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News Hour: Rapper and record producer Logic toppled Kendrick Lamar from his three-week hold on the top of the Billboard 200 album charts with his new release “Everybody,” according to Nielsen SoundScan figures on Monday. “Everybody”...

News Hour: North Korea said on Sunday it has detained another American citizen on suspicion of acts against the state, which if confirmed would make him the fourth U.S. citizen to be held by the isolated...

News Hour: Wall Street stocks rallied to fresh records on Friday following a solid US jobs report, while European equities gained ahead of the final round of the French presidential election. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq...

News Hour: New claims for jobless benefits sank at the end of April, and the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits hit a 17-year low, the US Labor Department reported on Thursday. The figures were...

News Hour: The United States announced nearly $94 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help the people of Yemen, who have suffered through two years of civil war and are experiencing the largest food security emergency...

News Hour: Plastic waste entering the seas from both sides of the North Atlantic is accumulating in the Arctic Ocean, where it can damage local wildlife. The low population of the Arctic Circle means little plastic...

News Hour: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes an additional US$2.7 million contribution from the United States to support pregnant and nursing women, and people living with HIV (PLHIV) or TB on anti-retroviral treatment....

News Hour: Weakness in petroleum-linked shares pressured US stocks on Wednesday, while London equities retreated again following the surprise announcement of a snap general election. Oil prices fell nearly four percent following a build in US...

News Hour: A joint command center made up of the forces of Russia, Iran and militias supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the U.S. strike on a Syrian air base on Friday crossed “red lines” and...

News Hour: The U.S. Department of Commerce will remove Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corp from a trade blacklist on Wednesday after the company pleaded guilty to violating sanctions on Iran and agreed to pay nearly...