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NEW YORK — PBS has suspended distribution of “Tavis Smiley” amid “troubling allegations” against the news show’s namesake host. The organization said Wednesday that...

Cleveland, OH — Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, and Nina Simone are the 2018 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday. Gospel pion...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on a controversial plan to repeal Obama-era net neutrality protections. The repeal is expected to ...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates one notch higher as the U.S. economy continues to get healthier.The rate hike, which was widely expected, was the third this y...

NEW YORK — The Dow hit a new record high and moved closer to 25,000 Wednesday following numerous reports that Congressional leaders reached a tax overhaul deal.The Dow, which opened the day only...

Houston, TX — Climate change is partly to blame for the record rainfall that fell over Texas and Louisiana in the days after Hurricane Harvey’s landfall on August 25, according to new scie...

WASHINGTON — Rep. Mo Brooks, who lost to Roy Moore in Alabama’s GOP Senate primary, announced Wednesday he has prostate cancer and that losing the race “may have saved” his lif...

WASHINGTON — The attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder drug methylphenidate is associated with an increased risk of heart defects in infants whose mothers take the medication during pregnancy...

NEW YORK — Target wants to offer same-day delivery service for online purchases.The traditional brick-and-mortar retailer announced a $550 million purchase of Shipt, which it said will bring sam...

WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republicans have struck a tentative deal on a tax bill Wednesday, a major step in ensuring the GOP majority is on its way to deliver an overhaul of the US tax syste...