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Donald Trump’s eldest son, son-in-law and then-campaign chairman met with a Russian lawyer shortly after Trump won the Republican nomination, in what appears to be the earliest known private meeting between key aides to the president and a Russian. Representatives of Donald Trump Jr. and Jared Kushner confirmed the June 2016 meeting to The Associated …

Serbia said Saturday that six of its citizens had been arrested in Greece in the investigation of the beating death of a 22-year-old Texas man on the island of Zakynthos. Serbia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said the detained Serbs were to appear before a judge. The family of Bakari Henderson of Austin, Texas, identified him as …

The G-20 summit of the world’s richest economies wrapped up Saturday against a backdrop of angry protests, and a pledge by leaders to fight protectionism in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy and Brexit. The U.S. leader took center stage at the two-day gathering, and his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir …

Job creation in the U.S. appears to have picked up speed, with employers adding 222,000 jobs last month. But the unemployment rate ticked higher as more Americans resumed their job search. That’s probably a good thing, according to some economists who say the bigger challenge is how to speed up wage growth. Mil Arcega reports. …

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Friday visited Guantanamo Bay prison where the United States has been holding terrorism suspects. Justice Department officials said Sessions traveled to the military prison in Cuba with his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to understand the operations at the facility. President Donald Trump said during …

President Donald Trump’s commission to investigate possible election fraud will convene this month, a government notice said Friday, as more U.S. states have refused to hand over at least some voter data. Trump created the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in May, after claiming without evidence that millions of people voted illegally for his …

The Trump administration is selecting a former U.S. envoy to NATO for the top job dealing with the Ukraine crisis.   The State Department says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is appointing Ambassador Kurt Volker as the special representative for Ukraine. Tillerson spokesman R.C. Hammond says he’ll coordinate the State Department’s efforts to address “the …

The state of Minnesota is battling the biggest outbreak of measles since 1990, and state health officials are hoping it is tapering off. Seventy-eight people caught the disease, mostly Somali-Americans, and nearly a third were hospitalized. The Somali-American community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is tight-knit. At one time, they had the highest rates of vaccinations against …

Police in Hamburg clashed with protesters for a second day Friday as leaders of the world’s 20 richest economies opened talks.Those talks include President Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, an encounter on the sidelines that will be closely watched.   Leftist demonstrators were out in force again Friday, forming human chains …

U.S. President Donald Trump urged the leaders of central and eastern European nations Thursday to enter into agreements to purchase U.S. energy exports, instead of relying heavily on imports from Russia. “America stands ready to help Poland and other European nations diversify their energy supplies, so that you can never be held hostage to a …

U.S. President Donald Trump discussed a variety of global issues late Thursday in Hamburg with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, one of his frequent critics on the world stage, just ahead of Friday’s start of the G-20 summit of the leaders of the world’s biggest economies. The two leaders met in a hotel, briefly greeting each …

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech in Krasinski Square, honoring hundreds of thousands of Polish soldiers and civilians who died during an ultimately unsuccessful two-month insurgency against the city’s Nazi occupiers. …

The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday it had reached a settlement with national arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby to forfeit thousands of ancient artifacts illegally smuggled into the country from the Middle East. Under the terms of the settlement filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, Hobby Lobby Stores has …

The issuance of U.S. visas, passports and other travel documents should be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security from the State Department, a consulting company commissioned by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has recommended in a report. The study, by Insigniam Holding LLC, which was seen by Reuters, also urges extending foreign postings …

A U.S. congressman who was criticized for filming a video inside a former gas chamber at the Auschwitz death camp apologized and removed it from social media Wednesday, saying he had intended it as a tribute to those killed at the Nazi-run site. Representative Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican, had come under fire from the …

President Trump departs for Poland Wednesday, where he is due to meet Eastern European leaders before making a public speech in the center of Warsaw on Thursday. The White House says the president will reiterate his commitment to NATO, but also repeat his demand that all alliance members must contribute their share of defense spending. …

Americans Mark July 4 With Fireworks …

The Pentagon has thrown a cloak of secrecy over assessments of the safety and security of its nuclear weapons operations, a part of the military with a history of periodic inspection failures and bouts of low morale.   Overall results of routine inspections at nuclear weapons bases, such as a “pass-fail” grade, had previously been …

North Korea said it has successfully carried out the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, a crucial milestone in Pyongyang’s efforts to develop its nuclear weapons capability, despite repeated international warnings to the contrary. The missile, which was launched from an airport near China’s northeastern border with North Korea, landed in Japan’s special economic zone, …

The Middle East’s biggest airline says it is working to implement increased security measures in response to U.S. demands to reverse a ban on laptops and other electronics onboard its U.S.-bound flights.   Dubai-based airline Emirates said in a statement Tuesday it is “working hard in coordination with various aviation stakeholders and the local authorities” …

Police in Boston say a taxi has driven into a group of pedestrians near the city’s airport, injuring multiple people. Police spokesman David Procopio said the taxi struck pedestrians near the “taxi pool” area at Logan International Airport. Police say several people were injured. Procopio said the cause of the accident is under investigation. Some …

The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4 has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941. But the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence  Two days later, delegates from …

Renewables are a fast-growing part of the energy that powers the United States, but a government report shows fossil fuels still provide energy for most of the economy. The Energy Information Administration says petroleum, natural gas, and coal provided 81 percent of the energy for the world’s largest economy in 2016. That is lowest rate …

The summer air is sizzling as the Fourth of July approaches, yet 86-year-old Richard Perkins already worries about how he’s going to stay warm this winter. President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating heating aid for low-income Americans, claiming it’s no longer necessary and rife with fraud. People needn’t worry about being left in the cold, …

Demonstrators hoisting signs and chanting anti-Donald Trump slogans marched through downtown Los Angeles to urge Congress to impeach the president. The Los Angeles march was one of several similar gatherings Sunday across California and the nation. Organizers say they believe the president has violated the U.S. Constitution and obstructed justice. One banner called the president …

On a scorching day 86 years ago, a dropped sparkler ignited an inferno that roared through much of the small city of Spencer, Iowa, and led to a statewide fireworks ban that endured for generations. Fireworks have since become legal in most of the country and Iowa legislators voted this year to end the bans. …