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Park rangers were once again greeting visitors at some national parks across the United States and flight operations at major airports were returning to normal on Saturday, one day after a partial government shutdown came to an end. While there were signs that some government machinery was grinding back to life after a record 35 days without funding, many federal...

A competitive video gamer killed two people and wounded nearly 10 more during a “Madden NFL 19” tournament at an entertainment complex in Jacksonville, Florida, Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The lone suspect in the shooting died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after opening fire at Jacksonville Landing, a mall and event space, Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams said at an evening...

As temperatures rise in the U.S. West, so do the flames.

Five officers involved in two Navy ship collisions last year that killed a total of 17 sailors are being charged with negligent homicide, the Navy said Tuesday. A Navy spokesman, Capt. Greg Hicks, said the charges, which also include dereliction of duty and endangering a ship, will be presented to what the military calls an Article 32 hearing to determine...

Hair and other human fibers are accumulating in Washington D.C. Metro tunnels in such large quantities that the gunk poses a threat of electrical sparks and fire, a transit consultant tells News4.

A Taliban suicide bomber killed 24 people in a horrific early morning assault in a neighborhood where prominent politicians reside, causing residents and analysts to question the government’s ability to protect Afghanistan’s capital. Another 42 people were injured in the attack that took place during morning rush hour as government employees and students made their way to work and school....

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is “sending in Federal help” to Chicago, calling the city’s crime and shootings an “epidemic.”

White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s briefing with reporters turned testy on Monday, with CNN’s Jim Acosta interrupting President Donald Trump’s chief spokesman to demand he explain why television cameras were ordered off. Trump’s relations with the media — never strong to begin with — have taken another sour turn with dwindling opportunities for on-camera engagement with the president’s representatives....

White House press secretary Sean Spicer and American Urban Radio Networks reporter April Ryan have an exchange at a press briefing on Tuesday, with Spicer telling Ryan to “stop shaking your head” several times.

A house in a suburb of Washington, D.C. was leveled early Friday by a thunderous explosion that sprayed debris across nearby homes and was felt for miles.

A military plane crash in New Mexico has killed three service members.

Yosemite National Park is set to start showing the new names for some of park’s most iconic attractions after no settlement was reached to a bitter legal dispute.

As its contract comes up for bid this month, the concession company that runs Yosemite National Park has quietly informed the National Park Service it owns the names of some of the park’s most famous spots, including the historic Ahwahnee Hotel and popular Curry Village.