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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 02, 2019

Trump says new agreement with EU will boost beef exports

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump celebrated a new agreement Friday that is projected to increase beef exports to the European Union by more than $270 million a year once it is fully in place. Trump...

Aug 02, 2019

'Wonder Woman' Gal Gadot to play Hedy Lamarr in miniseries

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot is taking on a real-life woman's remarkable history. Showtime said Friday that Gadot will play actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr in a limited serie...

Aug 02, 2019

How Trump's latest China tariffs could squeeze US consumers

WASHINGTON - The latest batch of tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to impose on Chinese goods would likely cost U.S. households an average of $200 a year, some economists have estimated. That ...

Aug 02, 2019

NYPD judge recommends firing officer in Eric Garner death

NEW YORK - An administrative judge on Friday recommended firing the New York City police officer accused of using a chokehold in the 2014 death of an unarmed black man whose dying pleas of "I can't br...

Aug 02, 2019

Trump pick for national intelligence director is withdrawing

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says his pick for national intelligence director has decided to withdraw from the running. In a tweet Friday, Trump said Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas has...

Aug 02, 2019

Eighth and final 'Homeland' season to debut February 2020

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Showtime says the eighth and final season of "Homeland" will debut in early 2020. The channel said on Friday that production on the acclaimed drama's last 12 episodes is underw...

Aug 02, 2019

Ariana Grande returns to acting roots in "Kidding"

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Ariana Grande returns to her acting roots with an appearance in Jim Carrey's series "Kidding." The Grammy-winning singer with the big vocal range guests in season two of the Sh...

Aug 02, 2019

Series aims to tell wildlife stories from different view

NEW YORK - Lupita Nyong'o remembers clearly the first time she touched a giraffe. She was 5, and it was part of her childhood education growing up in Kenya to appreciate the wildlife around her. "They...

Aug 02, 2019

Cops probe report of 'Dog the Bounty Hunter' firm burglary

EDGEWATER, Colo. - Police in Colorado are investigating a reported burglary of a business owned by "Dog the Bounty Hunter" reality TV star Duane "Dog" Chapman. Police in the Denver suburb of Edgewater...

Aug 02, 2019