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The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 5 percent, according to the report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Joyce Mitchell, the Clinton Correctional Facility worker who was charged last month with aiding two convicted killers' escape, has reached a deal with prosecutors.

There are conflicting reports as to whether the negotiators will or won't announce a deal on Monday.

There were scenes of fast-moving water in the streets on the island of Dominica after the storm dumped 9 inches of rain in a few hours. It could hit Florida as a Category 1 hurricane next week.

The bureau, which says it's been hard-hit by sequestration cuts, hopes the compromise plan will forestall furloughs and bring it back to full capacity.

The Foreign Relations Committee votes 10-7 to authorize the use of force against Syria for its use of chemical weapons.

The community that's formed around The Front Bottoms' songs — as total strangers purge deep emotions in a public space — is a beautiful phenomenon, as well as a testament to the passion and compassion the band radiates.

Chinese authorities clamped down on information coming out of the trial, one day after the defendant appeared to run circles around his accusers.

As we pause this Labor Day weekend to celebrate the Great American Worker, we can't help but wonder: Where have all the do-nothings gone? Like pay phones and video parlors, slackers seem to have disappeared.

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the longest serving Democrat in the U.S. Senate, says the administration faces a Congress worried about military intervention.