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A work vehicle hit a commuter train in downtown Washington early Wednesday, injuring 11 people, officials said.

The D.C. Council approved a bill that would establish a permanent juvenile curfew, but delayed a vote on an emergency order to keep the enhanced curfew authority in place through the spring and summer.

Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, underscoring the ongoing threat to global energy supplies and complicating efforts to bring the United States and Iran together for talks to end the war.

Maryland education officials plan to hire 61 regional and school-specific literacy and math coaches to help the state's teachers.

In one of the most important congressional redistricting battles ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, voters in Virginia approved a new map that will eliminate nearly all of the state's Republican representation in the U.S. House after 2026.

Texas's law requiring public schools to have a copy of the Ten Commandments posted in classrooms does not violate the Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled, plowing new ground in religious law.

FBI Director Kash Patel lashed out at reporters Tuesday as he vehemently denied a media report that he was drunk on the job, saying he's not only never been intoxicated while working but he's also put in more days than his predecessors.

President Trump on Tuesday night read aloud verses from the Old Testament as part of his participation in a week-long Bible reading event.

Hundreds of migrants, most of them from Haiti, left the southern Mexican city of Tapachula on foot Tuesday seeking better living conditions elsewhere in Mexico.

Tours at Alcatraz Island are stopped through Friday so that workers can reinforce the strength of the dock, which has suffered decades of effects from the elements.