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US man jailed in Russia on spying charges loses job

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - A Michigan man who has been imprisoned in Russia on spying charges for nearly a year has lost his job with an automotive parts supplier in a corporate restructuring, a move his b...

Dec 19, 2019

Trump: Van Drew, who voted against impeachment, joining GOP

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Democrat who broke with his party to vote against Trump's impeachment, is becoming a Republican. "Jeff will...

Dec 19, 2019

No bond for ex-Mexico security official charged with bribery

DALLAS - A judge in Texas ordered Mexico's former top security official to remain held without bond Tuesday as he awaits trial for allegedly accepting a fortune in drug-money bribes for letting the no...

Dec 19, 2019

2019 Breakthrough Entertainer: A star-making year for Majors

NEW YORK - How is a great actor made? For Jonathan Majors, the 30-year-old breakout star of "The Last Black Man in San Francisco," it started in drama school. It swelled with the discovery of August W...

Dec 19, 2019

US probes 4 automakers in new Takata air bag recall

DETROIT - The U.S. government's highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but have yet t...

Dec 19, 2019

Murakami holds rare public reading to mark debut anniversary

TOKYO - A monkey that confesses he steals women's identity cards, causing them to temporarily forget who they are, starred Tuesday as author Haruki Murakami marked 40 years since his debut as a noveli...

Dec 19, 2019

Senate advances $1.4T spending deal in drive to adjourn

WASHINGTON - The Senate has voted to advance a $1.4 trillion government spending package in a last, bipartisan burst of legislating before bolting for the holidays from a Capitol that's toxic with imp...

Dec 19, 2019

Ford to add 3,000 jobs in the Detroit area, invest $1.45B

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. is adding 3,000 jobs at two factories in the Detroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous vehicles. The company said ...

Dec 19, 2019

Halting 737 Max production will hit suppliers, airlines

As Boeing prepares to shutter much of a huge factory near Seattle that builds the grounded 737 Max jet, the economic hit is reverberating across the United States in places such as Wichita, Kansas, St...

Dec 19, 2019

Employers post more jobs in October in sign of solid economy

WASHINGTON - The number of available jobs jumped in October after hitting an 18-month low the previous month, a sign the job market remains strong. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the number of...

Dec 19, 2019