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Federal officials have identified the gunman responsible for the deadly rampage at the Washington Navy Yard as a 34-year-old civilian contractor from Fort Worth, Texas named Aaron Alexis. A Navy spokeswoman confirmed Alexis served in the Navy from 2007 until 2011.

The list of potential candidates for the Nov. 19 special election now tallies more than three dozen people.

I wrote this post on Labor Day, 2012. No one I've written about has labored harder to recover from his injuries than Travis Mills, one of only five quadruple amputees to survive the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He continues to inspire...

Two large investors -- Ares Management LLC and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board -- have reached a deal to purchase Neiman Marcus for $6 billion, the companies said Monday. The two buyers will hold equal shares of Neiman, which is based in Dallas.

A Northern California wildfire raging out of control on Friday grew from 99 square miles to more than 165 square miles as it spread inside the border of Yosemite National Park.

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- An out-of-control forest fire threatening more than 2,000 structures near Yosemite National Park was one of more than 50 active, large wildfires dotting the western U.S. on Wednesday.

More than 40 uncontained, active and large wildfires dot the western U.S. from Arizona to Washington state and Alaska, taxing national firefighting resources and helping to push spending past $1 billion for the year.

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has been mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in the 2016 election. But to run for president, the U.S. Constitution says a candidate must be a "natural born" U.S. citizen; it doesn't mention dual citizenship.

A memorial service for Christina and Ethan Anderson, who were allegedly killed by a family friend also suspected of kidnapping 16-year-old Hannah Anderson, was planned for next week, it was reported today.

When Marines are wounded or critically injured on the battlefield, Navy corpsmen have the responsibility of treating the individual to the best of their abilities. Their dedication to duty could make the difference between life and death for those Marines.