Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” died at age 76 in her home in Detroit on Thursday. Her publicist made the announcement, saying the cause of death was advanced pancreatic cancer. Franklin […]
“Queen of Soul” is dead at age of 76
Grand jury report tells of ‘predator priests’
Over 300 Catholic priests sexually assaulted 1,000 or more children in Pennsylvania over a period of decades, while church officials covered up the attacks. That’s is the report of a special grand […]
Monsanto hit with $289 million judgment
Monsanto, one of the nation’s biggest chemical and agribusiness corporations, was ordered Friday by a San Francisco jury to pay $289 million to a man dying of cancer. The jury concluded that […]
Gov. Brown to ask Trump for fire help
Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday announced he would be asking President Donald Trump for help in fighting the many wildfires across the state, and assistance in recovery. “The president has been pretty […]
U.S. unemployment kept falling in July
Unemployment in the United States dropped again in July, although job growth was not quite as robust as in the previous month. According to a Labor Department announcement on Friday, the jobless […]
Trump: Border wall $$ or govt. shutdown
President Donald Trump on Monday threatened a shutdown of the federal government if Congress didn’t approve funding for the increased border security, including a wall between the U.S. and Mexico. “If we […]
Gross domestic product is up by 4.1%
The gross domestic product of the United States grew by a rapid 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018, the Department of Commerce announced on Friday. That’s the strongest quarter of […]
Facebook stock drops by $119 billion
Shares of Facebook stock tumbled 19 percent on Thursday in stock trading, wiping out an estimated $119 million in value by the close of financial markets. In terms of found and CE0 […]
California split knocked out by court
A proposal to split California into three states was wiped off the November ballot by the state Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Golden State’s high court ruled that Proposition 9, which qualified […]
Trump reverses self on Russian meddling
President Donald Trump reversed himself Tuesday on his controversial statements about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. “I have full faith and support for America’s great intelligence agencies,” he said, […]
