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U.S. stock index futures jumped on Friday after data showed stronger-than-expected jobs growth in August but cooling wage increases and a rise in unemployment rate that eased some concerns about inflation.

A 49-foot humpback whale, named Fran by researchers, died after being struck by a ship, according to scientists.

A death row inmate serving sentences for two separate murders was found dead at the Tecumseh state prison in Nebraska on Monday.

Toyota Motor Corp will boost its planned investment in a new U.S.

A vegan woman from Florida, who was convicted in the malnutrition death of her 18-month-old son, has been sentenced to life in prison.

The 13% rally in the S&P 500 from its June lows will soon run into what has historically been the toughest month for the U.S.

Stock markets wobbled Friday ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that is expected to reiterate his plan to ramp up US interest rates to fight soaring inflation.

A 61-year-old postal carrier died after being attacked by five dogs in Florida on Sunday.

The drought in the US has uncovered the ugly secrets of Lake Mead with another set of human remains resurfacing within a span of a few weeks.

Oil prices extended losses Tuesday after weak US and Chinese data reinforced recession expectations.

William H "Marty" Martin, a famous rattlesnake researcher, died after a captive rattlesnake bit him at his house in West Virginia.

Iran will respond to the European Union's "final" draft text to save a 2015 nuclear deal by midnight on Monday, its foreign minister said, calling on the United States to show flexibility to resolve three remaining issues.

Some stock market bulls are watching a technical indicator for clues on whether a summer rebound in U.S. equities will roll on.

A 63-year-old woman died after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest at a beach in South Carolina on Wednesday.

European stock markets and the dollar fell Wednesday ahead of a crucial US inflation report that could help set the the pace of future interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.

US inflation eased slightly in July.

A 30-year-old woman, Mandeep Kaur, who was abused by her husband brutally for eight years, allegedly died by suicide at her house in New York.

An elderly woman was found inside cardboard boxes on the side of a highway after being dumped by her family in Puebla, Mexico.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that the United States will "not allow" China to isolate Taiwan.

A 12-year-old girl managed to escape from her kidnapper in a daring feat.

The United Nations' secretary general, António Guterres in a dire warning said that the world is just one misstep away from nuclear annihilation.