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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — In one of his final acts as governor, Democrat Martin O'Malley announced Wednesday that he will commute the sentences of four death-row inmates to life in prison witho...

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jim Haslett is done as the Washington Redskins' defensive coordinator after five seasons. The Redskins never finished better than 20th in the 32-team NFL in points allow...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of Americans say they already have enough information at restaurants to decide whether they are making a healthy purchase. But they want even more. According to ...

NEW YORK — (AP) After a turbulent year marred by terror woes, Ebola outbreaks and a horrific series of airline disasters, many could be forgiven for saying good riddance to 2014 and gratefu...

(WASHINGTON) — Several New York Republicans are angling to replace the bad boy of Congress now that Rep. Michael Grimm has decided to resign, but the leading candidate appears to be the district...

(NEW YORK) — Allen Howe was a typical 4-year-old, goofy and playful, until one day a few months ago when he became very sick.What started out as a fever and a nagging cough quickly developed int...

(NEW YORK) — The United Nations Security Council voted against Palestinian statehood on Tuesday.Eight of the fifteen member nations voted in favor of statehood, but the measure needed nine votes...

(HAYDEN, Idaho) — A young mother was shot and killed by her 2-year-old son Tuesday in an Idaho Walmart, police said.Lt. Stu Miller of the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office said that the boy ...

(NEW YORK) — Now that investigators believe they have zeroed in on the crash area for the missing AirAsia jetliner, they will treat the area like a crime scene as first they try to recover bodie...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece was sending a navy frigate and a helicopter Tuesday to locate a cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants in the northern Ionian Sea after authorities ...