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A nor'easter clobbering the Washington-to-Boston corridor Tuesday with a messy mix of snow and sleet — even as major cities were spared the worst.

The administration is giving the military more autonomy to target and kill al Qaeda and ISIS militants in Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.

The administration is giving the military more autonomy to target and kill al Qaeda and ISIS militants in Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.

Meet Kara Sheehan, a field organizer at the Texas AFL-CIO and member of Office and Professional Employees Local 298. Before joining the AFL-CIO, Sheehan worked with the Workers Defense Project and other local progressive groups in Austin, and worked at the Austin City Council.

Two runaway ponies took to the streets of Staten Island, amusing people who snapped photos of the animals prancing in snow-covered roads.

Hate crimes in nine U.S. metropolitan areas rose more than 20 percent last year, fueled by inflamed passions during the presidential campaign and more willingness for victims to step forward, a leading hate crimes researcher said on Monday.

Hate crimes in nine U.S. metropolitan areas rose more than 20 percent last year, fueled by inflamed passions during the presidential campaign and more willingness for victims to step forward, a leading hate crimes researcher said on Monday.

Controversial Iowa Rep. Steve King is once again in hot water for espousing racist, white nationalist views, tweeting that "we can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies." He doubled down on his bigoted words over the weekend, telling CNN that "I meant exactly what I said."

General Robert Neller testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding the nude photo-sharing scandal rocking the Marine Corps. Neller c

The Congressional Budget Office has issued its report on the new Republican health care plan and it's bad. Here's a quick rundown.