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Uber fights with London regulators, but also tries diplomacy

LONDON – In past skirmishes with local regulators, Uber’s playbook under co-founder and now-ousted CEO Travis Kalanick was simple: fight. Now, as brand-new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi d...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tennessee church shooting suspect charged with murder

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The pastor shouted “Run, run, gunshots!” and congregants hid under pews or in bathrooms as a masked man armed with two guns opened fire at a Tennessee church, killing one ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Violence in U.S. rises for second consecutive year

WASHINGTON – Violent crime in America rose in 2016 for the second straight year, driven by a spike in killings in some major cities, but remained near historically low levels, according to F...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Myanmar officials: Insurgents killed 45 Hindu villagers

YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar officials said Monday they have discovered at least 45 slain Hindus in three mass graves in the Southeast Asian country’s conflict-torn northern Rakhine state. The ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Searchers dig as Mexico City reopens just 1% of schools

MEXICO CITY – Search teams were still digging in dangerous piles of rubble Monday, hoping against the odds to find survivors at collapsed buildings in Mexico City, where the death toll from ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Studying 1 million people to end cookie-cutter health care

WASHINGTON – In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environm...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump promising huge tax cut

WASHINGTON – Poised to reveal a tax plan that is a pillar of his economic policy, President Donald Trump is promising “the largest tax cut in the history of our country.” Trump’s ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lawyer: Kushner used personal email for some White House messages

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, used his personal email account on dozens of occasions to communicate with colleagues in the White House, his lawyer said Sun...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump replaces travel ban with new restrictions on 8 nations

WASHINGTON – Citizens of eight countries, including North Korea and Venezuela, will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday...

DATE: Sep 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Right-wing activist holds rally on Berkeley campus

BERKELEY, Calif. – Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos blew kisses, posed for selfies and briefly addressed a few dozen supporters at the University of California, Berkeley while a slig...

DATE: Sep 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gunman opens fire in Nashville church; 1 dead, 7 wounded

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A masked gunman invaded a Nashville church Sunday and opened fire, walking silently down the aisle as he shot unsuspecting congregants. At least one person was killed and ...

DATE: Sep 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Merkel wins 4th term but nationalists surge in German vote

BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term Sunday, but now faces the tricky prospect of forming a coalition with two disparate new partners after voters weakened her conserva...

DATE: Sep 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World