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Pennsylvania Rep. Tim Murphy, a lawmaker accused of pressuring a lover to have an abortion, resigned from Congress, House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Thursday....Read More

A federal judge ordered the release of former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., from prison after tossing seven of 11 charges for which he was convicted....Read More

House leader Paul Ryan said Thursday Congress will look into the legality of “bump stocks” for firearms, a piece of equipment that makes guns fire faster....Read More

All five living former presidents will headline a concert on the campus of Texas A&M University this month to raise money for hurricane relief....Read More

Online retail giant Amazon is experimenting with completing its own product deliveries, going outside its longtime partnerships with UPS and FedEx....Read More

A lawmaker caught up in an abortion scandal, Pennsylvania Rep. Tim Murphy has announced he’s leaving the House at the end of his current term....Read More

Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of Clark County said Wednesday that Stephen Paddock may have planned to escape after the shooting....Read More

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said this week that a Massachusetts bakery was misleading customers because the proprietors listed “love” as an ingredient....Read More

A government watchdog group says the Department of Justice is investigating Harvard University’s admission policies....Read More

Marilou Danley, the girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, released a statement about her relationship with the gunman Wednesday....Read More