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In a statement issued late Thursday, President Trump said a first round of tariffs will be 5% and will rise to 10% on July 1. The penalties could reach 25% by October.

The document dump Thursday offers a detailed view of the case that investigators had crafted against the Empire actor, only to see prosecutors to drop those charges in a move that frustrated police.

CDC officials warned that if the current rate of outbreaks continues, the virus may lose its status as eliminated in the U.S.

Cochran used his considerable influence, including serving as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, to direct billions of dollars to Mississippi.

The attorney general told CBS that the Justice Department does not forbid a special counsel to state whether a sitting president should be indicted. Robert Mueller had said that wasn’t an option.

The Walt Disney Co., NBCUniversal and Netflix are concerned that the rights of people working on productions in the Southern state could be restricted. The move threatens a booming industry.

The modified fungus produces spider toxin that rapidly kills mosquitoes, raising hopes for a new weapon to fight a disease that sickens millions. But not everyone is convinced.

Nosrat is that rare thing: a woman of color in the upper echelons of the hypercompetitive food world. She is acutely aware of her unicorn status — and taking steps to try to change that.

A deceased redistricting specialist’s documents suggest the citizenship question was added to redraw political maps to favor Republicans and non-Hispanic white people, according to a new court filing.

Calling capital punishment “archaic, costly, discriminatory and violent,” state Sen. Melanie Levesque, a Democrat, said the time has come to end it. Twenty-one states have discarded the death penalty.

Lawyer Gareth Peirce told the court in London that the WikiLeaks founder was “not very well.” The U.S. is pursuing criminal charges against Assange, including a violation of the Espionage Act.

Derek Rotondo filed a class-action complaint against his employer for offering more paid parental leave to women than to men. On Thursday, the bank announced it settled the case.

The smaller boat was carrying 35 people — 33 tourists and a Hungarian crew of two. All seven of the dead are South Korean tourists. Divers searched the Danube River for the missing.

Victims of sexual misconduct by nuns say there hasn’t yet been a reckoning for their claims. In part, that’s because reports on allegations of abuse by women are treated differently than those by men.

“Time is not on our side,” opposition leader Juan Guaidó told NPR in an interview in Caracas on Wednesday. “Time is running against all Venezuelans.”

In 2016, almost half of all in-person voters checked in to their polling place electronically. There are no federal regulations for the technology they used.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to stress that Democrats will conduct investigations and pursue facts before opening potential impeachment proceedings.

In the 1980s, ACT UP demanded action from the U.S. government and got results with drama. AIDS activists today have fresh tactics for their new goal: a more affordable HIV prevention pill.

The world’s most widely used weed killer was once seen as one of the safest pesticides. Now it is blamed for causing cancer. Yet the scientific evidence remains disputed.

Retailers across the country have begun to capitalize on the rising popularity of CBD, a newly legalized form of cannabis with alleged calming and pain-relieving properties.

In the past two years, more than 800,000 acres in northern Nevada have burned. The traditional sagebrush rangeland is being replaced by cheatgrass that burns hotter and more frequently.

“As soon as I hit it, the first person I locked eyes on was her,” Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. told reporters. Astros officials said the girl was rushed to the hospital.

A long-term study finds that children who are bullied or shamed for their weight may gain more weight over time than peers who aren’t teased.

Six other states have recently passed laws banning abortions. When Louisiana’s bill becomes law, it will join four other states in which abortions are barred when a heartbeat is detectable.

She was born prematurely at 23 weeks of gestation weighing about as much as a large apple.

The teenager, who had smashed an egg on the head of a right-wing politician, said the donations pledged to him to pay for legal fees were not “mine to keep.”

“Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability,” a company official announced. Riders will get advice on how to improve their ratings before being deactivated, including being polite.

Kurdish Syrian authorities have tried 7,000 ISIS suspects in a justice system that bans torture and the death penalty. Some of the judges are women, which comes as a shock to ISIS fighters on trial.

Walking every day has been shown again and again to be important for staying healthy as you age. But how much do you need to walk to promote a long life?

Rare earths are used in communications, health care and national security. China blocked rare earths to Japan in 2010, but analysts say the threat — regardless of the trade war — may be hollow.

“The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory,” the Jeopardy! host told People magazine. “Some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent.”

The Democratic National Committee released new qualification standards for its first post-Labor Day debate. Candidates will need higher poll numbers and more grassroots donors.