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Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in 31 counties but Tropical Storm Emily weakened to tropical depression as it moved east through state....Read More

Two South Carolina energy companies announced Monday they are scraping plans to build a $14 billion nuclear plant near Columbia....Read More

The United States levied new sanctions on Venezuela after a weekend election gave the Maduro regime virtually unlimited powers....Read More

A federal judge on Monday found Joe Arpaio, a former sheriff in Arizona, guilty of ignoring a judge’s order to stop racial profiling in immigration enforcement....Read More

Charter Communications Inc. ended speculation it would acquire Sprint Corp., announcing it would not seek a merger between media companies....Read More

Marine Gen. John Kelly was sworn in as President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff during a closed-door ceremony on Monday in the White House....Read More

One inmate remained at large on Monday after a 12-person jailbreak from the Walker County Jail in Alabama, sheriff’s deputies said....Read More

Discovery Communications, home to the Discovery and Animal Planet channels, will spend $14.6 billion to acquire Scripps Networks Interactive, home of HGTV....Read More

A tropical depression off the Gulf Coast of Florida was upgraded to a tropical storm Monday, the National Hurricane Center said....Read More

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey got into a Chicago Cub’s fan’s face at Miller Park in Milwaukee Sunday....Read More