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WASHINGTON - For many Americans, Marion Barry was something of a punchline. The late Washington mayor was largely known around the country for having been caught on video smoking crack cocaine in a 19...

HARTFORD, Conn. – Police are investigating a Connecticut legislator who is accused of sending affectionate texts to a 16-year-old girl.Capitol police officer Scott Driscoll said Friday that his ...

Montreat, NC. — Billy Graham, the Protestant preacher known as “America’s pastor,” is being remembered at a funeral Friday under a large white tent evoking his first “Can...

NEW YORK — It’s been a brutal week for many big American retailers. JCPenney announced Friday that it will cut 360 jobs at its stores and corporate headquarters. That’s on top of the...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Alec Baldwin engaged in a Twitter feud Friday morning after the President mocked the actor’s impression of him on “Saturday Night Live.”...

WASHINGTON — Planned Parenthood’s political arm is targeting eight states with competitive Senate and governor’s races in its largest-ever midterm election campaign.The offensive is ...

NEW YORK — Wall Street is worried about a trade war. The Dow dropped more than 500 points on Thursday after President Trump said his administration will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum impo...

WASHINGTON — Beer, baseball bats and cars could get more expensive after President Trump imposes tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum. And that’s only the beginning. Tariffs, quotas or bo...

WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts man has been charged after Donald Trump Jr.’s family and others received threatening letters with suspicious powder last month, the US attorney for Massachuset...

WASHINGTON — The US ambassador to Mexico has announced that she is stepping down in May. Roberta Jacobson made the announcement in a tweet in Spanish on Thursday, “I will be departing at t...