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Measles outbreak confirmed in Michigan's Montcalm County
Michigan reports first confirmed outbreak of measles since 2019

LANSING, Michigan: The Health Department in Michigan confirmed a measles outbreak in Montcalm County this week, marking the first such...

US Supreme Court to review trump birthright citizenship move
US Supreme Court to hear Trump bid on birthright citizenship order

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on May 15 about President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict automatic...

Trump signs order to ease seafood industry rules
Trump order seeks looser regulation of US fishing industry

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the U.S. Commerce Department to ease regulations on...

World mourns loss of Pope Francis, dead at 88
Peacemaker Pope Francis dies on Easter Monday

THE VATICAN - The world is in shock and mourning on Easter Monday as it woke to the news that Pope Francis had died. Having recently...

Ex NYC police officer sentenced for illegal work tied to China
Ex NYC police officer gets 1.5 years for acting as Chinese agent

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A former New York City police sergeant, Michael McMahon, was sentenced this week to 1.5 years in prison. He...

U.S. halts Equinor's Empire Wind Project over environmental concerns
US halts construction of Equinor's New York offshore wind project

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered a stop to construction of Equinor's Empire Wind project off New York's...

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Trump begins work on new offshore drilling plan
Trump administration kicks off plan for expanded offshore drilling

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration has launched the first step in crafting a new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing program...

Capital One wins approval for merger with Discover Financial Services
Capital One, Discover deal approved by US bank regulators

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. regulators have approved Virginia-based Capital One's $35.3 billion acquisition of Discover Financial Services,...

Wall Street claws back losses, records major gains Tuesday
U.S. stocks rebound, Dow Jones jumps 1,017 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks recovered Tuesday after tanking a day earlier. The U.,S. dollar also clawewd back up off the floor,...

Vietnam aims for control of FPT Telecom
Vietnam's public security ministry seeks majority stake in internet firm

HANOI, Vietnam: Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security is seeking to acquire a majority stake in FPT Telecom, one of the country's top...

Apple's smartphone sales in China drop 9% in Q1 2025
Apple's China smartphone shipments slide 9 percent in first quarter

BEIJING, China: Apple's grip on China's smartphone market continued to weaken in the first quarter of 2025, with the U.S. tech giant...

US may block DeepSeek over tech transfer concerns
US mulls penalties to block DeepSeek from buying American technology

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. officials are considering new measures to block China's DeepSeek from acquiring American technology, according...