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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lost about $200 million in economic activity in the fizzled snow storm and decision to shut down the transit system, but it wasn't a crippling loss, according ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Tuesday it is dropping a proposal to scale back the tax benefits of college savings plans amid a backlash from both Republicans and Democrats. President Ba...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church announced a campaign Tuesday for new laws that protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination while somehow also protecting peo...

Take it from the experts: Europe is on sale right now. Christopher Vecchio spends his days analyzing the moves of the U.S. dollar, British pound, Swiss franc and other global currencies. At the moment...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Facebook said the outage that made its social media sites inaccessible worldwide for about an hour Tuesday was self-inflicted. Users of PCs and Facebook’s mobile app re...

The former CIA officer accused of disclosing the details of a covert operation to a New York Times reporter was convicted Monday in federal court, according to reports. Jeffrey Sterling was convicted ...

A Russian Spy ring operating in New York City to collect economic intelligence and recruit other potential spies was broken up by the FBI, who arrested one of the men today. In unsealed court document...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Investigators recovered the body of the last person missing since a massive fire reduced an Annapolis-area mansion to rubble with six people inside. Anne Arundel Fire Depar...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will remain free while he appeals his corruption convictions, a federal court ruled Monday. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richm...

John MatthewsWMAL.comWASHINGTON — For snow lovers, this is little more than a big tease.A passing alberta clipper will bring a mix of rain and snow showers to the DC area Monday morning before h...