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US consumers step up borrowing at healthy pace in May
Washington, July 8 (AP/UNB) — U.S. consumers borrowed more on their credit cards in May and also took out more student and auto loans, a modest sign of economic health.
First lady Melania Trump in West Virginia for opioid talk
Huntington, July 8 (AP/UNB) — First lady Melania Trump visited West Virginia on Monday to learn how a city at the center of the nation's opioid epidemic is grappling with the crisis.
Trump raises eyebrows in promoting his environment record
Washington, July 8 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump is promoting what he is calling his administration's "environmental leadership" despite its sweeping rollbacks of landmark environmental and public health protections. Critics are calling it a credulity-straining gesture aimed at winning over voters worried about climate change and pollution.
Acting homeland security secretary defends border conditions
Washington, July 7 (AP/UNB) — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday defended conditions at U.S. Border Patrol stations following reports of crowded and unsanitary conditions that have heightened debate about President Donald Trump's immigration policy, a trademark issue for his reelection campaign.
Investigators recover helicopter that crashed in Bahamas
Havana, Jul 7 (AP/UNB) — Accident investigators in the Bahamas say they' have recovered the helicopter that crashed after taking off from a remote private island on July 4, killing coal billionaire Chris Cline and six other Americans, as well as a British citizen.
Authorities: Explosion at Florida shopping plaza injures 21
Plantation, July 6 (AP/UNB) — A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20 people as large chunks of concrete flew through the air.
Southern California reels from 7.1 quake
Los Angeles, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Small communities in the Mojave Desert are reeling from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake — the second major temblor in as many days to rock Southern California.
California towns survey quake damage amid more aftershocks
Los Angeles, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Communities in the Mojave Desert tallied damage and made emergency repairs to cracked roads and broken pipes Friday as aftershocks from Southern California's largest earthquake in 20 years kept rumbling.
Alaskans put away jackets, get out sunscreen amid heat wave
Anchorage, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Alaskans who routinely pack knit caps and fleece jackets in summer on Friday were swapping them for sunscreen and parasols amid a prolonged heat wave.
Police and residents rescue 6-foot snake from car engine
East Windsor, Jul 6 (AP/UNB) — Police and bystanders teamed up to rescue a 6-foot-long (1.8-meter-long) snake that had wrapped itself around the engine block of a car in Connecticut.