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2019-07-05 16:40
U.S. job growth rebounded strongly in June, with government payrolls surging, but persistent moderate wage gains and mounting evidence the economy was losing momentum could still encourage t… Read More
2019-07-05 16:38
President Donald Trump on Friday said he may issue an executive order in an effort to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census as his administration faces a Friday afte… Read More
2019-07-05 16:31
MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian think tank with links to an infamous troll farm says that two of its employees have been detained in Libya. The Foundation for the Protection of Traditional Values sa… Read More
2019-07-05 16:27
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - A former Gallatin County sheriff's deputy who was convicted of assaulting a teenage girl in an interrogation room in February 2011 has dropped a lawsuit alleging he did… Read More
2019-07-05 16:15
NEW YORK (AP) - Jay-Z's business entities have sued a New York City licensing firm, claiming it cheated the companies as part of a "colossal accounting scandal." The lawsuit accuses Iconix B… Read More
2019-07-05 16:14
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country singer Kane Brown says his new single "Homesick" may have been written about his experience traveling on the road and being away from his loved ones, but mili… Read More
2019-07-05 16:05
A strong aftershock shook Southern California early on Friday as residents were still assessing the damage from the strongest earthquake in the region in 25 years on July 4, which was felt b… Read More
2019-07-05 16:04
NYON, Switzerland (AP) - UEFA has threatened Trabzonspor with a one-season ban from European competition if it fails to comply with financial monitoring rules by mid-October. UEFA says even… Read More
2019-07-05 16:00
Joe Biden is still the front-runner in the Democratic presidential race, but the crown is slipping.
The post In Iowa, Biden’s front-runner status looks shaky appeared first on RightFor… Read More
2019-07-05 15:58
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service has approved a 31-mile (50-kilometer) trail run in Montana despite opposition by a conservation group concerned about grizzly bears. The Missou… Read More
2019-07-05 15:49
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey was spotted at a July Fourth event wearing Nike tennis shoes less than 48 hours after publicly torpedoing a deal with the athletic apparel company Tuesday for the… Read More
2019-07-05 15:48
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Salt Lake City has been chosen to host the U.S. Quidditch World Cup in 2021. Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced the selection Friday and said the city was chosen for its… Read More
2019-07-05 15:47
Musician and gun rights activist Ted Nugent showered praise on President Trump in a recent interview, calling him "the best president I have ever seen." The rock guitarist and longtime board… Read More
2019-07-05 15:37
Gibraltar said on Friday it had obtained an order extending the detention of the Iranian Grace I supertanker by 14 days because there were grounds to believe it was breaking sanctions by tak… Read More
2019-07-05 15:36
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (AP) - Authorities say a 54-year-old Houston-area man appeared to have succumbed to the heat and died while hiking alone this week at Big Bend National Park. Pa… Read More
2019-07-05 15:33
JACKSON, Ala. (AP) - A one-time Alabama police chief who arrested the Allman Brothers Band on drug charges nearly 50 years ago has died. Longtime law enforcement officer Maryln Cranford died… Read More
2019-07-05 15:30
Sen. Ted Cruz took to Twitter on Thursday to school Colin Kaepernick on the "context" behind an iconic Frederick Douglass quote that the former NFL star tweeted to apparently criticize the U… Read More
2019-07-05 15:30
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Pablo Castillo tries to play a little something for everyone on his morning radio show. The first hour, from 6 to 7 a.m., tune in for romantic ballads. Then a half hour… Read More
2019-07-05 15:27
U.S. stocks lost ground on Friday, retreating from record levels hit in the previous session, after strong U.S. job growth in June pushed investors to scale back bets on aggressive interest… Read More
2019-07-05 15:25
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge will hold a hearing on a challenge to three new abortion restrictions in Arkansas two days before the laws are set to take effect. U.S. District Judg… Read More
2019-07-05 15:07
U.S. economic growth continued "at a solid pace" in the first half of the year though it likely weakened in recent months as higher tariffs depressed global trade and business investment wea… Read More
2019-07-05 15:06
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island is getting a $1.5 million federal grant to help fight heart disease and diabetes. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said in a statement Thursday the funding… Read More
2019-07-05 15:03
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is considering an executive order to add a contentious question about citizenship to the 2020 U.S. Census, after a U.S. Supreme Court blocked hi… Read More
2019-07-05 14:48
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Police say the woman stabbed to death at a Massachusetts restaurant was attending a book club meeting and was attacked as she left the bathroom. The victim of Wednesd… Read More
2019-07-05 14:36
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The first openly transgender actor in the Marvel Universe says there needs to be more representation of his experience. Zach Barack plays a classmate of Peter Parker's in… Read More
2019-07-05 14:23
The man that former "House of Cards" star Kevin Spacey is accused by prosecutors of sexually assaulting in Massachusetts three years ago has dropped a civil lawsuit he filed against the Osca… Read More
2019-07-05 14:21
A strong U.S. jobs report that tempered expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month and weak economic data in Germany helped push global stock ind… Read More
2019-07-05 05:21
