President Donald Trump said Tuesday it’s “disgraceful” that a list of questions that the special counsel investigating Russian election interference wants to ask him was “leaked” to the news media. The New York Times late Monday published the nearly four ...
Read More »Pace of US factory growth slows again in April
U.S. manufacturers say the pace of their expansion continued to slow in April, with many factories saying their output is still growing though is crimped by shortages of workers and skills. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of ...
Read More »US warns liquid-nicotine packets resemble juice boxes, candy
Federal health authorities issued warnings Tuesday to makers of liquid nicotine whose packaging resembles children’s juice boxes, candies and cookies. The Food and Drug Administration said the packaging practice is illegal for vaping formulas and could lead to poisoning if ...
Read More »US construction spending drops 1.7 percent in March
U.S. construction spending dropped 1.7 percent in March, the biggest setback in 11 months, with weakness in a number of sectors including the biggest plunge in home building in nine years. The March decline was the first monthly drop since ...
Read More »Failed US Senate candidate Moore: New suit against accusers
Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama filed a new lawsuit Monday against some of the women who accused him of sexual misconduct, claiming they were part of a “political conspiracy” to derail his 2017 campaign. Moore’s attorney, Melissa Isaak, ...
Read More »Porn star Stormy Daniels sues President Trump for defamation
The porn actress alleging a sexual encounter with President Donald Trump is escalating her legal fight, suing the president for defamation. Stormy Daniels filed the complaint in federal court in New York on Monday. At issue is a tweet Trump ...
Read More »Greitens’ attorneys seek to prohibit key witness’ testimony
With two weeks to go before Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is scheduled to go to trial on felony invasion of privacy, his attorneys are asking a judge to prohibit testimony from the pivotal witness — the woman involved in an ...
Read More »Convicting America’s Dad: Inside the Bill Cosby prosecution
In the tense moments before a jury convicted Bill Cosby of sexual assault, the prosecutor who had branded him a “con man” and called him out for laughing during closing arguments started to worry about the global implications if the ...
Read More »Get ready for the most expensive driving season in years
Get ready for a little bit more pain at the pump this summer. Crude-oil prices are at the highest level in more than three years and expected to climb higher, pushing up gasoline prices along the way. The U.S. daily ...
Read More »Fed is set to leave rates alone; expected to hike later in year
The Federal Reserve is all but sure to leave interest rates unchanged this week, though steady economic growth and inflation pressures will likely keep the Fed on a path toward further rate hikes later this year. The central bank is ...
Read More »US consumer spending rebounded 0.4 percent in March
Americans boosted their spending by 0.4 percent in March, the best showing in three months. Meanwhile, a key gauge of inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose at the fastest pace in more than a year. The March increase ...
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