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The US government recorded a monthly budget deficit of $88 billion in October, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

After an independent report found an elementary school outside St. Louis had "unacceptable" levels of radioactive contamination, preliminary results of testing for radioactive materials by the US Army Corps of Engineers showed "no presence of radioactive material above the expected range of background levels," the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday.

In the early months of the pandemic, Facebook only grew bigger and more central to our lives. With lockdowns spreading, countless people began shopping, socializing and working on Facebook and other online platforms. As CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in March 2020, usage was so high that the company was "just trying to keep the lights on."

A man was arrested in connection with a series of arsons, including fires at two historically African American churches, early Tuesday in Jackson, Mississippi, authorities said.

A deadly outbreak of listeria in six states has been linked to contaminated deli meat and cheese, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

New car prices are finally coming down. A little, anyway.

Wendy's is adding a holiday-themed Frosty to its menu for the first time ever.

Food is still getting more expensive, but at a slower pace than earlier this year.