US Notifies UN Of Withdrawal From World Health Organization
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, although the pullout won’t take effect unt...
Devos Rejects Part-Time Reopening For Schools Amid Pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday assailed plans by some local districts to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week and said schools must be “...
FBI Chief: China Seeks to Become ‘World’s Only Superpower’
WASHINGTON (Newsmax) - China's leaders believe they are in a "generational fight" to make their country the "world's only superpower by any means necessary," FBI Director Christoph...
Hiring Soared In May As Mass Layoffs Eased
WASHINGTON (AP) — The job market took a big step toward healing in May, though plenty of damage remains, as a record level of hiring followed record layoffs in March and April.
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Movement For Black Lives Seeks Sweeping Legislative Changes
DETROIT (AP) — Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation's criminal justice system through such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforceme...
NFL Star Posts Anti-semitic Quotes Attributed To Hitler On Instagram – Jewish Owners are Silent
PHILADELPHIA (JTA) - NFL star DeSean Jackson posted quotes on social media attributed to Adolf Hitler and Louis Farrakhan, but the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver said he has no ...
Protective Gear For Medical Workers Begins To Run Low Again
NEW YORK (AP) - The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again as the virus res...
West Texas Doctor Says Asthma Drug Is ‘Silver Bullet’ for COVID-19
ODESSA, TX (Newsmax) - A West Texas doctor says an inhaled steroid, budesonide, a drug commonly used to treat asthma, is the "silver bullet" for COVID-19.
"It's an inhaled stero...
Survey Finds Israelis Split On Annexing West Bank Territory
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli public opinion is split on whether the government should annex parts of the West Bank and which territory should be included, a survey found.
The Israe...
Seattle City Council Approves New Tax On Big Business
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council on Monday approved adopting a new tax on large businesses, two years after the council repealed a big business tax amid pressure from corpor...
NY Count: 6,300 Virus Patients Were Sent To Nursing Homes
NEW YORK (AP) — New York hospitals released more than 6,300 recovering coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the height of the pandemic under a controversial, now-scrapped...
South Dakota Man Linked To Russian Spy Sentenced For Fraud
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former conservative operative who was once romantically linked to a Russian agent was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison in South Dakota.
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Georgia Gov. Authorizes Guard Troops After 8-Year-Old Killed
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency and authorized the activation of up to 1,000 National Guard troops after a weekend of violence in Atlanta ...
Hospitals Approaching Capacity As Miami Closes Restaurants
MIAMI (AP) — Hospitals rapidly approached capacity across the Sunbelt, and the Miami area closed restaurants and gyms again because of the surging coronavirus Monday, as the U.S. e...
No More Delays: What To Know About The July 15 Tax Deadline
NEW YORK (AP) - It’s time to do your taxes — no more delays.
As the coronavirus pandemic took hold this spring, the federal government postponed the traditional April 15 filing ...
New York Woman Charged After Racist Central Park Confrontation
NEW YORK (AP) — A white woman who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man over walking her dog without a leash in Central Park was charged Monday with filing...
Sheriff: At Least 8 Killed In Plane Collision At Idaho Lake
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — At least eight people, including three children, were killed when two airplanes collided over a scenic lake in northern Idaho, the Kootenai County Sheri...
World’s Longest-surviving Conjoined Twin Brothers Die At 68
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The world's longest-surviving conjoined twins died July 4 at the age of 68.
Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, of Beavercreek, Ohio, were born joined at the abdomen O...
Miami-dade County Imposing Restrictions After Cases Spike
MIAMI (AP) — Florida's most-populous county ordered restaurants and gyms closed again Monday because of a rise in confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, as the U.S. emer...
Tell-All Book By Trump Niece To Be Released Next Week
NEW YORK (AP) — A tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece that has been the subject of a legal battle will be released next week.
Publisher Simon & Schuster cited “h...