With U.S. fighter jets flying overhead, President Donald Trump praised the military and reveled in a show of pomp and patriotism on Thursday in a celebration of Independence Day that critics… Read More
2019-07-05 05:11
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Zydeco Scream roller coaster stands motionless, and so does the Big Easy Ferris Wheel. Scampering rabbits, slithering snakes and lurking alligators are the only visito… Read More
2019-07-05 05:05
NEW YORK (AP) - It's quiet in the middle of the day on the streets of this residential neighborhood in New York City's borough of Queens - except for the steady stream of visitors coming in… Read More
2019-07-05 04:58
On the afternoon of July 1, before protesters in Hong Kong trashed the city's legislature and riot police countered with tear gas, there was a moment that captured the city's state of flux… Read More
2019-07-05 04:47
A powerful earthquake jolted Southern California on Thursday, touching off fires, damaging buildings and forcing the evacuation of a hospital in a desert town northeast of Los Angeles, but t… Read More
2019-07-05 04:11
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Workers have started refurbishing marble columns outside the Alaska State Capitol building in Juneau, officials said. The columns will be sanded, restored and weather-t… Read More
2019-07-05 04:05
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump celebrated the story of America as "the greatest political journey in human history" in a Fourth of July commemoration before a soggy but cheering cr… Read More
2019-07-05 04:03
U.S. job growth likely rebounded in June, with wage gains expected to pick up, but that would probably not be enough to discourage the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates this month… Read More
2019-07-05 04:01
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The site of the first racially integrated casino in Las Vegas is part of a redevelopment plan aimed at revitalizing the city's west side. The Las Vegas Sun reports the South… Read More
2019-07-05 03:26
Asian shares hovered near two-month highs on Friday as investors braced for U.S. employment data, a key release that could stoke or temper market expectations about aggressive policy easing… Read More
2019-07-04 17:54
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dug his heels in to include a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 census despite a Supreme Court ruling to block it.
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2019-07-04 17:54
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dug his heels in to include a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 census despite a Supreme Court ruling to block it.
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2019-07-04 17:40
British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that drew Tehran's fury and cou… Read More
2019-07-04 17:40
British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that drew Tehran's fury and cou… Read More
2019-07-04 17:34
U.S. Representative Justin Amash, the first Republican in Congress to say President Donald Trump committed an impeachable offense, quit the Republican Party on Thursday with a blistering att… Read More
2019-07-04 17:34
U.S. Representative Justin Amash, the first Republican in Congress to say President Donald Trump committed an impeachable offense, quit the Republican Party on Thursday with a blistering att… Read More
2019-07-04 17:21
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a solar panel that’s only there when the sun shines on it? That’s the idea behind this research project, which uses shape-shifting materials to… Read More
2019-07-04 17:18
U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden and two Democratic rivals marched on Thursday in the same 4th of July parade in Iowa, a small-town scene in sharp contrast with Republican President Don… Read More
2019-07-04 17:18
U.S. presidential contender Joe Biden and two Democratic rivals marched on Thursday in the same 4th of July parade in Iowa, a small-town scene in sharp contrast with Republican President Don… Read More
2019-07-04 16:15
Wireless charging has been a wonderful addition to mainstream flagship smartphones including the iPhone, Samsung’s Galaxy lineup and Google’s Pixel phones. But there hasn’t… Read More
2019-07-04 16:03
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah (AP) - Forest rangers and residents are worried that an increase of visitors to Salt Lake County's backcountry is resulting in more human feces in watershed streams… Read More
2019-07-04 16:03
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco will spend up to $600,000 to paint over historical artwork at a public school depicting the life of George Washington, a mural once seen as educational and… Read More
2019-07-04 15:56
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Long-running satirical publication MAD magazine will be leaving newsstands this fall. Really. The illustrated humor magazine will still be available in comic shops and… Read More
2019-07-04 15:38
PHOENIX (AP) - As tales of wretchedness and overcrowding in government border detention facilities abound, one group of migrants is particularly vulnerable: teen moms and pregnant girls with… Read More
2019-07-04 15:36
LONDON (AP) - Christie's is going forward with the auction of a 3,000-year-old stone sculpture of the famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun despite protests from the Egyptian government. The brown q… Read More
2019-07-04 15:21
An Australian student who was detained in North Korea was freed and safely left the country on Thursday, arriving in Tokyo via Beijing later the same day after Swedish officials helped broke… Read More
2019-07-04 15:19
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - So far, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has secured about $355 million from two groups of defendant drugmakers in the state's lawsuit against opioid manufacturers… Read More
2019-07-04 15:17
British Royal Marines seized an oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday accused of bringing oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that could escalate confrontation between t… Read More
2019-07-04 15:16
Britain's Foreign Office confirmed on Thursday that its ambassador to Tehran had been summoned over the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar.
