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WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers boosted their spending in October at the fastest pace in seven months, while their incomes rose by the largest amount in nine months — both good signs for future economic growth. Consumer spending...

WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer spending rises strong 0.6 percent in October, while incomes up solid 0.5 percent.

MILAN (AP) — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley says the Italian-American carmaker will build a fully electric version of the 500 city car and a compact Alfa Romeo SUV at plants in Italy. Manley and other executives met...

DALLAS (AP) — Kitsch and high-tech are linking up just in time for Christmas. Big Mouth Billy Bass is programmed to respond to Alexa voice commands through a compatible Amazon Echo device. That means the singing and talking fish...

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The Latest on raised tensions between Russia and Ukraine (all times local): 2:05 p.m. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she’s not backing off plans for a joint pipeline with Russia, but is pledging...

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister says a new 100 percent tariff on Serbian imports will remain until Serbia recognizes his country’s sovereignty and stops preventing it from joining international...

TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance and former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been arrested on suspicion of financial irregularities (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Japanese prosecutors say they...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro has been arrested for allegedly receiving bribes. Gov. Luiz Fernando Pezao was taken into custody by federal police at the governor’s palace early Thursday....