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September 18, 2019 at 9:34 pm

California promises fight to keep auto emission authority VIEW

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Preparing for a lengthy legal battle with the Trump administration about how much pollution to allow from cars, California regulators on... Updated 2:36 pm

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September 17, 2019 at 9:10 pm

Trump bars California from setting stricter fuel standards

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is revoking California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than those issued by...

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This Feb. 14, 2019, photo released by Caltrans District 3 shows a 7-mile back up on the South bound Interstate 5, as it reopens to traffic in Maxwell in Colusa County, Calif. The Trump administration is poised revoke Californiaâ€™s authority to set auto mileage standards, asserting that only the federal government has the power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy. (Caltrans District 3 via AP) WX105 WX105

September 17, 2019 at 12:50 pm

EPA set to end California’s ability to regulate fuel economy VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to revoke California's authority to set auto mileage standards, asserting that only the federal government has the...

September 6, 2019 at 8:54 am

US to allow trophy hunter to import body of rare black rhino

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it will issue permit to a Michigan trophy hunter to import the skin, skull and horns from a...

September 4, 2019 at 10:21 pm

Carolinas coast braces for flooding, hazards from Dorian

As Hurricane Dorian blows off the coast of the Carolinas, forecasters are predicting high storm surges and drenching rains that could trigger flooding and unleash...

August 8, 2019 at 11:04 pm

Catholicism ingrained in daily life on US island of Guam VIEW

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — A towering white cathedral built on the site of Guam's first church dominates the skyline of Hagåtña, the sleepy capital of...

August 7, 2019 at 10:19 pm

Guam’s ex-archbishop shielded culture of clergy sex abuse VIEW

AGAT, Guam (AP) — Walter Denton wanted to grow up to be just like Father Tony Apuron, until the night he says the parish priest...

August 7, 2019 at 10:16 pm

Guam’s ex-archbishop shielded culture of clergy sex abuse VIEW

AGAT, Guam (AP) — Long after clergy sex abuse erupted into scandal in the United States, it remained a secret on the American island of...

August 7, 2019 at 3:17 pm

Trump seeks to link Dayton shooter to liberal politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump linked the suspected gunman in the Dayton mass shooting to liberal candidates and organizations Wednesday, even as he pushed...

August 4, 2019 at 8:33 pm

Ohio gunman’s ex-classmates decry missed chances to stop him

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — High school classmates of the gunman who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, say he was suspended years ago for compiling...