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‘Transportation is our state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions’

WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill to legalize marijuana for the second consecutive Congress, signaling a continued interest by Democrats in overhauling the federal approach to a substance that is legal for medical use in 37 states.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said his government had on Friday handed an official note to the United States' mission in Islamabad to protest over what it called Washington's interference in the country's affairs.

U2 frontman paid a visit to the Capitol Building in Washington DC and expressed his gratitude to the police who "saved America"

At a party of liberal activists to mark the end of the Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, and her likely confirmation as the first Black female justice, the mood in the downtown Washington club this week was upbeat even before funk star Chaka Khan took…

Self-ruled island’s dominance in semiconductors is seen by some analysts as a deterrent against an invasion by Beijing.

Moving 945 jobs from Durham House to Sunderland would be a blow to Washington's wider community, says Sharon Hodgson

Japan's government on Friday approved fresh sanctions against North Korea over its recent test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile, following Washington's calls for tougher international punishment for the nuclear-armed state. Japan already has bans on trade and vessel entries as part of unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang, but said Friday it…

Shocking discovery at the home of anti-abortion protester Lauren Handy comes the same day she was indicted with eight others on federal charges after storming a DC abortion clinic in October 2020