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NEW YORK – Wall Street roared back, wiping out all of the market's losses from the previous day, as a barrage of positive news eased concerns about the global economy and interest rates. Major i...

WASHINGTON - Days after reclaiming the House majority, Democrats are introducing gun control legislation timed for the anniversary of the shooting of former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords. Speaker Nan...

Kansas Republican Sen. Pat Roberts will not seek re-election in 2020, he announced Friday.“I will serve the remainder of this term as your senator, fighting for Kansas in these troubled times,&#...

WASHINGTON- A meeting Friday between President Donald Trump and newly powerful Democrats ended in continued stalemate as a partial government shutdown wears on. Both sides emerged sounding entrenched,...

BETHESDA, Md. - Fewer Marriott guest records than previously feared were compromised in a massive data breach, but the largest hotel chain in the world confirmed Friday that approximately 5.25 million...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that he will not resign if asked to do so by President Donald Trump, a message that heartened investors who had been concerned by Trump'...

WASHINGTON- Hours after she was sworn in to Congress, Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib used an expletive Thursday in pushing for impeaching President Donald Trump. Speaking to a crowd at an even...

WASHINGTON- Democrats unveiled their first piece of legislation Friday, a collection of voting rights provisions, ethics reforms and a requirement that presidential candidates release 10 years of tax ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers dramatically stepped up their hiring in December, adding 312,000 jobs in an encouraging display of strength for an economy in the midst of a trade war, slowing global growt...

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s national airline is cracking down on what it terms “excess weight” of some of its cabin crew. A memo distributed to approximately 1,8000 cabin crew worki...