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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has issued an order for the government to end its 10-year conservatorship of the mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The mortgage companies were placed under government control...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is considering a major crackdown on illegal marijuana shops that have been bedeviling the city’s legal marketplace. Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday said he is considering adding...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Centene Corp., down $2.73 to $52.12. The health insurer is paying more than $15 billion in cash and stock for rival WellCare. Shoe Carnival Inc., up...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid growing concern about the risks of Google and other U.S. companies doing business in China, President Donald Trump says the president of Google has “strongly stated” that he is “totally...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Conservation groups are asking a federal judge to block the Trump administration from easing restrictions on energy companies that were meant to protect a struggling Western bird species. Attorneys for...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State lawmakers on Wednesday confirmed a former Goldman Sachs executive as the state’s new economic development chief, despite initial questions about his role in the national economic meltdown of...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s long-running battle over oil and gas drilling in suburban neighborhoods has erupted again, and this time the stakes are deeply personal. As state lawmakers debate whether to clamp stronger health...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shareholders suing private prison operator CoreCivic have won class action status for a lawsuit claiming the company inflated stock prices by misrepresenting the quality and value of its services....

BERLIN (AP) — A German labor union says it has reached a deal on pay and conditions for about 1,100 Ryanair cabin crew. The ver.di union said Wednesday that the deal will see Ryanair employees and contractors based in Germany...

BERLIN (AP) — German rail company Deutsche Bahn says it is examining the sale of its Britain-based subsidiary Arriva. Deutsche Bahn said in a statement Wednesday that its supervisory board has asked management to pursue...