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Ford restructuring to cost 12,000 jobs in Europe

FRANKFURT - Carmaker Ford said Thursday it is shedding 12,000 jobs in Europe to increase profitability, part of a global trend of cost cuts by automakers facing shifting consumer tastes and heavy inve...

Jun 27, 2019

Motor vehicle head resigns over fatal crash that killed 7

CONCORD, N.H. - The head of the Massachusetts motor vehicle division has resigned after her agency failed to terminate the commercial driving license of a man whose collision with a group of motorcycl...

Jun 27, 2019

Justices deal blow to effort to limit partisan districts

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to efforts to combat the drawing of electoral districts for partisan gain on Thursday in a ruling that could embolden political line-drawing after the ...

Jun 27, 2019

Slain journalist's fiancee wants Saudis pressured at G-20

GENEVA - The fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi said she hopes Group of 20 leaders put pressure on Saudi Arabia at a summit this week to divulge more information about the killing, ratcheting...

Jun 27, 2019

Bulgari exhibit in Rome features "La Dolce Vita"-era jewels

ROME - Glamorous jewelry and vintage fashion from the "La Dolce Vita" era are the star attractions of Bulgari's new exhibition in Rome. The exhibition "Bvlgari, the story, the dream" includes the diam...

Jun 27, 2019

Toronto man wanted on rape charges caught at Atlanta airport

ATLANTA - A Toronto man suspected of raping a woman in West Virginia was caught at the Atlanta airport. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports 34-year-old Jordan Anthony Doswell was identified as a ...

Jun 27, 2019

Michigan AG sues to shut down oil pipeline in Great Lakes

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general is suing to shut down dual oil pipelines in the Great Lakes. Democrat Dana Nessel filed suit Thursday. It was the same day she also sought to dismiss pipel...

Jun 27, 2019

US consumer confidence hits lowest level since September '17

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence dropped to the lowest level since September 2017 as heightened trade tensions apparently took a toll on Americans' spirits. The Conference Board, a business resea...

Jun 27, 2019

Court rules against challenge to Indonesia election result

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's top court has rejected a challenge to election results that alleged massive and systematic fraud, paving the way for Joko Widodo's second term as president. The consti...

Jun 27, 2019

Man sues Kevin Spacey over alleged groping at island bar

BOSTON - A Massachusetts man who accused Kevin Spacey of groping him at a resort island bar in 2016 has filed a lawsuit against the actor. The lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks unspecified damages for "se...

Jun 27, 2019