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U.S. economy added 215,000 jobs in July; unemployment 5.3 percent

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added a solid 215,000 jobs in July, signaling a steadily rising job market and likely nudging the Federal Reserve closer to raising interest rates in September. ...

U.S. officials ask judge not to end immigrant family detention

SAN ANTONIO – The U.S. government has asked a federal judge to reconsider her ruling calling for the immediate release of children and their mothers caught entering the U.S. illegally from M...

Egypt unveils Suez Canal extension with pomp-filled ceremony

ISMAILIA, Egypt – In a defining moment of his young presidency, Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi presided Thursday over the unveiling of a major extension of the Suez Canal that he hailed as a ...

GOP debate: Paul, Christie clash over government surveillance

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul got into a heated argument about the limits of government surveillance during Thursday night’s first major Republican debate, in an...

Leader calls for world peace

Japanese PM: ‘It is our duty’ to rid world of nukes

Fiorina stars in second-tier debate

Less than half-way through the debate for Republican presidential hopefuls not quite popular enough for the main stage, the consensus was clear: Carly Fiorina nailed it. She wasn’...

Nation & World Briefs

Report recommends rules on airline fees WASHINGTON – The government should crack down on airline fees for things such as seat reservations, checked baggage and ticket changes or ...

Trump hedges on third-party run

Says he won’t vow to back party’s nominee

Key takeaways from the GOP’s second-stage White House debate

CLEVELAND – Before the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign for president, there was the undercard: a match-up of seven GOP candidates who didn’t have the poll numbers to make the ma...

Activists want more transparency in counterterrorism efforts

BOSTON – Muslim groups and civil rights activists across the nation are calling for greater transparency in a program by President Barack Obama’s administration that’s aimed at countering ho...

New IS affiliate claims responsibility for Saudi bombing

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – An alleged new affiliate of the Islamic State group in Saudi Arabia has claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted a mosque used by police special forces in th...

Poll: Majority of Americans support Confederate flag removal

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina’s decision to remove the Confederate flag from its Statehouse grounds meets with the approval of 57 percent of Americans, but 34 percent believe it was the wr...
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