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NEW YORK — (CNN) Sarah Palin has sued The New York Times for defamation. The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate filed a lawsuit against the Times on Tuesday alleging that a r...

NEW YORK — (CNN) A massive ransomware attack has hit businesses around the world, causing major companies to shut down their computer systems. Researchers are still investigating the software be...

NEW ORLEANS — (CNN) It was not weather or a mechanical problem that diverted a Spirit Airlines flight on June 22. It was the unscheduled arrival of an additional passenger, born midflight, that ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA — (CNN) A large California fire that has been raging since Monday afternoon has claimed a ranch owned by “Big Bang Theory” actor Johnny Galecki, his representativ...

 Washington — (CNN) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will delay the vote on the Republican leadership’s health care bill until after the July 4 recess, two sources told CNN.McCo...

Jenn SchultzWMAL.comHuntsville, AL — (WMAL) The Redstone Arsenal has announced that they have re-opened their gates.Tuesday morning the U.S. Army post in Alabama was reporting a possible active ...

BALTIMORE (AP) – More than 30 employees at a Baltimore waterfront eatery didn’t show up to work after an owner says Immigration and Customs Enforcement started reviewing its records.The Ba...

Spartanburg, SC — (CNN) BMW is adding 1,000 jobs at a plant in South Carolina, its largest production facility in the world. The German car company announced Monday that it will invest $600 mill...

  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – An analysis of the Senate health care bill shows its changes to the way Medicaid is funded would cost Virginia’s program at least $1.4 billion over seven years....

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) – Maryland’s senior senator says planned replenishment of Ocean City’s beach has been moved up a year by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sen. Ben Cardin says t...