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Employment bounces back in March with 196K jobs added

Business hiring bounced back in March after a disappointing February, with 196,000 jobs added, surpassing economists' expectations. The unemployment rate stayed flat at 3.8 percent, the Labor Department said Friday morning. The numbers show "that growth might be slowing but…

Suspect held in slayings of 4 at North Dakota business

Mandan, N.D. -- Police following evidence from surveillance video arrested a 44-year-old man Thursday in the slayings of four people at a property management business, just days after the discovery of their bodies shook a North Dakota town. Mandan Police…

Cohen says he has 14 million files of "significant value"

Saying he recently gained access to a hard drive containing 14 millions files that could have "significant value" to congressional investigators, attorneys for Michael Cohen urged authorities to reduce or at least delay his 3-year prison sentence. In a letter…

Trump recommends Herman Cain for Fed

President Trump said Thursday that he has recommended former pizza executive Herman Cain for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board. "I've recommended Herman Cain," he said, and he said that Cain is undergoing a background check. Mr. Trump also…

House moves closer to suing Trump over emergency declaration

Washington — The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives moved closer to filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president's controversial national emergency declaration, which is already being challenged in court by a group of state attorneys general. In a 3-2…

Tim Ryan, Ohio Democrat, launches presidential bid

Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, a nine-term lawmaker known for his unsuccessful leadership challenge against Nancy Pelosi, launched a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, joining one of the largest primary fields in U.S. history. On his campaign website, Ryan…

Why Texas is banning clergy from the death chamber

Texas prisons will no longer allow clergy in the death chamber after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the scheduled execution of a man who argued his religious freedom would be violated if his Buddhist spiritual adviser couldn't accompany him. Effective…

New Mexico gets rid of Columbus Day

New Mexico has joined a group of states that replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day. CBS Albuquerque station KRQE reports Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation on Tuesday declaring Indigenous Peoples' Day as the second Monday in October, which…

Brad Paisley opening free grocery store in Nashville

Country star Brad Paisley grabbed his cowboy hat-shaped construction helmet and broke ground on a new nonprofit store on Wednesday. Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley, are opening a free grocery store in Nashville, WTVF reports. The supermarket will…

Sears' first new smaller stores get ready to open

Called Sears Home & Life, the first three small-format stores will open Memorial Day weekend. They'll range from 10,000 to 15,000 square feet versus 155,000 for the full-size stores. Their focus will be large and small kitchen appliances and other…

Successful transplants may change the rules

Infected donor organ transplants tested Looking at Conor Sullivan today, you would never know he was in organ failure three years ago. A virus attacked the Air Force veteran's heart and he needed a heart transplant. "Being on the transplant…

Trump calls Mar-a-Lago incident a "fluke"

Woman allegedly talked her way into Mar-a-Lago President Trump, meeting and dining with senior military leaders Wednesday night, said he isn't concerned about security or espionage fears at Mar-a-Lago after a woman was arrested and charged for allegedly trespassing onto…

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