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Special counsel Robert Mueller walks to his car

Mueller report details Russian election interference

Russia’s influence campaign, the report said, used two primary vehicles — social media messaging and computer hacking of Democrats’ emails.

Nation Zookeeper hospitalized after tiger attack at Topeka Zoo
TOPEKA, Kan. — City officials say a tiger mauled a zookeeper at the Topeka Zoo ...
4/20/19
Nation 20 years later, Columbine remembers 13 lost
LITTLETON, Colo. — Community members in suburban Denver marked the 20th anniversary of the Columbine ...
4/20/19
World Protests mix with Notre Dame mourning in Paris
PARIS — French yellow vest protesters set fires Saturday along a march through Paris to ...
4/20/19
Nation The 20 Democrats, Republicans running for president in 2020
Read quick snapshots of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates who have announced so far.
4/10/19
Commentary Opinion: Sanders needs Fox News to court Trump voters
The biggest challenge for Sanders in winning back Trump-Sanders voters is that Trump is delivering for these forgotten Americans.
4/20/19
Obituaries Investigator who inspired 'Amityville Horror' dies
Worldwide paranormal investigator and author Lorraine Warren, whose decades of ghost-hunting cases with her late husband inspired such frightening films as "The Conjuring" series and "The Amityville Horror," has died. She was 92.
4/20/19
Nation Mueller wasn't buying Trump's 'fake news' claims
President Donald Trump and his team love to deride unfavorable stories as "fake news," but ...
4/20/19
World See stunning images from around the world
Take a peek at these jaw-dropping photos.
3/28/19
Nation Storms in South kill girl in Florida, bring tornado threat
ATLANTA — A strong storm system barreling through the South killed an 8-year-old girl ...
4/20/19
Nation Calif. parents who tortured children get life in prison
One of their daughters, weeping, said in court that "My parents took my whole life from me but now I'm taking my life back."
4/19/19
World Fire-ravaged Notre Dame stabilized, firefighters leave
PARIS — Architects and construction workers have now stabilized the damaged structure of Notre Dame ...
4/19/19
Nation Biden expected to launch presidential bid next week
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to join the crowded 2020 Democratic ...
4/19/19