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About 14 percent of U. S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before, government figures show.        

President Donald Trump directed the U. S. Trade Representative to prepare new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports on Monday as the two nations moved closer to a potential trade war.

Chinese state media say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a two-day state visit starting Tuesday.

Nearly 2,000 children have been taken from their parents since the Trump administration announced its "zero tolerance" policy against people entering the U. S. without legal permission

Shooting occurred shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday at community cultural event in Trenton, N. J.        

The push toward immigration votes in the House is intensifying the divide among Republicans on one of the party's most animating issues and fueling concerns that a voter backlash could cost the GOP control of the…

Nike Inc. apologized after the U. S. Naval Academy in Maryland said the similarities between a logo for a clothing line and the academy's historic seal are undeniable.

For the first time, researchers watched a supermissive black hole devour a star that came to close        

At least 31 states have been affected by the salmonella outbreak linked to the cereal, according to the Centers for Disease and Control. The company announced the recall on Thursday, June 14.        

Acting on a tip, border patrol agents discovered 62 undocumented immigrants in a "stash house" in Texas on Tuesday.        

The European Central Bank is meeting to discuss when and how to end its bond-buying stimulus program, an exit that will have far-reaching consequences across the economy.

Sef Scott addressed the graduating class of Plano Senior High at a graduation ceremony on June 9 in Frisco, Texas. He doesn't usually electively speak, so he knew the inspirational speech would be unexpected.       

Are you related to one of America's first immigrants? A new "Pilgrim database" from the New England Historic Genealogical Society and the General Society of Mayflower Descendants will let you know for sure.        

Local news reports identify Henry Sintay, 30, as the man who trashed a homeless man's camp, was accused of stealing a witnesses phone the next day.        

Automaker Volkswagen says it's being fined 1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) by German authorities in connection with the diesel emissions scandal.

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, is searching for a new legal team to represent him in an FBI investigation of his business dealings.