State of union in 2016: Strong job market, middling economy

State of union in 2016: Strong job market, middling economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address on Tuesday night to a nation whose economy is far sturdier than it was when he took office in 2009.

Yet as 2016 begins, the stout job market is accompanied by tepid economic growth and stubbornly flat wages. More broadly, two things are on the rise, to the president's dismay: global temperatures and Americans' concerns about terrorism.

CNN reports American detained by North Korean government
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CNN reports American detained by North Korean government

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — CNN is reporting that the government of North Korea has detained a U.S. citizen on suspicion of spying.

It says that a man it identified as Kim Dong Chul is being held by the Pyongyang government and that he had traveled extensively in recent years between China and North Korea and had made some trips to South Korea as well.

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