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Washington, D.C. — Former Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie says the party would be risking “long term pain for … short term gain” if Roy Moore defeats Democr...

Washington, D.C. — Democratic senators are coming to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s defense Tuesday after President Donald Trump called her a “lightweight” on Twitter and blasted th...

New York — Score one for ordinary shareholders and people worried about climate change. After years of resisting, ExxonMobil has agreed to reveal the risks it faces from climate change and the g...

NEW YORK — The man who allegedly blew up his homemade explosive in a pedestrian subway tunnel in the heart of the Midtown Manhattan has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon, support...

Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump dismissed allegations of sexual misconduct on Tuesday, alleging the claims against him were an invention by Democrats who are unable to prove his campai...

NEW YORK — Christmas trees are in short supply this year. Blame the ghost of recessions past.Seven- and eight-foot pine, Fraser fir, noble, Douglas and spruce trees are scarcer and more expensiv...

RUSSIA — Russian athletes wanting to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea will have the unanimous support of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), the body said Tuesday.Las...

SAN FRANCISCO — Edwin M. Lee died early Tuesday morning at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, according to a statement from his office. Lee, 65, had been mayor since 2011. Board of Super...

TOKYO — A former US Army Sergeant who defected to North Korea while stationed on the Korean peninsula at the height of the Cold War has died in Japan at the age of 77. Charles Jenkins died from ...

NEW YORK — As frigid winter weather sweeps over the Korean Peninsula, the United Nations has warned that punitive sanctions on North Korea could have unintended consequences for the country̵...