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WASHINGTON — (CNN) A postal carrier who flew a gyrocopter onto the grounds of the U.S. Capitol last year to protest big money in politics was sentenced to 120 days in jail Thursday, the Departme...

FAIRFAX, VA — (CNN) The body of a Fairfax County firefighter has been discovered at a national park nearly a week after she failed to show up at work, authorities say.A search team of National P...

HOLLYWOOD, FL — (CNN) Donald Trump’s new delegate guru told Republican Party insiders at a posh resort here on Thursday that the billionaire front-runner is ready to work with the GOP to &...

(CNN)– Prince Rogers Nelson, the eclectic virtuoso who penned such gems as “Kiss” and “Let’s Go Crazy” and who took on the music industry in his fight for creative ...

President Barack Obama called Prince a “creative icon” with a strong spirit as he offered prayers after the musician’s unexpected death Thursday.“Today, the world lost a creati...

COATZACOALCOS, MEXICO — (CNN) The death toll from a huge explosion at a Mexican petrochemical plant that forced the evacuation of surrounding neighborhoods has risen to 13, authorities said. Mex...

BERLIN, MD — (CNN) So much for the pivot: Donald Trump is back to denouncing “Lyin’ Ted.” The Republican presidential front-runner had softened his attacks on his chief rival, ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has accused South Korea, Japan and Germany of short-changing the United States for the cost of being safeguarded by American ...

SAN DIEGO — (CNN) A drug-trafficking tunnel nearly half a mile long underneath the California-Mexico border was discovered by federal agents, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Two...

LOS ANGELES — (CNN) Joan Laurer, the ground breaking female wrestler known as Chyna, has died. Police in Redondo Beach, California confirm that Laurer, 46, was found dead in her apartment on Wed...