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Scientists have identified a possible new dwarf planet orbiting the Sun beyond Pluto, which would be the sixth dwarf planet confirmed in the solar system.

The Metropolitan Police Department is looking for three "persons of interest" in burglaries of a church building in the 1700 block of Eleventh Street NW on back-to-back nights.

U.S. officials have told several Middle East countries and regional allies to be prepared for potential renewed military action against Iran after next week's midterm elections in the United States - as well as the possibility that Iran will attempt ...

China's military is developing directed-energy weapons to attack U.S. military satellites in a future conflict, according to a new Defense Intelligence Agency report on space security threats.

Minneapolis prosecutors charged conservative activist James O'Keefe and right-wing influencer Cam Higby after the pair used the names of registered voters to make a hidden-camera video in a bid to expose voter fraud in the state.

The reward for information leading to the arrest of escaped Tennessee inmate and convicted murderer Jacob Morley is up to $15,000, state officials said Wednesday.

In South Carolina, Sen. Darline Graham needs to consolidate Republican support amid tight polling with her Democratic opponent, and must deal with an unwelcome write-in campaign for a former Republican foe.

The war with Iran has not and will not pull America's focus away from the Pacific theater and communist China's historic military buildup, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told regional allies Wednesday.

Sen. Chris Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, said Wednesday that the Trump administration is engaged in a cover-up effort to hide the extent of the damage done to U.S. military bases in the Middle East by Iran this year.