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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

Auto union strike is latest worry in Flint, GM's birthplace

FLINT, Mich. - The birthplace of General Motors has been on an economic roller-coaster ride for more than a century as the automaker rose, crashed and retooled for changing markets. Now, the city of F...

Sep 20, 2019

2 Federal Reserve officials highlight deep divisions

WASHINGTON - Two Federal Reserve officials who dissented from this week's quarter-point rate cut on Friday highlighted the current deep divisions at the central bank. Eric Rosengren, head of the Fed's...

Sep 20, 2019

Trump says he hosted Otto Warmbier's parents over weekend

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump hosted the family and friends of former hostage Otto Warmbier at the White House last weekend. The president says 25 people wer...

Sep 20, 2019

Trump names hostage envoy O'Brien national security adviser

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser. O'Brie...

Sep 20, 2019