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GM announces jobs, electric vehicle after Trump criticism
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors is announcing plans to add 400 jobs and build a new electric ve...
Mar 22, 2019
$800K Wells Fargo penalty OK'd in Schilling video game deal
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal judge has approved an agreement for Wells Fargo Securities to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to end a lawsuit by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over Rhode Isla...
Mar 22, 2019
Poor People's Campaign to launch bus tour in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Poor People's Campaign is launching a national bus tour of poverty-stricken areas to bring attention to what they call the "real crises" or "interlocking injustices" afflicting th...
Mar 22, 2019
US hits Iran with new sanctions while Pompeo visits Lebanon
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is hitting Iran with new sanctions while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is denouncing Iran's growing influence on a visit to Lebanon. The Treasury Department says...
Mar 22, 2019
Judge expected to rule on R Kelly request to fly to Dubai
CHICAGO - A judge is expected to rule on whether to allow R&B singer R. Kelly travel overseas to perform several concerts to help the cash-strapped singer pay legal and other bills as he faces sex...
Mar 22, 2019
Chicago Symphony musicians' strike over wages, pension
CHICAGO - A line of classical musicians marching with picket signs in front of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's historic downtown building is fast becoming one of the city's must-see spots. About 100 ...
Mar 22, 2019
Danish receiver Nielsen looking to defy the odds again, this time at CFL combine
TORONTO - He's coming to the CFL's national combine as a definite long shot, but Frederik Myrup Nielsen has defied overwhelming odds before. The 28-year-old Danish receiver is one ...
Mar 22, 2019
Prime minister defends Liberal budget measures as sales effort gets underway
OTTAWA - The Liberals will happily run on their economic record in the upcoming federal election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, despite the billions of dollars they've added t...
Mar 22, 2019
R Kelly defence emerges, including saying accusers are lying
CHICAGO - R. Kelly yelled through tears in a recent TV interview before an audience numbering in the millions, saying he's in a fight for his life to disprove sexual abuse charges. That fight will ult...
Mar 22, 2019
Mueller's fans venerate him - and nervously await report
Her family wanted a puppy, so Alicia Barnett dreamed they would find one that was smart, steady and a bit mysterious. She hoped their new addition could share a personality - and a name - with the man...
Mar 22, 2019