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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...)

Trump praises N.Korean leader’s decision not to fire missiles towards Guam

By Ben Blanchard and Tim Kelly

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised North Korean leader Kim (More…)

Texas governor signs bill to limit insurance coverage for abortions

By Jon Herskovitz

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Republican governor of Texas signed into law on Tuesday a measure that (More…)

Confederate monuments removed in Baltimore: media

(Reuters) – Work crews took down four Confederate monuments in Baltimore overnight into Wednesday, days after white nationalists led a (More…)

End of U.S. payments to health insurers would cause premiums to rise: CBO

By Yasmeen Abutaleb

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Health insurance premiums for many customers on the Obamacare individual insurance markets would be (More…)

Lincoln Memorial in Washington defaced with expletive

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Lincoln Memorial in the U.S. capital was spray painted with expletive graffiti that was discovered on (More…)

U.N. experts condemn racist violence in U.S., urge investigations

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights experts called on U.S. political leaders “at all levels” on (More…)

Americans’ debt level notches a new record high

By Jonathan Spicer

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans’ debt level notched another record high in the second quarter, after having (More…)

North Korea delays Guam missile firing, U.S. says dialogue up to Kim

By Christine Kim and Yeganeh Torbati

SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has delayed a decision on (More…)

Tech companies urge U.S. Supreme Court to boost cellphone privacy

By Andrew Chung

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than a dozen high technology companies and the biggest wireless operator in the (More…)

Wall Street opens flat as North Korea tensions fade

By Sruthi Shankar

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened flat on Tuesday after North Korea’s leader delayed a decision on firing (More…)