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SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Growth in U.S. manufacturing picked up in May, even as supply chain problems persist and businesses continue to struggle to find workers. The Institute for Supply Management,...

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. construction spending rose a modest 0.2% in April as strength in housing offset further weakness in nonresidential construction. The April increase followed a much stronger 1% g...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Welcome (back) to the jungle: Guns N' Roses is playing an Atlantic City casino this year. The iconic hard rock band has booked two dates at the Hard Rock casino Sept. 11 and...

OTTAWA - The Canadian economy grew at an annual rate of 5.6 per cent in the first quarter of the year before falling back in April, leaving experts looking forward to summer and hopes for household sp...

OTTAWA - The federal government is opening the doors to a loan program that will provide financing to Black-owned businesses that often face a steep hill to access capital. The Black Entrepreneurship ...

MILAN (AP) - Milan's famed Teatro alla Scala on Monday announced a 2021-22 season of 13 operas, seven ballets and numerous concerts as Italy's most important theater looks toward a gradual removal of ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) - A Pakistani television station Monday took a prominent journalist off air, removing him as host of a popular talk show after he criticized the country's powerful military, the journal...

NEW YORK (AP) - Moviegoing increasingly looks like it didn't die during the pandemic. It just went into hibernation. John Krasinski's thriller sequel "A Quiet Place Part II" opened over the Memorial D...

Saskatchewan's agriculture industry is about to get a boost, according to an economics professor from the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Richard Gray said the industry is seeing a rise in interest fr...

ROME (AP) - When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest with an over-the-top glam-rock performance, the victory signaled more than just a psychological boost for one of the countries hardest hit by COV...