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In Washington state, Inslee's final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law

SILVERDALE, Wash. -- Standing at a transit center near four new wireless bus charging stations in a small community west of Seattle, Gov....

Eminem brings Taylor Swift's historic reign at No. 1 to an end, Stevie Wonder's record stays intact

Eminem performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 9, 2018, left, and Taylor Swift performs at Wembley Stadium in London...

Billion-dollar Mitsubishi chemical plant economically questionable, energy group says

NEW ORLEANS -- A $1.3 billion chemical production facility to be built in Louisiana by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi is economically questionable and unnecessarily...

Lawmakers in Nigeria try to resolve rift between authorities and Africa's richest man

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian legislators on Monday began an investigation into the alleged importation of contaminated fuel into the country, part of efforts...

New Mexico village battered by wildfires in June now digging out from another round of flooding

RUIDOSO, N.M. -- A southern New Mexico village that was ravaged by wildfires in June and then battered off-and-on by flooding across burn...

Safety regulators are investigating another low flight by a Southwest jet, this time in Florida

WASHINGTON -- Federal officials are investigating an incident in which a Southwest Airlines jet flew as low as 150 feet (45 meters) over...