Hailed as a "founding father" of a fairer, better United States, John Lewis was eulogized Thursday by three former presidents and others who urged Americans to continue the work of the civil rights icon in fighting injustice during a moment of racial reckoning.
The U.S. economy shrank at a dizzying 32.9% annual rate in the April-June quarter — by far the worst quarterly plunge ever — when the viral outbreak shut down businesses, throwing tens of millions out of work and sending unemployment surging to 14.7%, the government said Thursday.
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Congressional lawmakers finally got a chance to grill the CEOs of Big Tech over their dominance and allegations of monopolistic practices that stifle competition. But it’s unclear that they laid a glove on the powerful executives.
Oregon’s governor says federal agents who have clashed with protesters in Portland, Oregon, will begin what she called a “phased withdrawal” from Oregon’s largest city. Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday that the agents will begin leaving the city's downtown area on Thursday.
Muslim pilgrims wearing face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation have begun arriving at Islam's holiest site in Mecca for the start of a unique and scaled-down hajj experience reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic.
U.S. defense officials say the U.S. will pull roughly 12,000 troops out of Germany, bringing about 6,400 forces home and shifting 5,400 to other countries in Europe.
After asking for coronavirus-related deadline extensions in April, the Trump administration has asked Congress for extra funding to wrap up the census.
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer New study results are boosting hopes that there soon may be a simple, reliable way to help family doctors diagnose the most common form of dementia. Researchers say an experimental blood test was able to distinguish people with Alzheimer’s disease from those without it in several studies. The […]
A Hawaii man accused of tormenting a Utah family for more than a year by using the internet to send more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services including food deliveries, repairs, tow trucks, locksmiths, plumbers and prostitutes pleaded guilty Monday to one count of cyberstalking.
NASA is upping the ante with its newest rover headed to Mars. Set to rocket away this week from Florida, The spacecraft named Perseverance is NASA's brawniest and brainiest Martian rover yet.
One of the most famous gardens in America is getting a face-lift. Melania Trump on Monday announced details of a plan already underway to spruce up the White House Rose Garden, the iconic outdoor space famous for its proximity to the Oval Office.
The head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention says he has been injected with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an attempt to persuade the public to follow suit when one is approved.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a mock-up aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. That's according to footage aired on state television on Tuesday.
NASA ups the ante with its newest rover headed to Mars. Set to rocket away this week from Florida, "Perseverance" is NASA's brawniest Martian rover yet.
Congressional leaders are praising the late Rep. John Lewis in a Capitol Rotunda ceremony punctuated by the recorded voice of the late civil rights icon.
Melania Trump plans to redo the White House Rose Garden to make it more in line with the original design implemented during the 1960s Kennedy administration.
SAP says it plans to spin off Qualtrics and take it public less than two years after acquiring the survey-software provider making it the largest IPO in Utah state history.
The price of gold has surged to a record as investors move money into an asset seen as a safe haven in uncertain times. The price surged $37 to over $1,934 per ounce on Monday.
