Andre Burakovsky scored twice, and goalie Braden Holtby produced his second shutout in a row as the Washington Capitals advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 20 years, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla.

Washington is worried about Chinese investors. Is the rest of America?

BEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday stressed the importance of dialogue with China during a visit to Beijing that comes amid shared concerns over trade with the United States and Washington's rejection of the Iran nuclear deal. Merkel held morning discussions with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who said China-Germany relations were "developing steadily at a high-level," but that "the current economic and political situations in the world are...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration launched an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on the imports of automobiles into the United States, moving swiftly as talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement have stalled. President Donald Trump predicted earlier that U.S. automakers and auto workers would be "very happy" with the outcome of the NAFTA talks. The White House said in a statement Wednesday that the president had asked Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to consider whether the imports of automobiles, including trucks, and automotive parts threaten U.S. national security. The president said in the statement that "core industries such as automobiles and automotive parts...

Everton forward Wayne Rooney will hold talks in Washington with Major League Soccer side DC United on Thursday.

Ovechkin scored early to help send Washington through to the finals for the first time since 1998.

Miami based Venezuelan organizations and immigration attorneys are warning that the number of Venezuelans having their travel visas inexplicably revoked by the U.S. embassy has increased in the past four months as tensions between Caracas and Washington D.C. continued to rise on Wednesday, according to NBC News. Venezuela has entered year two of a disastrous economic and political crisis which has included a mass exodus of Venezuelans into neighboring countries and the U.S. to seek asylum. Venezuelans say they believe the visas are being revoked because the Trump administration is trying to stop them from arriving and claiming asylum. Milexy Méndez, a journalist from Caracas, said she and...

The US has announced the tit-for-tat expulsion of two Venezuelan diplomats in a row sparked by Washington's criticism of President Nicolas Maduro's reelection.

, Washington Post