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2019-07-04 15:16
Britain's Foreign Office confirmed on Thursday that its ambassador to Tehran had been summoned over the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar.
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2019-07-04 15:15
Existing U.S. tariffs will have to be removed if there is to be a trade deal between Beijing and Washington, China's commerce ministry said on Thursday.
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2019-07-04 15:14
A branding expert says Nike, who received backlash this week for recalling a "Betsy Ross flag"-inspired sneaker reportedly due to slavery inferences, could be using the controversy to pique… Read More
2019-07-04 15:11
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky should be detained in Sweden for at least two more weeks to be investigated over serious assault charges, the national prosecutor said on Thursday, throwing into jeopa… Read More
2019-07-04 15:07
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Swedish prosecutors say U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky should be formally arrested over a fight in downtown Stockholm and should be held for two weeks while police investi… Read More
2019-07-04 14:49
ATLANTA (AP) - Rapper T.I. is among those who will decide a new use for Atlanta's city's jail. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the Atlanta-based artist has been named to a newly for… Read More
2019-07-04 14:34
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Shrinking populations in rural New Mexico villages are putting aging churches at risk since the buildings aren't receiving the same upkeep as previous generations. The… Read More
2019-07-04 14:26
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago authorities say seven people face charges after graffiti was spray-painted on two city landmarks, including the popular metallic sculpture known as "The Bean." Two 20… Read More
2019-07-04 14:16
Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran over the "illegal seizure" of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday, Iranian state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi… Read More
2019-07-04 14:16
Iran summoned the British ambassador in Tehran over the "illegal seizure" of an Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday, Iranian state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi… Read More
2019-07-04 13:56
U.S. President Donald Trump will preside over July Fourth Independence Day celebrations on Thursday with a speech about patriotism and a show of military might that critics say is politiciz… Read More
2019-07-04 13:52
A new public broadside by North Korean officials against U.S.-backed sanctions highlights the tough road ahead as negotiators prepare for talks in the wake of Sunday's meeting between U.S. P… Read More
2019-07-04 06:18
The framed coat of arms hanging in the headquarters of the Hanley Economic Building Society in Stoke-on-Trent depicts two squirrels in ermine robes above the motto 'Save Safely, Build Surely… Read More
2019-07-04 06:00
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - British soul singer Joss Stone says she was deported from Iran after arriving to perform a concert in the Islamic Republic. Posting on Instagram, Stone says in a video: "… Read More
2019-07-04 05:57
Chinese authorities have detained a man in connection with an investigation of an incident in which a man poured a bottle of water over Robin Li, chief executive of Chinese search giant Baid… Read More
2019-07-04 05:55
An Australian student who was detained in North Korea has been released and has safely left the country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday.
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2019-07-04 05:28
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Researchers at Brigham Young University are helping with a NASA-sponsored project measuring the electrical charge and size of dust particles on Mars. The BYU group is near… Read More
2019-07-04 05:06
BEIJING (AP) - An official says the death toll from a disease that struck China's pig herds has risen to 1.2 million and the government is stepping up efforts to contain outbreaks. A deputy… Read More
2019-07-04 05:04
NEW YORK (AP) - The national holiday to mark America's birth as a country will be filled with parades, concerts, competitive eating and of course, fireworks. But Independence Day won't be fr… Read More
2019-07-04 04:47
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck northwest of Canada's Vancouver island, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said on Thursday.
