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Trump bars California from setting stricter fuel standards

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is revoking California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than those issued by federal regulators, a mov...

Sep 20, 2019

Tekashi 6ix9ine recounts abduction for jury at NYC trial

NEW YORK - Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine described for a Manhattan jury Wednesday details from his life of crime with a violent street gang, including getting abducted at gunpoint amid a dispute between warr...

Sep 20, 2019

House intel chief says Facebook working on election threats

WASHINGTON - The head of the House Intelligence Committee said Friday he has been assured by the CEO of Facebook that the company is working on ways to prevent foreign actors from disrupting next year...

Sep 20, 2019

Walmart to quit selling e-cigarettes amid vaping backlash

NEW YORK - Walmart is getting out of the vaping business. The nation's largest retailer said Friday that it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam's Clubs when it sells...

Sep 20, 2019

23 states sue Trump to keep California's auto emission rules

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California sued Friday to stop the Trump administration from revoking its authority to set greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for cars and trucks, enlisting help f...

Sep 20, 2019

Officials: Tour bus crash near national park in Utah kills 4

SALT LAKE CITY - A tour bus carrying Chinese-speaking tourists crashed near a national park in southern Utah, killing at least four people and critically injuring up to 15 others, authorities said Fri...

Sep 20, 2019

Utah police use sirens to drive bear up tree for relocation

OREM, Utah - Utah police used their vehicle sirens to drive a 2-year-old bear up a tree after its presence in a northern Utah town caused traffic delays Wednesday morning. State Division of Wildlife R...

Sep 20, 2019

AP sources: 1 of Brown's accusers has met with NFL

Two people with knowledge of the investigation into Antonio Brown being accused of sexual assault tell The Associated Press that one of the accusers has met with NFL investigators and that there is no...

Sep 20, 2019

Oil price drops for 2nd day despite heightened Gulf tensions

NEW YORK - Oil prices retreated for a second day Wednesday even as the Saudi military blamed Iran for recent attacks to critical oil infrastructure and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the s...

Sep 20, 2019

A divided Fed reduces rates but may not cut again this year

WASHINGTON - A sharply divided Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year but declined to signal that further rate cuts are likely this year. The Fed's move ...

Sep 20, 2019