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US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market's growing strength ...

May 06, 2021

Bank of England maintains rates, voices optimism on recovery

LONDON - The Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold and has grown more optimistic about the economic recovery in the U.K. as a result of the rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines. In a prepa...

May 06, 2021

Int'l Court sentences Ugandan to 25 years for war crimes

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court has sentenced a Ugandan former child soldier who turned into a brutal rebel commander to 25 years' imprisonment, with judges saying that his o...

May 06, 2021

Rugby league star Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail

SYDNEY, Australia - Jarryd Hayne, a rugby league star who also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail for the sexual assault...

May 06, 2021

South Carolina House adds firing squad to execution methods

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina House voted Wednesday to add a firing squad to the state's execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs - a measure meant to jump-start executions in a s...

May 05, 2021

Josh Duggar granted release as he awaits child porn trial

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge on Wednesday allowed former reality TV star Josh Duggar to be released as he awaits trial on charges that he downloaded and possessed child pornography. Magistrate ...

May 05, 2021

O's Means throws MLB's 3rd no-hitter of season, tops M's 6-0

SEATTLE - John Means threw the major leagues' third no-hitter this season and came within a wild pitch on a third strike of a perfect game, pitching the Baltimore Orioles over the Seattle Mariners 6-0...

May 05, 2021

Officials: Army to put civilian in charge of criminal probes

WASHINGTON - The Army plans to put a civilian in charge of the command that conducts criminal investigations, a response to widespread criticism the unit is understaffed, overwhelmed and filled with i...

May 05, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner doing first sit-down interview of campaign

LOS ANGELES - Caitlyn Jenner's candidacy for California governor is about to go from virtual to reality. The Republican who calls herself a "compassionate disrupter" sits down for her first in-person ...

May 05, 2021

Right-wing think-tank ordered to pay man hurt at rally $2.4M

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal judge has ordered a right-wing think-tank led by white nationalist Richard Spencer to pay $2.4 million to an Ohio man severely injured during a white supremacist and neo-Naz...

May 05, 2021