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June hiring surge of 287,000 suggests rebounding U.S. economy

WASHINGTON – Employers shook off two months of weak hiring by adding 287,000 jobs in June, a robust pace that suggests a resilient U.S. economy recovering from a slump early in the year. ...

Dallas mayor: Police safety also a factor at protests

DALLAS (AP) – The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local): 8:15 a.m. Mayor Mike Rawlings says a bullet went straight through the leg of on...

Dallas police chief says 4 officers killed during protests

Hunt for gunmen stretches throughout downtown

Sailor’s medical background questioned after training death

James Lovelace’s drowning has been ruled a homicide

Officials: attack on Shiite shrine north of Baghdad kills 26

BAGHDAD – Iraqi police and hospital officials say an attack carried out by multiple suicide bombers on a Shiite shrine north of Baghdad has killed 26 and wounded 52. Police offic...

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House OKs measure to bar women from draft registration WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House backed a measure Thursday that seeks to bar women from being required to register for a potential...

U.S. gives tentative OK to flights to Cuba from 10 U.S. cities

WASHINGTON – Scheduled commercial airline service to Havana from 10 American cities won tentative government approval Thursday, advancing President Barack Obama’s effort to normalize relatio...

No double standard for Clinton, FBI director tells GOP

Comey defends decision not to prosecute over emails

Police shootings of black men stir fears, anger among blacks

ALBUQUERQUE – One black man is shot dead by police while selling CDs outside of a convenience store in Louisiana. A day later, another is fatally shot by an officer in Minnesota during a tra...

Coroner: Navy SEAL instructor dunked trainee before death

SAN DIEGO – A Southern California medical examiner ruled the death of a Navy SEAL trainee a homicide, saying his instructor repeatedly dunked him during a pool exercise while the 21-year-old...

U.S. traffic death rate one of worst

American drivers take more risks, doctor says

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U.S. announces probe of La. police shooting BATON ROUGE, La. – In a swift move by authorities to keep tensions from boiling over, the U.S. Justice Department launched a civil rights investi...