Labor market strengthens as U.S. added 266,000 jobs
The jobless rate fell to 3.5 percent in November, helping reflect a growth in the labor market that has muscled through recession fears that flared over the summer.
At least 3 killed in shooting at Naval Air Station in Florida
The shooter was also confirmed dead, the local sheriff's office said. The Pensacola shooting comes two days after a gunman opened fire at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam near Honolulu, killing two before shooting and killing himself.
Phone records renew concerns over security of Trump’s calls
The revelations raise the possibility that Moscow was able to learn about aspects of President Trump’s attempt to get Ukraine to investigate a political rival months before that effort was exposed, officials said.
A man walks across a dried and burned-out landscape, a result of the Real Fire, in Goleta, Calif.
Jay Ruskey has winnowed his avocado orchard and turned to planting more exotic fruits on his farm, including the dragon fruit.
La Paloma Ranch manager John Kleinwachter plants tropical crops that are more resilient to the county’s drier, warmer climate.
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California climate change: Fires, floods and a fight over free parking
Life in Southern California is being transformed as the climate grows hotter, fueling more intense wildfires, deadly mudslides and extreme drought.
‘SELL BABY SELL’: Inside the opioid industry’s marketing machine
Unsealed court documents reveal how drug companies ramped up sales during the epidemic.
Britain’s election puts Johnson’s ‘Get Brexit Done’ attitude to the test
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The 15-year-old son of the face of the NBA is already a star in his own right with nearly four million Instagram followers and a media circus surrounding his high school team.
Uber said it recorded 235 rapes and thousands more cases of assault. It was the first time the company has released those numbers.
A deputy police commissioner said the four were killed in “crossfire.” But activists and lawyers said the shootings bore the hallmarks of extrajudicial killings.
They're rewriting the rules of the Spanish language to eliminate gender in order to change what they see as a deeply gendered culture. Their efforts are at the center of a global debate amid the growing visibility of non-binary identities and a wave of feminist movements worldwide.
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Someone left a heartfelt note in an airport breast-feeding pod. Now there are thousands like it across the country.
Thanks to inspirational Post-it notes, these private rooms for new moms are turning into cheering sections.
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More people than ever are seeking help to leave Israel's ultra-Orthodox communities and enter the secular world.
