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China announces penalties of ‘same scale’ to retaliate for U.S. tariffs

By Associated Press

China's government also said it is scrapping deals made with Washington in talks aimed at defusing a sprawling trade dispute.

Stephen Hawking’s ashes to be buried in Westminster Abbey

By Associated Press

Stephen Hawking will take his place among Britain's greatest scientists with the burial of his ashes in Westminster Abbey, between the graves of Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton.

Trump administration announces tough U.S. tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The Trump administration is announcing a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports, escalating a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies.

Family separations cause a rift between GOP leaders, White House

By Matthew Daly, Kevin Freking, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Congressional Republicans have distanced themselves from the Trump administration's policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border.

Trump tweets that firing James Comey was a ‘great service’

By Anne Flaherty, Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said he did the nation "a great service" by firing James Comey as FBI director and he cited an internal Justice Department report that found Comey was "insubordinate" in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

WATCH: FBI Director Wray: ‘Nothing in this report impugns the integrity’ of the FBI

By Associated Press

FBI Director Christopher Wray defended the FBI in response to a scathing inspector general report that heavily criticized the actions of his predecessor in the Hillary Clinton email investigation.

Have Democrats improved their chances of winning back the House?

By Jessica Yarvin

Here are key races to watch as general elections begin to shape up.

Many animals are shifting from day to night to avoid people

By Emiliano Rodriguez Mega, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Lions and tigers and bears are increasingly becoming night owls because of us, a new study says.

Trump’s halt of ‘war games’ could weaken defenses in Korea

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's decision to suspend major U.S. military exercises in South Korea could weaken allied defenses, depending on the length and scope of the hiatus. But the potential for diplomatic damage seems even greater.

What the inspector general report reveals about Comey and the Clinton probe

By Lisa Desjardins

After a 17-month investigation, the Department of Justice on Thursday released a 500-page report into how the agency, the FBI and then-director James Comey handled its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server. Here's what we learned.