National News Desk
President Trump Signs Executive Orders Deferring Payroll Taxes For Some, Extending Unemployment
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Bypassing Congress, President Donald Trump on Saturday signed executive orders deferring payroll taxes…
White House Warns Portland About COVID-19 Numbers
By Annette Newell The White House has a warning for Portland and nine other areas. It’s about…
U.S. Adds 1.8 Million Jobs In Sign That Hiring Has Slowed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains…
1.2 Million Seek Jobless Aid After $600 Federal Checks End
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 1.2 million laid-off Americans applied for state unemployment benefits last week, evidence that…
Tropical Storm Isaias Whips Eastern US, Killing At Least 6
WINDSOR, N.C. (AP) — At least six people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and…
Fireworks, Ammonium Nitrate Likely Fueled Beirut Explosion
BEIRUT (AP) — Fireworks and ammonium nitrate appear to have been the fuel that ignited a massive explosion…
U.S. Marines ID All 9 Killed In Sea-Tank Sinking
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has identified all nine people killed when a Marine…
Court Overturns Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence
A federal appeals court on Friday tossed the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in…
Marine Sea Tank Sinks With 16 Aboard, One Dead & Eight Missing
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A seafaring tank with 15 Marines and a Navy sailor aboard sank near…
Prosecutor: No Charges For Officer In Michael Brown’s Death
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he will not charge the former…