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US Adds 164,000 Jobs; Unemployment Down to 3.9 pct.

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers stepped up hiring in April as the unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent, evidence of the economy's resilience amid the recent stock market chaos and anxieties about a possible trade war. The Labor Department says…

Clinton Impeachment Lawyer to Represent Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) - Veteran Washington, D.C., lawyer Emmet Flood, who represented President Bill Clinton during his impeachment process, is joining the White House to represent President Donald Trump in the special counsel's Russia investigation. White House spokesman Sarah Huckabee Sanders…

Military Plane Crashes Near Airport in Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Air Force says a National Guard cargo plane has crashed near an airport in Savannah, Georgia. In a tweet, the Chatham County Emergency Management Agency says the plane crashed Wednesday at the intersection of two…

Southwest Plane With Cracked Window Diverted to Cleveland

CLEVELAND (AP) - A Southwest Airlines plane flying from Chicago to New Jersey has been forced to land in Cleveland after one of its windows cracked. There were no reports of injuries after Flight 957 landed safely on Wednesday morning.…

Guitar Legend Gibson Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The maker of the Gibson guitar, omnipresent for decades on the American rock `n' roll stage, is filing for bankruptcy protection after wrestling for years with debt. Gibson guitars have been esteemed by generations of guitar…

US Warns Liquid Nicotine Packets Resemble Juice Boxes, Candy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health authorities are issuing warnings to makers of liquid nicotine whose packaging resembles children's juice boxes, candies and cookies. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday the packaging practice is illegal for vaping formulas. The agency…

Welcome to the Partisan Fury, Michelle Wolf

NEW YORK (AP) - White House Correspondents Association roaster Michelle Wolf joins a club with the likes of Kathy Griffin, Stormy Daniels and David Hogg - little-known or unknown figures who suddenly became surrogates for the hyper-partisan rhetorical warfare of…

Will Sprint-T-Mobile Combo Hurt Consumers?

NEW YORK (AP) - Consumer advocacy groups are worried that T-Mobile’s bid for Sprint will likely lead to higher cellphone plans because there’s less competition. The watchdog group Common Cause says low-income consumers seeking more affordable services will be particularly…

U.S. Olympians Honored at White House Celebration

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the White House hosted a celebration for Team USA. Team Shuster was among more than 200 athletes that attended the celebration alongside President Donald Trump. President Trump told the members of the 2018 U.S. Olympic and…

Britain's new Prince is Named Louis Arthur Charles

LONDON (AP) - The new prince has a name. Britain's royal palace says the infant son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been named Louis - pronounced LOO-ee - Arthur Charles. The palace said Friday that the baby's…

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