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When Philadelphia hosted the GOP Convention in 2000, police were criticized for a militant response to protesters. The city promises a softer approach at the Democratic Convention next week.

Turns out that Einstein was right about what happens when neutron stars collide. An international team of astronomers has confirmed his theory for the first time.

The measure, known as the Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act, authorizes sanctions for war crimes. It is included in the newly passed 2019 Pentagon budget.

In addition to dangerous smoke and fog, there is now concern that two of the biggest fires threatening cities and towns near Portland, Ore., might combine.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he expects senators to take up the plan in the next two weeks.

Forecasters say the government's aggressive efforts to curtail the spread of the virus will trigger the sharpest slowdown on record. Some see the economy shrinking a staggering 24%.

A powerful and intense coastal storm has pummeled several states with heavy rain and strong winds, downing power lines and trees in Maine, Massachusetts and other states.

The deal to set spending levels and raise the debt limit would end a decade of roller coaster fiscal standoffs in Washington.

Public sector unions have been preparing to lose the ability to charge fees to employees who benefit from unions' collective bargaining. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled against them, what's next?

The president wants a "separate but equal branch" of the military to watch over the final frontier, but only Congress can make it happen.