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MOSCOW — Vladimir Putin has extended his grip on Russia for another six years after an overwhelming victory in Sunday’s presidential election. With 99.8% of the votes counted, Putin won wi...

NEW YORK — A real estate investment startup co-founded by Jared Kushner skirted New York City laws and earned his company more money than expected when they flipped the properties, according to ...

AUSTIN, TX — An explosion that injured two men Sunday night — marking the fourth blast in Austin, Texas, this month — could’ve been triggered by a tripwire, said Austin Police ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio — Kroger is going to stop selling magazines about assault rifles, a spokeswoman for the grocery chain said on Friday. Kroger made the announcement just weeks after it said it wo...

BALTIMORE – A Baltimore police officer has been arrested on charges of first-degree assault and misconduct in office. Baltimore police spokesman T.J. Smith said in a release Friday evening that ...

WASHINGTON - Big-game hunters tapped by the Trump administration to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants and lions as trophies defended the practice Friday...

Mel Madarang (WMAL) CLARK COUNTY, Ind. — A Secret Service investigation led to the federal charges against four individuals on Friday who allegedly have stolen over $125,000 in an elaborate frau...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, the first female chair of the House Rules Committee and one of the longest-serving Democrats in Congress, died Friday at age 88, her office announced.The d...

IRAQ — Seven US service members were killed Thursday in a helicopter crash in western Iraq, the US military said. Army Brig. Gen. Jonathan P. Braga, the director of operations for the combined t...

WASHINGTON — The US government has accused Russia of remotely targeting the US power grid, as part of its newly unveiled sanctions on the country. The Department of Homeland Security released de...