• Associated Press journalists who witnessed Sept. 11 remember what they saw, 25 years later
    NEW YORK (AP) — Karen Matthews was getting her 3-year-old daughter ready for preschool in her Manhattan apartment on Sept. 11, 2001, when she heard a loud boom, unlike anything she’d ever heard before. Holding her child, she went outside. Around her, people stared up at a gash in the north tower of the World […]
  • Florida man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to ‘Hog Trail Murders’ in woods
    A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the “Hog Trail Murders” in the 1990s was scheduled Thursday to become the state’s 15th person executed this year. Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., 72, was sentenced to die for the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery, whose […]
  • Trump takes center stage at Republicans’ first midterm convention
    DALLAS (AP) — Republicans are gathering in Dallas for the party’s first two-day midterm convention, with President Donald Trump at the center of the event. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
  • Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins
    President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost more than $1 trillion and require congressional approval, and would further exacerbate the country’s […]
  • US holiday retail sales growth set to accelerate, Deloitte says
    Sept 10 (Reuters) – U.S. holiday retail sales are expected to grow by as much as 4.8% this year, Deloitte said on Thursday, as rising disposable incomes help support spending in the crucial shopping season despite consumers’ continued focus on value. Retailers have been navigating uneven consumer spending, with budget-conscious shoppers cutting back amid higher […]