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House panel plans action on gun background check bill next week

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will take up legislation next week that (More...)

Chicago suburb bans ‘assault weapons’ after Florida massacre

(Reuters) – An affluent Chicago suburb has banned the possession, sale and manufacture of “assault weapons” and “large-capacity magazines” in (More…)

U.S. jobless claims rise; continuing claims lowest since 1973

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New applications for U.S. unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but the number of Americans (More…)

Hollywood executives back Netflix over anti-Israel ‘Fauda’ boycott

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – More than 50 Hollywood executives have thrown their support behind Netflix, which is facing a campaign (More…)

North Korea’s Kim told Xi he wanted to resume six-party disarmament talks: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping during talks in Beijing last week (More…)

Facebook says data leak hits 87 million users, widening privacy scandal

By David Ingram

 

By David Ingram

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Wednesday the personal information of (More…)

Some Oklahoma teachers find the grass really is greener in Texas

By Lisa Maria Garza

GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) – After years of poor pay, supply shortages and overcrowded classes, former Oklahoma (More…)

Trump, stymied on wall, to send troops to U.S.-Mexico border

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, unable to get the U.S. Congress or Mexico to fully fund his border wall, (More…)

Oklahoma House approves education tax bill amid teacher walkout

By Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton

TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved a $20 million internet sales tax on (More…)

Trump agrees to keep U.S. troops in Syria a ‘little longer,’ but wants out

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump agreed in a National Security Council meeting this week to keep (More…)

Trump to order National Guard to protect border with Mexico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will sign a proclamation on Wednesday ordering the deployment of the National Guard (More…)