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US productivity rises 7.3%, biggest increase since 2009

SILVER SPRING, Md. - U.S. productivity rose at a 7.3% rate in the second quarter, the largest quarterly increase since 2009. Labor costs also jumped, rising 12.2%. The Labor Department report Friday i...

Aug 14, 2020

UK's Princess Anne to mark 70th birthday in low-key fashion

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter, Princess Anne, will be celebrating her 70th birthday on Saturday in a no-nonsense manner befitting her reputation in Britain. Whatever is planned for the p...

Aug 14, 2020

Cohen's book foreword: Trump 'wouldn’t mind if I was dead'

NEW YORK - Michael Cohen's memoir about President Donald Trump will be released Sept. 8 by Skyhorse Publishing, which confirmed the news Thursday to The Associated Press. The book is called "Disloyal:...

Aug 13, 2020

Feds say Yale discriminates against Asian, white applicants

WASHINGTON - A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials s...

Aug 13, 2020

Georgia governor to drop lawsuit over Atlanta mask mandate

ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday said he's dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the city's requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related t...

Aug 13, 2020

In 'Boys State,' American politics in a teenage microcosm

NEW YORK - Even mock elections require wall-to-wall coverage, so when Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine set out to document Texas' Boys State, the week-long summer camp of civics simulation run by the Ame...

Aug 13, 2020

Chris Evans hopes to shield democracy with politics website

LOS ANGELES - Chris Evans became the most politically prickly "Avenger" a few years back with withering tweets about President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters. But the "Captain America" act...

Aug 13, 2020

Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional

NEW ORLEANS - A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision. In a decision that overturn...

Aug 13, 2020

Biden raises $26M in 24 hours after Harris VP announcement

WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden raised $26 million in the 24 hours after he named Kamala Harris as his running mate, doubling his previous one-day record and signalling enthusiasm among Democrats followi...

Aug 13, 2020

Facebook beefs up anti-misinfo efforts ahead of US election

OAKLAND, Calif. - Beginning Thursday, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages -- labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcomi...

Aug 13, 2020