Nation and World
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US hiring jumped last month, but so did unemployment. So how healthy is the economy?
Jun 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The nation's employers stepped up their hiring in May, adding a robust 339,000 jobs, well above expectations and evidence of enduring strength in an economy...
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Justice Department says it won't charge Pence over handling of classified documents
Jun 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence 's legal team that it will not pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of c...
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White House wants to engage Russia on nuclear arms control in post-treaty world
Jun 02, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is ready to talk to Russia without conditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even while taking countermeasures in re...
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America's religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade's reversal
Jun 02, 2023 1:00 am - In the year since the Supreme Court struck down the nationwide right to abortion, America's religious leaders and denominations have responded in strikingly diverse ways...
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U.S. turns up pressure on air bag inflater company that refuses a recall despite deaths
Jun 01, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - The U.S. government is turning up the pressure on ARC Automotive to recall 67 million potentially dangerous air bag inflaters by ordering the company to answer...
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Coast Guard suspends search for Carnival Magic passenger who went overboard off Florida
Jun 01, 2023 1:00 am - The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 35-year-old man who was reported missing from a Carnival cruise ship off Florida's Atlantic Coast. The agency said th...
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NATO presses Turkey to approve Sweden's membership, eyes Ukraine security plan as summit looms
Jun 01, 2023 1:00 am - OSLO, Norway (AP) - NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organization seeks to deal ...
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Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera
Jun 01, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived paren...
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LGBTQ+ people flock to Florida for Gay Days festival
Jun 01, 2023 1:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. - Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ people are flocking to central Florida this weekend to go on theme park rides, mingle with costumed performers, dance at all-...
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A wave of retirements is leaving some U.S. industries desperate to hire
Jun 01, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Kwasi Bandoh, a senior recruiter for an airline, stood before a group of aviation mechanic students at their graduation ceremony last month and congratulate...