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Teen grateful to be alive after 30 hours in Utah mountains

SALT LAKE CITY - A California teenager who survived nearly 30 hours alone in the snowy Utah mountains said Wednesday he kept himself awake with phone alarms, built a snow cave for shelter and held a s...

Jan 08, 2020

Japan issues arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair's wife

Tokyo prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant Tuesday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn's wife on suspicion of perjury, adding to the couple's legal troubles in the country where he once was reve...

Jan 08, 2020

Acclaimed Conceptual artist John Baldessari dies at 88

LOS ANGELES - John Baldessari, who pioneered a new genre of art in the 1970s and in the process helped elevate Los Angeles' status in the art world from that of back-water berg to a centre of the Conc...

Jan 08, 2020

New US plan keeps autonomous vehicle standards voluntary

The Trump administration on Wednesday unveiled its most recent round of guidelines for autonomous vehicle makers that rely on voluntary standards despite calls for specific regulations. Transportation...

Jan 08, 2020

Man charged with shooting, injuring Minnesota officer

WASECA, Minn. - Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with shooting and critically wounding a Minnesota police officer who was responding to a report of a suspicious person. Tyler Robert Janovsky, 37...

Jan 08, 2020

'Honest mistake' sets off alarm about US troops in Iraq

WASHINGTON - For a few tense hours Monday, the United States appeared to have announced that American troops were pulling out of Baghdad after nearly 17 years. Turns out, it was just an "honest mistak...

Jan 08, 2020

Judge weighs bid to stop Trump's refugee resettlement limit

GREENBELT, Md. - A federal judge on Wednesday pressed a government lawyer to explain why President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing state and local governments to reject refugees, quest...

Jan 08, 2020

Oscars to go host-less for 2nd straight year on ABC

PASADENA, Calif. - The Oscars are going without a host again this year. ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke said the Feb. 9 telecast will focus on what worked last year: "huge entertainment value,...

Jan 08, 2020

Prince Harry and Meghan to 'step back' as senior UK royals

LONDON - In a stunning declaration, Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning "to step back" as senior members of the royal family and "work to become financially independent...

Jan 08, 2020

Oil price keeps rising as industry eyes Iran-US conflict

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The global benchmark for crude oil rose above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time in over three months, with jitters rising over the escalating military tensions between Iran ...

Jan 08, 2020