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Naomi Osaka earns her second straight Grand Slam title by defeating Petra Kvitova to win the 2019 Australian Open. (1:40) Kvitokva takes the podium. (3:00) ... source

WASHINGTON - Republican lawmakers painted Medicare-for-all as a socialist nightmare after Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and Debbie Dingell of Michigan unveiled their bill to place virtually all health care payment in…

MIAMI - A federal judge in Florida on Thursday ordered the release of depositions given by former British spy Christopher Steele and a longtime associate of late Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain in a lawsuit filed against BuzzFeed…

VIRGINIA - Two organizations dedicated to military personnel are locked in conflict over a Bible display dedicated to POWs and service members missing in action. The Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Hampshire…

WASHINGTON - Several states are cutting taxes and putting money aside to protect themselves during future recessions as state economies continue to boom since President Donald Trump took office. Almost every U.S. state is…

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats introduced a toned-down alternative to the Green New Deal as members stress over having to vote on the controversial resolution. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Delaware Sen. Tom Carper…

MARYLAND – GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the newly-minted chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, told the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that his panel will move on judicial confirmations at an…

GEORGETOWN - As Congress debates the Green New Deal resolution to transition the U.S. economy to “net-zero” greenhouse gas emissions, a Texas town struggles under the growing financial burden of going green. Georgetown has spent $30…

TULSA - Oklahoma residents will be able to carry a concealed firearm without obtaining a permit after Nov. 1, according to the new law signed Wednesday by Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt. His first legislation signed into…

MISSOURI - A Missouri daycare center is facing heat after released video footage showed a teacher throwing a three-year-old girl against classroom cabinets Feb. 1. The girl had to get seven stitches after her head was split open,…