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U.S. job growth in March surged in the service sector, with health care adding 49,000 jobs as hospitals and nursing care facilities stepped up hiring. Restaurants and bars gained more than 27,000 jobs. Professional and business...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three North Carolina congressmen say they’re giving up political contributions they received from a big donor charged in federal indictments with trying to bribe the state’s insurance...

PUTNEY, Vt. (AP) — Volunteers are searching for a new owner for what is considered the oldest continuously operating general store in Vermont. The Brattleboro Reformer reports the Putney Historical Society is seeking $120,000...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — One of the world’s richest couples is donating $100 million to support public education and new businesses in some of Connecticut’s most disadvantaged communities. Democratic Gov. Ned...

CHICAGO (AP) — Conagra is recalling some Hunt’s tomato paste cans due to the possibility of mold. The company said that the recall is for six ounce cans of Hunt’s Tomato Paste No Salt Added. It said that after the...

NEW YORK (AP) — Like health officials facing measles outbreaks, internet companies are trying to contain vaccine-related misinformation they have long helped spread. So far, their efforts at quarantine are falling short. The...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose Friday morning after a better-than-expected report on U.S. jobs eased worries that the economy is slowing too sharply. U.S. employers added 196,000 jobs last month, more than economists had forecast....

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, keeping the market on track for a solid weekly gain, after the government reported that...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s energy minister has announced a second round of bidding for licenses to search offshore for oil a day after the cabinet approved it. Energy Minister Nada Boustani said the deadline for companies to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Friday’s jobs report (all times local): 8:30 a.m. Hiring rebounded in March as U.S. employers added a solid 196,000 jobs, up sharply from February’s scant gain and evidence that many...