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U.S. stores and restaurants got a boost in June as retail sales jumped 7.5%. Spending on clothes doubled. But this was before a new surge in the coronavirus prompted renewed shutdowns in some states.

The Grand Canyon celebrated 100 years as a National Park this week. In January, Rose Torphy joined the junior ranger program at age 103.

For the first time, a writer from Northern Ireland has won the prestigious award. The story draws on Burns' own experiences during "the troubles."

The agency administrator's protective services detail expanded from six to 19 agents, but it never made a threat analysis to size up his security needs.

A dairy farm in Maryland is overwhelmed with home delivery customers for its milk. South Mountain Creamery now delivers milk to 9,500 people weekly — double the number before the pandemic began.

The New Jersey Democrat cited a lack of money to sustain a campaign that can win the Democratic nomination. His exit reduces the diversity of the field further, as three candidates of color remain.

The National Endowment for the Arts says that since its last survey period in 2012, the number of U.S. adults reading poetry had nearly doubled. And the agency says social media may be responsible.

The Philly-based songwriter navigates late-night Laurel Canyon-style fare, country-tinged ballads and moody soft-rock with an ear for piercing textures.

The famed composer of Evita, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and many more tells his story in a new memoir.

Supporters of the ordinance said the cannabis industry is experiencing a drop-off in business following a boom early in the COVID-19 pandemic and that a tax hike would result in higher prices.