

CHICAGO (AP) - Testimony in the murder trial of a Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald concluded Wednesday morning, a quiet ending to a trial just a day after the officer him...

WASHINGTON — If you have a cellphone, expect it to buzz and beep loudly this afternoon around 2:18 p.m. EDT. “Presidential Alert,” the screen will say. “THIS IS A TEST of the N...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and GOP challenger Corey Stewart traded accusations of hypocrisy and bad faith Tuesday in a campaign debate heavily focused on sexual misconduct al...

NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Donald Trump received at least $413 million from his father over the decades, much of that through dubious tax dodges, including outr...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Authorities were investigating two envelopes suspected of containing a suspected poison that were addressed to top military chiefs and a third with unknown contents sent to President...

WASHINGTON — Most people have had that sinking feeling of waiting at the airport carousel only to discover their luggage has gone AWOL. So imagine how Phil Pritchard felt when he found out that ...

NEW YORK - The New York Times said Tuesday that it should not have assigned a writer who criticized Brett Kavanaugh on social media to its news story about the Supreme Court nominee's alleged involvem...