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Minnesota appeals court orders hearing on PolyMet permit

MINNEAPOLIS - A district court must determine if state environmental regulators improperly sought to suppress a federal agency's serious concerns about the pollution risks arising from a proposed copp...

Jun 25, 2019

Judge upholds $6.6M judgment against rapper Yo Gotti

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A North Carolina judge is refusing to throw out a $6.6 million judgment against rapper Yo Gotti. The Winston-Salem Journal reports the rapper, whose legal name is Mario Mims, app...

Jun 25, 2019

North Dakota abortion clinic files federal suit over 2 laws

FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota's sole abortion clinic filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over two state laws it believes forces doctors to lie, including one measure passed this year requiring physicians to ...

Jun 25, 2019

Cardi B pleads not guilty to new charges in strip club brawl

NEW YORK - Grammy-winning rapper Cardi B has been arraigned on new felony charges in connection with a fight last year at a New York City strip club. The rapper was dressed in a dark blue pantsuit wit...

Jun 25, 2019

Mitsubishi Motors to relocate North America HQ to Tennessee

NASHVILLE - Mitsubishi Motors announced on Tuesday that it is relocating its North America headquarters from California to Tennessee, a move that will bring the Japanese automaker closer to its sister...

Jun 25, 2019

Cosby files appeal over testimony from other women accusers

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Comedian Bill Cosby has filed a lengthy appeal of the sex assault conviction that landed him in prison and says the judge allowed testimony from other women accusers that wasn't rele...

Jun 25, 2019

Carter Center fundraiser to auction off big ticket items

LEESBURG, Va. - A guitar signed by the Rolling Stones, vacations to Hawaii, France and Martha's Vineyard and signed photographs of five U.S. presidents are among the items former President Jimmy Carte...

Jun 25, 2019

Powell says economy facing growing uncertainties

WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the economic outlook has become cloudier since early May, with rising uncertainties over trade and global growth causing the central bank to re...

Jun 25, 2019

US home price growth slows for 13th straight month in April

WASHINGTON - U.S. home price gains slowed for the 13th straight month in April, evidence that weaker demand is keeping prices in check even as mortgage rates fall. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 2...

Jun 25, 2019

UN says thousands flee Congo violence, seek asylum in Uganda

KAMPALA, Uganda - About 7,500 Congolese fleeing violence have arrived in Uganda since the beginning of June, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday, urging the international community to give ...

Jun 25, 2019