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WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to ongoing job cuts in a raging pandemic. The go...

GENEVA (AP) - The United States will resume funding for the World Health Organization and join its consortium aimed at sharing coronavirus vaccines fairly around the globe, President Joe Biden's top a...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania woman facing charges that she helped steal a laptop from the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the attack on the U.S. Capitol will be released from jail...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden's inauguration, securing the majority for Democrats in the Senate and across a unified government to tac...

In his first official acts as president, Joe Biden has signed executive orders on a broad range of issues, from the coronavirus pandemic to climate change and immigration, to fulfill campaign promises...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Thanks to math and bad luck, lottery players will have another shot at a giant jackpot Wednesday night as a $730 million Powerball prize is on the line. The Powerball jackpot i...

U.S. stocks are rallying to records Wednesday on encouraging earnings reports and continued optimism that new leadership in Washington will mean more support for the struggling economy. The S&P 50...

WASHINGTON (AP)– A full-throated, supremely confident Lady Gaga belted out the national anthem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in a very Gaga way - with flamboyance, fashion and passion. T...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - General Motors is teaming up with Microsoft to accelerate its rollout of electric, self-driving cars.In the partnership announced Tuesday, the companies said Microsoft's Azur...

NEW YORK (AP) - At the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia, they like to joke that what's bad for the country is often good for the organization."Web traffic is through the roof," says the n...