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WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama touted the union movement on Monday and used harsh language to go after Republican presidential candidates in remarks celebrating Labor Day. Without men...

(CNN) — A salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers grown in Mexico has killed one person and sickened hundreds in the United States, health officials said. The outbreak of Salmonella Poona has be...

(CNN) — An American held captive by Houthi rebels in Yemen has now been identified as Scott Darden. A source close to the family with direct knowledge of the case identified Darden, 45, as one o...

(CNN) — The massive flood of refugees in Europe is pushing Germany and Austria to a tipping point.Thousands of refugees have poured into the two countries in just the past two days, trying to es...

(CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of American workers could become newly eligible for paid sick leave after President Barack Obama signs an executive order Monday forcing companies who contract with...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) You can’t say America isn’t creating jobs. The unemployment rate is down to 5.1%, and the nation has more than recovered all the jobs it lost during the Great Rece...

LOS ANGELES — (CNN) Google has released a new version of Chrome that it claims will make your browser faster and give your laptop battery extra life.Chrome is the world’s most-used browser...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The American economy improved in August but not as much as people had hoped.The U.S. economy added 173,000 jobs in August, a decent gain that was below expectations and might ...

NEW YORK — (CNN) Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Friday that the European refugee crisis is “so horrible” that he would consider allowing the U.S. to accept some of the dis...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign plans to spend more than $4 million reserving ad time in Iowa and New Hampshire throughout September and October, aides said Thur...