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The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound. At any other time, hiring at that level would be seen as a blowout gain. But after employers shed a staggering 22 million jobs in March and April,…

First, Oprah Winfrey put Breonna Taylor on the cover of O, The Oprah Magazine

The remains of seven Marines and a Sailor presumed dead following a “training mishap” off the coast of Southern California were recovered on Friday, U.S. Marine Corps officials said. Crews with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) located the amphib...

Joe Arpaio has been defeated in his bid to win back the sheriff’s post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years before being voted out in 2016

Government employees responsible for making sure airplanes are safe say they face pressure from companies not to raise too many safety concerns

Oprah Winfrey is installing dozens of billboards around Louisville, Ky., calling for an investigation into the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

Jerry Falwell Jr. has taken an indefinite leave of absence as president and chancellor of Liberty University, days after a social media post he made drew criticism and calls for his resignation

Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday. One of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports looked at children with COVID-19 who needed hospitalization. Hispanic children were hospitalized at a rate eight times higher than white kids, and Black c...

Canada said Friday it will slap retaliatory tariffs on $2.7 billion worth of U.S. goods, the latest development in a new trade feud sparked by President Donald Trump’s decision to reimpose aluminum duties on the U.S. ally. “Canada will respond swiftly and strongly,” Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said at a press con...

A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive collapsing Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money has ended in disappointment

Former Angels public relations director Eric Kay surrendered to federal authorities in Texas Friday on a drug-distribution charge stemming from the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Kay, 45, was charged with conspiracy to distribute a mixture containing detectable amounts of fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dallas. K...

At least 16 people were killed when an Air India Express flight with 190 people on board skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday.

The lockdown has helped pet owners form stronger emotional bonds with their pooches, become more attuned to their cats, and grow more attached to their puppies, who are after all such good boys.