James Wood, Brady House and CJ Abrams homered during a six-run eighth inning, and the Washington Nationals rallied for a 9-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Crews made progress Saturday battling a smoky wildfire in southern California that broke out a day…

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military pressed ahead Saturday in a frantic search for a missing pilot over…

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony…

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A social media trend has adult children telling their moms they want an Easter basket — a candy-filled, festive basket for the spring holiday.

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Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike to resume negotiations with the plant's owner.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Chuck Collins figures he won life’s lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great-grandfather…

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A deal isn’t a deal until it’s official. The Las Vegas Raiders learned that hard lesson Tuesday night when the…

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The Department of Homeland Security restarted the Global Entry program on Wednesday, a little over two weeks after it halted…

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It might have been a little late, but Mayor Muriel Bowser did not hold back her thoughts on the D.C. Council’s congestion report more than four years after its completion.

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VERONA, Italy (AP) — The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics officially opened Friday amid the tensions of war in the Middle…

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Tysons Galleria is losing another longstanding tenant. The mall is home to one of 12 Saks Fifth Avenue stores now slated to permanently shutter as part of the fashion retailer’s ongoing bankruptcy restructuring.

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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — On a recent Friday night, thousands of mostly young people trooped into a large auditorium in…

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In 1789, during its very first session, Congress passed the Records and Seals Act: “An Act to provide for the safe keeping of the Acts, Records, and Seal of the United States."

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The Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department said first responders were alerted to the 12700 block of Wood Hollow Drive on Friday by a neighbor who reported seeing "black smoke" coming from the building.

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Yarden Garzon led with 19 points, four other Terrapins scored in double figures, and No. 20 Maryland took down Penn State 81-62 on Thursday night.

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a deal to end…

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Tarik Skubal won his salary arbitration hearing with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, and the two-time Cy Young Award winner…

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A man has been arrested in connection to a blast that happened in October 2025 in Leesburg, Virginia, according to the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office. 

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HONG KONG (AP) — China and the European Union said Monday they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute…

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The conflict means that Gov. Wes Moore will make the choice between Yonelle Moore Lee and Darrell Odom Sr., the Prince George’s County nominee, to represent the district that straddles the two counties.

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SION, Switzerland (AP) — The hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a…

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Eating out is going to cost you a little more in Fairfax County as a new meals tax went into effect at the start of the new year.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New LSU football coach Lane Kiffin attended the No. 5 Tigers’ women’s basketball game on…

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