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John MatthewsWMAL.com WASHINGTON — If it wasn't such a busy travel day, Wednesday's expected rain/snow storm might be a welcome conversational event.  For now though, a day i...

(FERGUSON, Mo.) — Officer Darren Wilson said Michael Brown "had the most intense aggressive face I've ever seen on a person," when the unarmed 18-year-old turned to face him after...

WASHINGTON — (AP) Thousands of people rallied late Monday in U.S. cities including Los Angeles and New York to passionately but peacefully protest a grand jury’s decision not to indict a w...

CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE COVERAGE OF FERGUSON FROM ABC NEWS  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Flames engulfed at least a dozen businesses in Ferguson early Tuesday and gunfire kept firefighters at bay ...

(FERGUSON, Mo.) — A Missouri grand jury has decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson for the Aug. 9 shooting of unarmed Ferguson teenager Michael Brown, St. Louis County Prosecuting At...

(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Students at the University of Virginia on Monday praised the school's decision to suspend all fraternities and sororities in the wake of a report about a shocking s...

(WASHINGTON) — Chuck Hagel’s departure as Defense Secretary will probably have a minimal impact on the administration’s three-part strategy to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria that is ex...

(NEW YORK) — Budweiser is keeping its Clydesdales in the stable. In a bid to stop the slide in Budweiser sales to young drinkers, the brand will not be using the traditional horses in holiday ad...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said this year's recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom made the world stronger, wiser, more beautiful and more humane. Obama praised the 1...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday he is stepping down, leaving under pressure following a rocky tenure in which he has struggled to break through the White House&#...