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2019-07-04 04:34
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) - Hawaii state officials have confirmed the first case on Maui of a deadly tree disease. The Maui News reported Wednesday that the state Department of Land and Natural R… Read More
2019-07-04 04:32
HONOLULU (AP) - The Honolulu Zoo has announced the birth of an endangered ring-tailed lemur. Hawaii News Now reported Wednesday that the lemur was born June 10 to a 4-year-old mother and 3-y… Read More
2019-07-04 04:29
SEATTLE (AP) - A climate study has estimated that Seattle's costs associated with sea level rise could be more than $23.8 billion by 2040. KOMO-TV reported Wednesday that the Center for Clim… Read More
2019-07-04 04:13
WASHINGTON (AP) - In his Fourth of July remarks, President Donald Trump will be celebrating the armed forces and showcasing what he's done for them. But in recent days, he has falsified his… Read More
2019-07-04 04:12
Campaigning began on Thursday for Japan's July 21 upper house election, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc expected to keep a majority but perhaps with fewer seats, clouding hopes… Read More
2019-07-04 03:50
A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an injunction barring the Trump administration from using $2.5 billion intended for the fight against illegal narcotics to build a wall a… Read More
2019-07-04 03:38
YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - Japan's culture of cute makes no exceptions for poop. It gets a pop twist at the Unko Museum in Yokohama near Tokyo. Here, the poop is artificial, nothing like what wo… Read More
2019-07-04 03:32
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it would give $100 million over multiple years to local governments and non-profit organizations to help families and communities affected by the deadly crashes o… Read More
2019-07-04 03:11
America's most venerable spoof magazine, the source of one of President Trump's most recent jibes at the Democrats, is reportedly no more. MAD magazine will cease publishing new material lat… Read More
2019-07-04 02:53
Chinese state media blamed meddling by Western governments on Thursday for unrest in Hong Kong amid an escalating diplomatic spat between China and the United Kingdom over protests in the fo… Read More
2019-07-04 02:53
Chinese state media blamed meddling by Western governments on Thursday for unrest in Hong Kong amid an escalating diplomatic spat between China and the United Kingdom over protests in the fo… Read More
2019-07-04 02:22
Rep. Ilhan Omar said the U.S. government should consider abolishing the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as one of the rogue border-control agencies dedicated to human-rights abuses and r… Read More
2019-07-04 02:13
A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lift an injunction barring the Trump administration from using $2.5 billion intended for the fight against illegal narcotics to build a wall a… Read More
2019-07-04 02:10
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Ohio from enforcing a new law that critics said would effectively ban most abortions in the state, starting as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
The pos… Read More
2019-07-04 02:04
CHICAGO (AP) - Jussie Smollett wants the lawsuit that the city of Chicago filed against him moved from state court to federal court. The motion filed Wednesday and released to the media by S… Read More
2019-07-04 01:38
SAN DIEGO (AP) - USC will pay $50 million to the University of California, San Diego and has publicly apologized for gutting a prestigious Alzheimer's disease research program. The San Diego… Read More
2019-07-04 01:36
President Donald Trump, facing renewed criticism from Democrats and activists over his handling of a migrant crisis on the U.S.- Mexico border, said in a Twitter post on Wednesday that immig… Read More
2019-07-04 01:36
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's acting secretary, Kevin McAleenan, has ordered an investigation into reports that border patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant c… Read More
2019-07-04 01:20
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A hacker who disrupted Sony Online Entertainment and other gaming companies has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison. Twenty-three-year-old Austin Thompso… Read More
2019-07-04 01:20
Campaigning began on Thursday for Japan's July 21 upper house election, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc expected to keep a majority but perhaps with fewer seats, clouding hopes… Read More
2019-07-04 01:05
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg boasts on the campaign trail about the economic transformation of South Bend, Indiana, during his seven years as mayor.
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2019-07-04 01:04
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The Coconino County Attorney's Office has concluded a Flagstaff officer was justified in fatally shooting a Boise, Idaho, man who attacked him with knives. Flagstaff… Read More
2019-07-04 00:53
Democratic presidential contender Beto O'Rourke said Wednesday that the 1776 Betsy Ross flag has become a symbol of white nationalism. The former House member from El Paso, Texas, made the r… Read More
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