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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...)

Fast-moving wildfire destroys homes in Northern California

(Reuters) – A fast-moving wildfire destroyed several homes and forced the evacuation of residents in Northern California on Tuesday, local (More…)

U.S. consumer confidence hits five-month high; house prices rise

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S consumer confidence surged to a five-month high in August as households grew increasingly (More…)

Anti-racism activists to march from Charlottesville to Washington

By Ian Simpson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Anti-racism activists will begin a 10-day march on Monday from Charlottesville to Washington to (More…)

California school children help build tiny homes for LA’s homeless

By Jane Ross

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles man who has spent more than two years building tiny, (More…)

Georgia unveils statue of civil rights leader King on capitol grounds

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia on Monday unveiled a statue of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther (More…)

Trump to visit flooded Texas as Harvey deluges region

By Mica Rosenberg and Erwin Seba

HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump planned to visit Texas on Tuesday to (More…)

Trump says ‘all options on the table’ after North Korea fires missile over Japan

By William Mallard and Jack Kim

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island (More…)

Dramatic nighttime rescues in flooded Houston suburbs as Harvey rolls on

By Mica Rosenberg

CYPRESS, Texas (Reuters) – The mayday call went out near midnight to all members of the Cy-Fair (More…)

Iran rejects U.S. demand for U.N. inspector visit to military sites

ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran has dismissed a U.S. demand for U.N. nuclear inspectors to visit its military bases as “merely (More…)