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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...)

Police called to Turk cleric’s U.S. compound after shooting report

(Reuters) – Police were called to the Pennsylvania compound of Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of (More…)

U.S. nearly rules out terrorism after false ricin alert at Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. investigators have nearly ruled out terrorism after envelopes sent to a Pentagon mail sorting facility were (More…)

Federal Reserve prepares for next crisis, bets it will begin like the last

By Jonathan Spicer and Howard Schneider

BOSTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve painted a picture of the U.S. economy that (More…)

North Carolina town may never fully recover from double whammy of storms

By Randall Hill

FAIR BLUFF, N.C. (Reuters) – The childhood home Katrina Bullock returned to in the rural North Carolina (More…)

Indonesian quake survivors scavenging in ‘zombie town’; president ramps up aid

By Kanupriya Kapoor and Fathin Ungku

PALU, Indonesia (Reuters) – Hungry survivors of an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia said (More…)

U.S. first lady Melania Trump lays wreath at ’emotional’ slave castle in Ghana

CAPE COAST, Ghana (Reuters) – U.S. First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday laid a wreath at a slave fortress on (More…)

Number of U.S. diplomats doubled in Syria as Islamic State nears defeat: Mattis

By Idrees Ali

PARIS (Reuters) – The number of U.S. diplomats in Syria has doubled as Islamic State fighters near (More…)

France points finger at Iran over bomb plot, seizes assets

By John Irish and Richard Lough

PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Tuesday there was no doubt Iran’s intelligence ministry (More…)

Amazon raises minimum wage to $15, urges rivals to follow

By Arjun Panchadar

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it would raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour (More…)

Trump says close to finalizing effective ban on gun bump stocks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday his administration is just a few weeks away from finalizing (More…)