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Original 'Nancy Drew' passes torch to TV's newest version

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Pamela Sue Martin, TV's original Nancy Drew, has passed the torch to the actress playing the latest incarnation of the teenage sleuth. Martin will appear on The CW's remake tha...

Aug 04, 2019

States sue Trump administration over fuel economy penalties

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A coalition of states sued the Trump administration Friday for the second time to block a planned reduction in the penalties automakers pay when they fail to meet fuel economy sta...

Aug 04, 2019

Aide: Sen Mitch McConnell trips, breaks shoulder in Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is recuperating at home in Kentucky after suffering a shoulder fracture in a fall Sunday, a spokesman said. McConnell tripped Sunday morni...

Aug 04, 2019

How Trump's latest China tariffs could squeeze US consumers

WASHINGTON - The latest tariffs President Donald Trump plans to impose on Chinese goods would cost U.S. households an average of $200 a year, some economists estimate, and would start to bite consumer...

Aug 04, 2019

NYPD judge recommends firing officer in Eric Garner death

NEW YORK - In a reckoning five years in the making, an administrative judge on Friday recommended firing a New York City police officer over the 2014 chokehold death of an unarmed black man whose dyin...

Aug 04, 2019

Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's pick for national intelligence director, Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe, withdrew from consideration Friday after just five days as he faced growing questions about hi...

Aug 04, 2019

More than half of House Democrats support impeachment probe

WASHINGTON - More than half of House Democrats support launching an impeachment inquiry, according to a tally by The Associated Press - a strong signal of ongoing liberal frustration with President Do...

Aug 04, 2019

Duane 'Dog' Chapman urges burglary suspect to surrender

EDGEWATER, Colo. - Reality TV star Duane "Dog" Chapman is calling on the person who broke into a Colorado business he owns and stole show merchandise and items belonging to his late wife to turn himse...

Aug 04, 2019

US stocks fall again, joining worldwide sell-off, on tariffs

Financial markets around the world buckled Friday, and the S&P 500 was on track to close out its worst week of the year following President Donald Trump's latest escalation in his trade war with C...

Aug 04, 2019

20 dead, more wounded after gunman attacks Texas shoppers

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A gunman armed with a rifle opened fire in an El Paso shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during the busy back-to-school season, leaving 20 dead and more than two d...

Aug 04, 2019