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At the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Thursday, gay and lesbian groups were able to march under their own banner for the first time.

The former Ku Klux Klan leader said he thinks comparisons of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler are not hurting the candidate.

The Republican presidential hopeful's group includes former Bush administration staffers and members of a controversial think tank.

The Bernie Sanders campaign says pledged delegates can switch their allegiance, but experts say that is unlikely to happen.

Population centers in the southern part of the state could see massive damage if the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults were to jointly rupture, a study says.

Ryan said he isn't looking to become the GOP presidential nominee if no candidate can secure the necessary 1,237 delegates before the July nominating convention in Cleveland.

A gender gap could pose a problem for the New York billionaire in his quest for the White House.

Stephen Colbert broke down the GOP's options to stop Donald Trump on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Wednesday.

Rep. Martin Daniel, R-Knoxville, was defending a bill calling for greater free speech protections for students.

The Irish Queers and the Lavender & Green Alliance were expected to officially march in the 2016 parade after decades of exclusion.

A petition argued that graduation speakers should be inspirational, and Kotb “spends her time sipping wine on talk shows.”

The GOP operative's assertion contradicts the candidate's claim that his candidacy would bring more Republican voters to the polls.

Some 13 presidents have been able to make Supreme Court appointments in election years.

The current group of killer whales will be the last, operators of the entertainment parks said Thursday.

A man recently tried to jump a Secret Service barricade at a Trump rally in Ohio, just one in an escalating series of incidents.

Military documents released Wednesday revealed that after Bergdahl was thrown out of the Coast Guard, he traveled to Paris to join the French Foreign Legion.

High student debt and fatigue may be factors in why those studying to be physicians often have a drinking problem, research reveals.

Judge Merrick Garland sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which hears challenges to regulations on the environment and labor.

Just 7 percent of those diagnosed with marijuana use disorder sought help for it in the past year, a study says.

The subway system in the U.S. capital was closed Wednesday as work crews conducted safety inspections.

Following Wednesday's OK by House members, the proposal still requires approval by the state Senate and Democratic governor.

The prospect of turning large banks into smaller ones has been an issue on the U.S. presidential campaign trail.

Jason Dalton, 45, linked to a shooting spree that killed six people, says the company ruined his life and never invited him to "corporate parties."

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he won't schedule a hearing on any Supreme Court nominee during a presidential-election year.

Leaders of several minority groups said that President Obama let them down by announcing Merrick Garland as his Supreme Court nominee.

Celebrate the Irish festivities by going to watch parades in Boston; Buffalo, New York; and Savannah, Georgia.

The idea is being floated again after more Trump victories that the speaker, despite his expressed reluctance, could be picked by a brokered convention.

Fox News Channel canceled next week's scheduled Republican tilt in Salt Lake City after the front-runner, and John Kasich, said they wouldn't show up.

Players like Kobe Bryant and their fans are willing to take on societal issues. Now sports leagues and franchises are looking to make an impact as well.