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A requirement that travelers to the U.S. from China present a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flights expired Friday after more than two months as cases in China have fallen. The restrictions were put in place December 28 and…

United States President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sought to minimize differences over Washington's plans to subsidize American companies under the Inflation Reduction Act that have frustrated many in…

Residents across most of the United States will turn their clocks forward Sunday to begin daylight saving time. The change will lead to brighter evenings and darker mornings. Beginning Sunday, the sun will set one hour later in the…

Russia’s repeated use of advanced hypersonic missiles as part of its bombardment of Ukraine may be getting the bulk of the West’s attention, but United States defense officials say it is China that has the world’s leading hypersonic…

From "Star Wars" to "Jaws" to "Schindler's List," John Williams has written many of the most instantly recognizable scores in cinema history. The 91-year-old is already the oldest person to receive an Oscar nomination for a competitive…

A global shortage of semiconductor chips in the automotive industry starting in 2020 has motivated many countries to increase their domestic manufacturing. The United States has allocated more than $50 billion to promote semiconductor…

America's employers added a substantial 311,000 jobs in February, fewer than January's huge gain but enough to keep pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates aggressively to fight inflation. The unemployment rate rose to…

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after a fall at a local hotel and remains hospitalized "for a few days of observation and treatment," a spokesman said Thursday.  The 81-year-old was at a Wednesday…

A federal court in New York authorized the seizure of a $25 million Boeing 737 owned by a Russian energy company, citing U.S. sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.  The aircraft…

Touting reforms designed to protect Americans' privacy, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday that the number of times the FBI searched U.S. citizens' information in a database of warrantless surveillance dropped by more than 93% in…