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Veteran Unemployment Rates Fall to Record Low in October

(FOX NEWS) - The unemployment rate for military veterans in October reached a low of just 2.7 percent, continuing a long-term downward trend in unemployment among members of the U.S. Armed Services. Mirroring October's overall drop in unemployment, the Bureau…

Key Court Hearing for State Official in Flint Water Scandal

FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A judge has begun hearing testimony against a Michigan official who faces criminal charges tied to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak during the Flint water crisis. Dr. Eden Wells is the state's chief medical executive. She's charged…

Florida State Suspends Greek Life Following Alcohol Death

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida State University indefinitely suspended it's fraternities and sororities Monday after the alcohol-related death of a freshman pledge and cocaine charges for another fraternity member. University President John Thrasher…

Bergdahl Gets no Prison Time

FORT BRAGG, N.C.-Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who walked off his post in Afghanistan and triggered a search that wounded some of his comrades, will serve no prison time, a military judge ruled Friday at the end of the politically…

Settlement Pending in Ventura's Case Against 'Sniper' Author

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and the estate of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle are apparently working toward a settlement in a yearslong defamation case. A court docket entry on Thursday says an upcoming conference and deadline…

Farm Family Sues Dakota Access Over Farmland Damage

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota farming family has sued the Dakota Access pipeline company, alleging it reneged on promises to restore farmland damaged during the oil pipeline's construction. Slack Family Properties accuses Dakota Access LLC of fraud,…

GOP Tax Plan Would Slash Corporate Rates, Help Wealthiest

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans on Thursday unveiled a tax cut plan that would slash the corporate rate and lower the personal taxes of most Americans but also limit a cherished deduction for homeowners, as President Donald Trump and the…

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