MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to scamming an Alabama town for nearly $2 million is due in federal court to find out how long he will go to prison. A judge scheduled sentencing for 43-year-old Kyle Sandler for...
Read MoreBANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mixed as investors fret over the status of China-U.S. trade talks after U.S. benchmarks closed mostly lower. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.4 percent to 21,475.97 Thursday while the...
Read MoreWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The nation’s farmers are struggling to pay back loans after years of low crop prices and export markets hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, with a key government program showing the highest...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads last year was the highest in 28 years, according to a report from a safety organization. Using data reported by states, the Governors Highway Safety Association...
Read MoreBANGKOK (AP) — A temporary closure of air space over Pakistan has snarled air traffic, especially between Asia and Europe. Pakistan aviation authorities say the country’s air space would reopen as of midnight Thursday...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — A survey shows Chinese manufacturing activity fell to a three-year low in February amid a tariff battle with Washington and weak global demand. The monthly purchasing managers’ index reported Thursday by the...
Read MoreTORONTO (AP) — The latest on questions in Canada over whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office tried to wrongly influence the former attorney general on whether to prosecute a major Canadian engineering company (all...
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (AP) — An arbitrator has ordered 21st Century Fox to pay $179 million in a dispute over profits with the stars of the long-running TV show “Bones,” saying Fox executives engaged in “intentional...
Read MoreBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Draft legislation involving voter-approved Medicaid expansion in Idaho would require recipients to meet employment requirements similar to those for the state’s food assistance program. Documents...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Cohen told Congress a lot— and much of it wasn’t good for Donald Trump. In matter-of-fact testimony, the former Trump lawyer drew a troubling picture of his former boss, implicating the president...
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