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D.C. special police officers charged in death of MedStar patient James McBride

Two special police officers were charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter in the 2015 death of MedStar Washington Hospital Center patient James McBride. Published May 17, 2016

Obama administration to tell schools transgender students can use bathroom of choice

The Obama administration will issue a decree Friday telling all the nation's public schools that they must let transgender students use the bathroom of their choice -- or else. Published May 12, 2016

Joint Base Andrews on lockdown after security incident

Joint Base Andrews was put on lockdown at rush hour Thursday afternoon over a security incident, base officials said. Published May 12, 2016

Carlie Trent found; Gary Simpson in custody

An armed civilian was able to end a Tennessee Amber Alert case Thursday, finding a 9-year-old girl missing for a week and the uncle suspected of kidnapping her. Published May 12, 2016

CDC labs sanctioned for mishandling biological weapon agents: report

Multiple labs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been sanctioned by federal regulators for mishandling pathogens used in biological warfare, USA Today reported Tuesday. Published May 10, 2016

Eulalio Tordil is suspect in High Point High School shooting in Beltsville, Md., police say

Police believe Eulalio Tordil, 62, shot his estranged wife in the parking lot of High Point High School as she was picking up her children. Published May 5, 2016

Bob Bennett, former Utah senator, dies at 82

Former Sen. Bob Bennett of Utah, who was one of the first incumbent Republicans to lose his seat to a tea-party challenger in 2010, died Wednesday. He was 82. Published May 4, 2016

Rolling Stones ask Donald Trump to stop playing their songs

The Rolling Stones are reminding Donald Trump that you can't always get what you want. Published May 4, 2016

‘Guccifer’ claims he hacked Hillary Clinton’s email server

A Romanian computer hacker who is being extradited to the U.S. told NBC News that he gained access to Hillary Clinton's "completely unsecured" private email server. Published May 4, 2016

Charlie Keating IV, grandson of Charles Keating, is Navy SEAL killed in Iraq

The Navy Seal killed in Iraq has been identified as Charlie Keating IV, the grandson of an Arizona financier who became the central figure in the 1980s savings and loan scandal. Published May 3, 2016

Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein president, tweets N-word

Gerry Adams, the longtime leader of Irish Republican Army's political wing, used the most toxic of all racial slurs Sunday night, only to quickly delete it. Published May 1, 2016

Suspicious white powder found at Trump Tower

On Thursday, Trump Tower became the latest facility identified with a Republican presidential contender to be hit with a suspicious white powder. Published April 28, 2016

Donald Trump: If Hillary Clinton were a man, she’d get 5 percent of vote

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump went hard after Hillary Clinton in his acceptance speech Tuesday night, dismissing her as someone with no qualifications other than her sex. Published April 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton says half of Cabinet would be women

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Monday night that she would make sure half her Cabinet members were women. Published April 25, 2016

AmeriCorps volunteers brought women to abortion clinics, violated federal law: report

Volunteers with AmeriCorps escorted women to abortion clinics in violation of federal regulations, according to a report Monday evening in The Hill. Published April 25, 2016

Ted Cruz, John Kasich campaigns join forces to stop Donald Trump

After weeks of dividing the vote of people who don't want to see Donald Trump at the head of the Republican ticket, the campaigns of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are officially collaborating to stop Mr. Trump. Published April 24, 2016