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 WASHINGTON (WMAL) — The Maryland Transportation Authority says there are heavy delays right now on westbound US 50 prior to Bay Bridge.The MDTA is urging those coming back from the beach t...

LONDON (AP) – Police in southeastern England say a zookeeper has been killed in an incident involving a tiger. Cambridgeshire Police are not releasing other details about the incident Monday at ...

ALASKA — (CNN) A volcanic eruption Sunday prompted the temporary raising of the highest aviation alert, the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) said Sunday. The event, which took place on Alaska...

JUPITER, FLORIDA — (CNN) Golf legend Tiger Woods was arrested around 3 a.m. Monday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence in Jupiter, Florida, Jupiter police spokeswoman Kristin Rig...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wants to write a Republican-only health care bill he can push through the Senate. To do that, the Kentucky Republican has to resolve warr...

ARLINGTON — (CNN) President Donald Trump honored the US service members who made the ultimate sacrifice by visiting Arlington National Cemetery in recognition of Memorial Day Monday morning. Aft...

BERLIN (AP) – Economists say countries should ramp up the price of carbon emissions to as much as $100 per metric ton by 2030 to stop catastrophic global warming. Experts including Nobel Laureat...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Actors Laurence Fishburne and Joe Mantegna are set to host the Memorial Day concert in Washington.The 28th annual concert from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol will be broadca...

Wyn Delano WMAL.com BALTIMORE — (WMAL) Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president who became embroiled in scandal after claiming she was black when she in fact was white, will be speakin...

NASHVILLE, TENN — (AP) Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that requires cities and counties in Tennessee to buy metal detectors, hire security guards and check bags at many public buildings, par...