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WASHINGTON - Democrats pushed half of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through a House committee Thursday, advancing $1,400 payments for millions of Americans and other initiat...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The smaller, lighter vehicles that women more often drive, and the types of crashes they get into, may explain why they are much more likely to suffer a serious injury in a collision...

OTTAWA - The federal government has announced $55 million in funding to support Canada's clean technology sector. The money is from a pool of $750 million announced in December for Sustainable Develop...

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new confirmed viral infection...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - One of the nation's premier nuclear laboratories isn't taking the necessary precautions to guard against wildfires, according to an audit by the U.S. Energy Department's inspector ...

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday underscored the Fed's commitment to reducing unemployment to multi-decade lows, where it stood before the pandemic, while signalling littl...

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% in January, led by a surge in energy. But even though the gain was the biggest monthly increase since July, inflation gains over the past year have remained...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will give the unapproved Johnson & Johnson vaccine to its front-line health workers beginning next week as a study to see what protection it provides from COVID-19, par...

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa will start vaccinating front-line health workers next week with a shot that is still in testing - an unorthodox strategy announced Wednesday after officials abandoned plans...

Bell's decision to dump an all-sports format at three Canadian radio stations is likely all about profit, says one media industry expert. The company said on Tuesday that TSN 1040 AM in Vancouver, TSN...