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Washington (AFP) – US private businesses saw surprisingly weak hiring in April, a survey showed Wednesday, amid low unemployment that’s made their quest to find workers even more difficult. Payroll services firm ADP reported private employment rose 247…

Fairfax (United States) (AFP) – The US judge hearing the defamation suit filed by “Pirates of the Caribbean” star Johnny Depp against his ex-wife Amber Heard rejected a defense request Tuesday to toss the case. Lawyers for the 36-year-old “Aquaman” act…

Washington (AFP) – Shouts of “My body! My choice!” clashed with “Abortion is violence” as rival demonstrators for and against abortion rights faced off outside the US Supreme Court for a second day on Tuesday. Crowds have been gathering in front of the…

Washington (AFP) – The United States said Tuesday that Russia has unjustly detained basketball star Brittney Griner, a finding that steps up efforts to free her more than two months after she was seized in Moscow. “The Department of State has determine…

Washington (AFP) – The US central bank opened its policy meeting Tuesday, which is expected to produce a big rate hike as policymakers go on the attack against record high inflation. Following a quarter-point increase in the benchmark lending rate in M…

Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden urged voters Tuesday to defend “fundamental” rights after a leaked Supreme Court draft ruling indicated the imminent end to nationwide legal abortion, long viewed as a basic freedom by tens of millions of Ameri…

Washington (AFP) – The Supreme Court may be poised to strike down the right to abortion in the United States, US media reported Monday, citing a leaked draft of a majority opinion that would represent a staggering blow to women’s rights. The draft, obt…

San Francisco (AFP) – Amazon on Monday confirmed that it is expanding medical coverage for US workers to include travel costs for abortions, as conservative-led laws look to block access in many states. The retail colossus joins a list of companies tha…

New York (AFP) – A-listers dressed to the theme of “gilded glamour” sparkled on the red carpet as the annual Met Gala extravaganza known as “the party of the year” returned to its pre-pandemic schedule Monday in New York. Co-host Blake Lively was one o…

Washington (AFP) – US law enforcement was searching Monday for an Alabama murder suspect and a female corrections officer who authorities say participated in his escape, warning that both individuals were extremely dangerous. Early on Friday, inmate Ca…