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FILE PHOTO: A prospective buyer examines an AR-15 at the "Ready Gunner" gun store In Provo, Utah, U.S. in Provo, Utah, U.S., June 21, 2016. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo

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...)

Demonstrators unveil “Stop Killing Us” banner at St. Louis baseball game

(Reuters) – Demonstrators unfurled a banner that read “Stop Killing Us” at a Major League baseball game on Friday in (More…)

Tennessee church shooter may have sought revenge for Charleston murders: report

By Alex Dobuzinskis

(Reuters) – A man accused of killing a woman in a shooting rampage at a Tennessee church (More…)

Texas gives Houston $50 million for Hurricane Harvey costs

(Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday gave $50 million to Houston to help cover costs related to Hurricane (More…)

San Juan mayor calls hurricane disaster ‘a people-are-dying’ story

By Robin Respaut and Dave Graham

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – The mayor of Puerto Rico’s hurricane-battered capital spoke (More…)

Dollar set for best week of 2017, stocks near records

By Lewis Krauskopf

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar was headed for its strongest week of the year on Friday, (More…)

Washington state sues OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

By Nate Raymond

(Reuters) – Washington state on Thursday sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP, becoming the latest state or (More…)

Illinois Republican governor signs controversial abortion bill

By Chris Kenning

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner signed a controversial bill into law on Thursday to (More…)

Senators close to bipartisan deal on health exchanges: Schumer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators from both parties are close to finalizing a bipartisan deal to shore up the (More…)

Security firm finds some Macs vulnerable to ‘firmware’ attacks

By Stephen Nellis

(Reuters) – Since 2015, Apple Inc <AAPL.O> has tried to protect its Mac line of computers from (More…)

U.S. consumer spending barely rises; core inflation moderates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending barely rose in August likely as Hurricane Harvey weighed on auto sales and annual (More…)