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U.S. auto sales fall even with strong sales of SUVs and trucks

DETROIT – Increased demand from rental car companies, strong truck and SUV sales, and recovery from hurricanes in Florida and Texas weren’t enough to push U.S. auto sales into positive terri...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Women rescued by Navy defend their account of ordeal at sea

HONOLULU – Two women from Hawaii who were rescued after being lost at sea defended their account of the ordeal, insisting that a storm was whipping up 30-foot waves and near hurricane-force ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House OKs bill to speed logging to combat wildfires

WASHINGTON – Responding to deadly wildfires in California and the West, House Republicans on Wednesday passed a bill to allow faster approval for logging and other actions to reduce the risk...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Defector: U.S. strike would trigger automatic North Korean retaliation

WASHINGTON – A high-ranking North Korean defector told a congressional hearing Wednesday that a pre-emptive U.S. military strike on the country would trigger automatic retaliation, with the ...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump demands ‘much tougher’ immigration law after NYC attack

WASHINGTON – Roused by the first major ISIS-inspired attack on U.S. soil since he took office, President Donald Trump urged swift repeal of an immigration program that brought the suspect to...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Psychiatrist: Bergdahl mental disorder factored in desertion

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s difficult childhood and his washout from Coast Guard boot camp stoked serious psychiatric disorders that helped spur him to walk off his remote p...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Putin, in Iran for talks, offers support for nuclear deal

TEHRAN, Iran – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday strongly backed Iran and its nuclear deal with world powers, saying Moscow opposed “any unilateral change” to the accord after U....

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NPR news chief Oreskes ousted after harassment allegations

NEW YORK – Michael Oreskes was ousted Wednesday as National Public Radio’s news chief following sexual harassment accusations, some dating to when he was Washington bureau chief at The New Y...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police in Colorado want murder charge against Utah suspect

SALT LAKE CITY – Police in Colorado said Wednesday they will seek murder charges against an ex-convict suspected of killing a man, stealing guns from his trailer, then heading to Utah with h...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Truck attack suspect is charged with terrorism offenses

NEW YORK – Federal prosecutors brought terrorism charges Wednesday against the Uzbek immigrant accused in the truck rampage that left eight people dead, saying he was spurred to attack by th...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Studio cuts ties to director Ratner after harassment report

NEW YORK – Hollywood’s widening sexual harassment crisis has ensnared a prominent film director after six women – including actress Olivia Munn – accused Brett Ratner of sexual misconduct in...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

The Latest: GOP lawmaker says tax plan could preserve 401(k)

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican tax overhaul effort (all times local): 6:20 p.m. House Republicans are leaving intact 401(k) retirement plans popular with the...

DATE: Nov 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World