Latest Southern California Quake Causes Damage, Injuries
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — A quake with a magnitude as large as 7.1 jolted much of California, cracked buildings, set fires, broke roads and caused several injuries, authorities and residents said. The quake — preceded by Thursday's 6.4-magnitude temblor in the Mojave Desert — was the largest Southern California temblor in at least 20…
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US Added a Robust 224,000 Jobs in June After Weak May Gain
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — U.S. employers sharply stepped up their hiring in June, adding a robust 224,000 jobs, an indication of the economy's durability after more than a decade of expansion. The strength of the jobs report the Labor Department issued Friday could complicate a decision for the Federal Reserve late this month on whether…
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Strongest Earthquake in 20 Years Rattles Southern California
LOS ANGELES, CA (AP) — The strongest earthquake in 20 years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on the July 4th holiday, rattling nerves and causing injuries and damage in a town near the epicenter, followed by a swarm of ongoing aftershocks. The 6.4 magnitude quake struck at 10:33 a.m.…
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War Crimes Court-Martial Ends With Navy SEAL Walking Free
SAN DIEGO, CA (AP) — One of the U.S. military's most significant war crimes cases ended with a decorated Navy SEAL walking out of court a free man after acknowledging moral and ethical mistakes, including posing in photographs with the body of an Islamic State captive he was cleared of killing. Special Operations Chief Edward…
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Rouhani: Iran will enrich uranium to ‘any amount we want’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president warned that Tehran will increase its enrichment of uranium to "any amount that we want" beginning on Sunday, putting further pressure on European nations to save its faltering nuclear deal and offer a way around intense U.S. sanctions. President Hassan Rouhani's threat, combined with Iran surpassing the stockpile limits…
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