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 […]
U.S. unemployment kept falling in July
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, […]
GOP, Demos hit Trump’s Russian remarks
Republican Congressional leaders joined Democrats in criticizing remarks made Monday in Finland by President Donald Trump, which appeared to side with Russia on the issue of alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. […]
12 Russians indicted in Mueller probe
Twelve Russian intelligence officers were indicted Friday by the federal government for allegedly hacking the Democratic National Committee and the presidential campaign of presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The announcement was made in […]
Trump picks Kavanaugh for high court
Brett M. Kavanaugh, currently a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, was nominated Monday evening by President Donald Trump to become an associate justice on […]
5 dead in Maryland newspaper shooting
UPDATE: The suspect in Thursday’s shooting at a Maryland newspapers has been identified by the Associated Press as Jarrod M. Ramos. Other news sources say the weapon used was a shotgun. ––––––– A […]
