By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, Associated Press Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the economy in the early phases of the winter holiday shopping season. Retail … Continued
Police are asking for help in identifying a masked individual who defaced a South Minneapolis synagogue early Monday. In a statement, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara detailed the incident and said police have “no tolerance” for such acts and are … Continued
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of heightened political division, Americans’ confidence in their country’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this year, according to a new Gallup poll. The … Continued
By LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated Press Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with … Continued
By JOHN SEEWER and MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press Up in the sky, is that a drone, a plane or a helicopter? Experts who study unmanned aircraft systems — better known as drones — say it can be tough to tell … Continued
A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow, a day after Ukraine’s security service leveled criminal charges against him. A Ukrainian official said the service carried out the … Continued