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June 4, 2023 at 3:33 pm

No survivors found after plane that flew over DC, led to fighter jets scramble crashes in Virginia

A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation’s capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble fighter jets before the plane crashed...

September 26, 2020 at 6:30 am

Reagan’s age, Mitt’s binders: Presidential debate highlights VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are set to meet on Tuesday for their first debate, a highly anticipated...

August 28, 2020 at 1:57 pm

Carter Center, pushing for fair elections, turns focus to US

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Carter Center, an organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, has worked for decades to ensure fair...

June 19, 2020 at 10:34 pm

DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate general VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation's capital and set it on fire on Juneteenth, the day...

June 11, 2020 at 6:04 pm

GOP picks Jacksonville, Florida, for Trump convention speech

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville, Florida, has been selected to host the celebration marking President Donald Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination for reelection, the...

December 6, 2019 at 5:24 pm

Buttigieg calls on McKinsey to release list of his clients

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is calling on his former employer McKinsey & Co. to release a list of the clients he...

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August 13, 2019 at 5:44 pm

Trump official: Statue of Liberty’s poem is about Europeans

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Trump administration official says the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty, welcoming "huddled masses" of immigrants to American shores,...

April 19, 2019 at 1:27 pm

Warren becomes first 2020 Democrat to call for impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday became the first 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to make a full-throated call for the House of Representatives...

October 19, 2018 at 9:44 pm

Trump: Saudi arrests in Khashoggi death ‘a good first step’

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called Saudi Arabia's announcement that suspects are in custody in the death of...

October 18, 2018 at 10:21 pm

Trump praises Montana congressman who body-slammed reporter

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — President Donald Trump praised a Republican congressman for body-slamming a reporter last year, calling him a "tough cookie" and saying he...