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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican lawmakers, in a surprise move on Tuesday, reversed their l

It looks as though Sophia Culpo may have moved onto the next. Six months after she and Miami Dolphin

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino operator MGM Resorts International said Tuesday that resorts are open and an

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew has

Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year

To celebrate the "most Whopper-ful time of the year," Burger King will be bringing back a couple of

The NCAA Board of Directors released a statement Tuesday in an effort to explain the denial of some

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday announced he's directing Republican-led House committees to

Washington — Alabama on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congress

Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe have settled their lawsuit a year after the allegations sent shockwave

Escaped prisoner Danelo Cavalcante, who has been on the run in Pennsylvania for nearly two weeks, st

TORONTO (AP) — Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and primary architect of the 1963 March on W

‘Rustin’ puts a spotlight on a undersung civil rights hero