American Daily Digest

A former North Carolina congressman has been sentenced to probation for lying to FBI agents about his role in a scheme with a wealthy insurance company magnate to try to … Read More

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service faced more questions and a federal lawsuit Wednesday over mail disruptions, despite assurances by President Donald Trump‘s postmaster general of no more service changes until … Read More

Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Wednesday, handing the S&P 500 a loss a day after it closed at a record high By The Associated Press August 19, 2020, … Read More

Storm Ellen SAVAGES summer: 900-mile wide weatherbomb with 75mph gales hits UK whipping up 15ft waves and flooding roads… and WORSE is still to come over next two days Britain … Read More

NEW YORK — The S&P 500 pulled back from its newly set record on Wednesday after a meandering day of trading took a late turn lower. The benchmark index fell … Read More

NEW YORK — Stocks turned lower in late trading on Wall Street Wednesday, handing the S&P 500 a loss a day after it closed at a record high. The day-earlier … Read More

U.S. consumers lifted their spending in May and June but businesses remained cautious because of the tremendous uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer August 19, … Read More

Woman in her 30s dies after becoming trapped under a boat after two vessels collided off Great Yarmouth Woman died after becoming trapped under boat which crashed in Norfolk It … Read More

Facebook says it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and will no longer recommend that users join groups supporting it, although the company isn’t banning it outright By BARBARA … Read More

British Asian man who claimed he was victim of a ‘racist attack’ by police officer who told him ‘chill out or I’ll choke you’ during arrest ‘punched man moments earlier’ … Read More