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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will travel to Peru next month where he will attend the Summit of the Americas, according to a White House official.The trip will mark the first time that the...

RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Ralph Northam has approved legislation that could lead to substantial new additions to most Virginians’ electric bills while making it easier for utilities to build re...

Heather CurtisWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL) – The Maryland Comptroller’s office is cracking down on tax preparers who file fraudulent returns.“We just see a continuing stream of false ta...

 MONROE, Mich. — A Michigan judge is facing charges after allegedly paying for prostitutes.Monroe County District Judge Jarod Calkins was arraigned Friday following a State Police investiga...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Longtime coach Richard Callaghan, who has mentored Olympic and world champions, has been suspended by US Figure Skating after sexual misconduct allegations, the organiz...

Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – A runaway 16-year-old from New Jersey was killed by a Spotsylvania County sheriff’s deputy Thursday after police say the teen came at deputies w...

ATLANTA — A multistate outbreak of salmonella has been linked to pet guinea pigs, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nine people have been infected in eight states, ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 7026 into law Friday, the first gun control legislation enacted in the state after the Parkland school massacre on February 14. The...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The man accused of tackling U.S. Sen. Rand Paul in the Kentucky lawmaker's yard has pleaded guilty to the attack that broke the senator's ribs. Rene Boucher's lawyer says his clie...

YOUNTVILLE, Calif. - A gunman slipped into an employee going-away party at the largest veterans home in the United States and took at least three people hostage Friday, leading to a lockdown of the sp...