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The Mormon church excommunicated one of its leaders Tuesday, a spokesman said, the first time such an action has been taken by the church in 30 years....Read More

Disney announced it will remove its content from Netflix and begin its own streaming service in 2019....Read More

President Trump vowed to “win” the fight against opioid abuse, though declined to declare a national emergency as his commission on the crisis recommended....Read More

On his “working vacation,” President Trump said he’ll be briefed by his health chief Tuesday on what may be a worsening opioid crisis in the United States....Read More

Uber Technologies Inc. will close or sell its car-leasing subsidiary, sources close to the decision said Tuesday....Read More

The National Weather Service said heavy rains triggered flash floods in parts of the Houston metropolitan area on Tuesday....Read More

As the local population in Buffalo, N.Y., declines, advocates hope refugees can reinvigorate the city’s economy....Read More

Chantek — one of the first orangutans in the world to learn sign language, and who used it to communicate with his zookeepers — has died at the age of 39....Read More

Two former police officers in California were spared prison time after they pleaded guilty to stealing drugs from evidence lockers and selling them on the street....Read More

An 11-year-old Boy Scout died Monday from injuries after a boating accident in East Texas that took the lives of two other Boy Scouts two days before....Read More