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WASHINGTON (AP) — Casting their Trump nets beyond the special counsel's Russia report, House Democrats are demanding information about the spending of taxpayer money at the president's hotels and properties. They're seeing violations of the U.S. Constitution that some think could bolster the case...

"Really Good Jobs Numbers!" President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday. Yes, they were good, but not "really good." Employers hired 130,000 people in August, the Labor Department said Friday in its monthly employment report. That's less than the 160,000 economists were predicting but still indicates...

The Trump campaign is selling marker sets inscribed with President Trump's name, after three days of the president's persistent defense of a map that clearly used a marker to extend the projected path of Hurricane Dorian into Alabama. Mr. Trump claimed ignorance after he held up an outdated...

A group that's called for tougher enforcement of anti-monopoly laws says a new investigation of Facebook by state attorneys general is a major step forward. The Open Markets Institute says the New York-led investigation could put more pressure on federal antitrust enforcers to protect consumers and...

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is conducting an antitrust investigation of four automakers that have signed on with California in a deal to toughen tailpipe emissions standards. Ford spokesman T.R. Reid confirmed Friday that the company received a letter from Justice informing it of the...

Metairie, Louisiana — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says he wasn't aware when he shot a video promoting Take Your Bible to School Day that the organization behind it was known for its anti-LGBTQ stance or discrimination of any kind, reports CBS New Orleans affiliate WWL-TV. "I was not...

Nicki Minaj may have once had "Barbie Dreams," but now she's setting her sights on something else: A family. The 10-time Grammy nominated rapper announced her plan to retire on Twitter Thursday. "I've decided to retire & have my family," she wrote. "I know you guys are happy now." The performer...

An American Airlines mechanic is accused of sabotaging a flight over stalled union contract negotiations. According to a criminal complaint affidavit filed in federal court, Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani admitted during an interview Thursday that he tampered with a navigation system on the plane...

The Dallas Opera has canceled a 2020 Placido Domingo event due to harassment and groping allegations against the opera superstar. The opera said Thursday the gala had been set for March 11 but was taken off the calendar due to "ongoing developments regarding allegations made against" Domingo...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Dorian howled over North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday — a much weaker but still dangerous version of the storm that wreaked havoc in the Bahamas — flooding homes in the low-lying ribbon of islands and throwing a scare into year-round residents who tried to...