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US Jobless Claims Fall to 364,000, a New Pandemic Low

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell again last week to the lowest level since the pandemic struck last year, further evidence that the job market and the broader economy are rebounding rapidly from the…

Trump Organization CFO Surrenders Ahead of Expected Charges

(AP) - The Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer has surrendered to authorities ahead of an expected court appearance on the first criminal indictment in a two-year investigation into business practices at Donald Trump’s company. Allen Weisselberg was photographed walking…

Family: Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Dies at 88

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and a one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was soiled by the long and costly Iraq war, died Tuesday, his family…

Four More Bodies Found in Condo Rubble; at Least 16 Dead

SURFSIDE, Florida (AP) - A fire official says the bodies of four additional victims have been found in the rubble of a collapsed condo tower, raising the death toll to 16 people. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told family…

Charges Expected Thursday for Trump’s Company, Top Executive

(AP) - Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief are expected to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings. That's according to people familiar with the matter who…

Crews Spend 5th Day Atop Shaky Pile of Collapsed Concrete

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Rescuers searching for a fifth day for survivors of a Florida condo building collapse used bucket brigades and heavy machinery as they worked atop a precarious mound of pulverized concrete, twisted steel, and the remnants of…

Judge Dismisses Gov’t Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. U.S.…

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Frozen Cooked Shrimp, CDC Says

(FOX TV) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened multiple people is linked to frozen cooked shrimp. The shrimp, made by Avanti Frozen Foods, has since been recalled nationwide. As of…

Supreme Court Won’t Revive School’s Transgender Bathroom Ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. The case involved…

Many Feared Dead After Florida Beachfront Condo Collapses

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say nearly 100 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami. The collapse in the community of Surfside killed at least one person and…

‘We Have a Deal’: Biden Announces Infrastructure Agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has announced that “we have a deal” - a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion infrastructure plan. The agreement, reached in a meeting Thursday at the White House, means a breakthrough after arduous negotiations…

New York Court Suspends Rudy Giuliani's Law License

NEW YORK (AP) - An appeals court has suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race. An attorney disciplinary committee…

Report 751 Bodies Found at Indigenous School in Canada

REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) - Leaders of Indigenous groups in Canada say investigators have found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children in Saskatchewan. The discovery follows last month’s report of 215 at another…

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