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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...)

U.S. scientists able to alter genes of human embryos

By Deena Beasley

U.S. scientists have succeeded in altering the genes of a human embryo to correct a disease-causing mutation, (More…)

Investigators look for answers in deadly Minneapolis school explosion

(Reuters) – Federal and state authorities on Thursday investigated the cause of a gas explosion that ripped through a Christian (More…)

Iran says new U.S. sanctions violate nuclear deal, vows ‘proportional reaction’

(Reuters) – Iran said new sanctions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday break the terms of its nuclear (More…)

China welcomes U.S. seeking dialogue with North Korea

By Michael Martina

BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday welcomed comments by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that the United (More…)

Wall Street retreats after Dow breaches 22,000

By Tanya Agrawal

(Reuters) – The Dow breached the 22,000 mark briefly in early trading on Wednesday, powered by Apple’s (More…)

U.S. private sector adds 178,000 jobs in July: ADP

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. private employers added 178,000 jobs in July, below economists’ expectations, a report by a payrolls (More…)

Tillerson says he and Trump disagree over Iran nuclear deal

By Yeganeh Torbati

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged on Tuesday that he and President Donald (More…)

Top Senate Democrat urges Trump to block China deals over North Korea

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate called on President Donald Trump on Tuesday to block some (More…)

Shunned from bond market, U.S. Virgin Islands faces cash crisis

By Robin Respaut

ST. CROIX, V.I. (Reuters) – For a glimpse at the precarious financial health of this Caribbean island, (More…)

Trump administration sends conflicting signals on Russia sanctions

By Yeganeh Torbati

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump grudgingly accepted new congressional sanctions on Russia, the top U.S. diplomat (More…)