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US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge

WASHINGTON - Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the U.S. economy faces a dim outlook as a resurgent coronavirus intensifies doubts about any sustained recovery the ...

Jul 29, 2020

The Latest: Lawmakers cite internal Facebook documents

WASHINGTON - The Latest on testimony in Congress by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local): 2:45 p.m. Facebook internal company documents are being deployed against CEO Mark ...

Jul 29, 2020

Fed sees dim economic outlook as virus squeezes economy

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is expressing concern that the viral outbreak will act as a drag on the economy and hiring in coming months and that it plans to keep its benchmark short-term interest...

Jul 29, 2020

More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in June

SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose for the second straight month after a devastating spring freeze brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The National As...

Jul 29, 2020

Burns outlines 8 projects; PBS launches documentary service

NEW YORK - What do Ernest Hemingway, Muhammad Ali, Benjamin Franklin and Leonardo da Vinci have in common? All are getting the Ken Burns treatment in the next few years. The PBS documentarian said Tue...

Jul 29, 2020

Pharrell, Beastie Boys, RZA, halftime show score Emmy nods

NEW YORK - Grammy-winners including Pharrell Williams, the Beastie Boys and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor have a chance of winning their first-ever honours at the Emmy Awards, where Jennifer Lopez and...

Jul 29, 2020

Officials: US is bringing 6,400 troops home from Germany

WASHINGTON - Spurred on by President Donald Trump's demand to pull troops out of Germany, the U.S. will bring about 6,400 forces home and shift about 5,400 to other countries in Europe, U.S. defence o...

Jul 29, 2020

'Appalled' Cuomo to investigate crowded Chainsmokers concert

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's governor says he is "appalled" by videos showing crowds standing close together at a Hamptons concert featuring electronic music duo The Chainsmokers over the weekend. Gov. A...

Jul 29, 2020

Ex-Indiana Gov. Kernan, who was a Vietnam POW, dies at 74

INDIANAPOLIS - Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan, a Vietnam prisoner of war who entered politics and was thrust into the state's top office when his predecessor suffered a deadly stroke, died Wednesday a...

Jul 29, 2020

UK judge holds hearing in Meghan's lawsuit against newspaper

LONDON - A judge in London is hearing the latest stage on Wednesday of the Duchess of Sussex's privacy-infringement lawsuit against a British newspaper, as Meghan tries to keep the names of five of he...

Jul 29, 2020