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WASHINGTON - McClatchy news organization is standing by its reports that Michael Cohen visited Prague during 2016, as alleged in the Steele dossier, even though the former Trump attorney disputed the claim in sworn congressional…

Activists have included JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in their criticism, even protesting outside his Manhattan apartment on Feb. 14 with signs demanding he “break up with prisons,” reported Reuters. Photo credit: C-SPAN. NEW YORK -…

With retail sales estimated at $11.8 billion in 2018, forecasters project that recreational marijuana will employ almost 500,000 people by 2022. File Photo. WASHINGTON - Once considered shady, the business of pot is now a billion-dollar…

SOUTH CAROLINA - The anonymous South Carolina winner of a $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot claimed the prize two months before it timed out, The Washington Post reports. The winner opted for a one-time cash payout of…

WASHINGTON - OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma is reportedly weighing a bankruptcy filing after most of its profits ended up in the pockets of the Sacklers, the multibillion-dollar family who control the company, according to…

ARIZONA - Negotiations to keep one of the biggest coal power plants in the U.S. in operation have stalled, officials say, placing hundreds of Native American workers at risk of losing their jobs. Owners of the Navajo Generating…

WASHINGTON - Washington state’s health secretary called for a national education campaign Monday in reaction to a measles epidemic that has spread throughout the Pacific Northeast. Health secretary John Wiesman asked the federal…

WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down in the middle of his fight against “epidemic” teen e-cigarette use, Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar announced Tuesday. Sources close to…

WASHINGTON - House Democrats plan on demanding President Donald Trump release his tax returns within the next two weeks, as Democrats ramp up their investigations into the president and allies. “We’re almost ready to go,” said Rep.…