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Autoworkers from closed plants fight new GM contract

DETROIT — If they can close our plant, they can close yours, too.

Oct 22, 2019 6:14 PM Read more >

Boeing replaces executive who oversaw 737 Max, other planes

Boeing is replacing the head of its commercial-airplanes division as it struggles with a crisis created by two deadly crashes of its newest airliner. Boeing said Tuesday that Kevin McAllister is out as chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Oct 22, 2019 6:13 PM Read more >

US endorses tobacco pouches as less risky than cigarettes

WASHINGTON — For the first time, U.S. health regulators have judged a type of smokeless tobacco to be less harmful than cigarettes, a decision that could open the door to other less risky options for smokers.

Oct 22, 2019 6:12 PM Read more >

Boris Johnson inches toward securing Brexit but delay likely

LONDON — For a brief moment Tuesday, Brexit was within a British prime minister's grasp.

Oct 22, 2019 6:11 PM Read more >

Facebook says Libra won't launch without US approval

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to reassure Congress on Wednesday that his company won't try to evade financial regulators as it prepares its planned digital currency Libra.

Oct 22, 2019 6:09 PM Read more >

Actor Alec Baldwin campaigns for Virginia Democrats

MIDLOTHIAN, Va.

Oct 22, 2019 5:12 PM Read more >

Anonymous Trump official writing 'unprecedented' inside take

NEW YORK — The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. The Hachette imprint Twelve announced Tuesday that "A Warning" will come out Nov. 19.

Oct 22, 2019 4:29 PM Read more >

Nicki Minaj indicates she's now a married woman

NEW YORK — Ms. Minaj wants you to know she's now officially Mrs. Petty. Nicki Minaj — who has dated Kenneth Petty for about a year — seems to confirm her marriage with a video on Instagram on Monday that shows off Mr. and Mrs.

Oct 22, 2019 3:32 PM Read more >

Henry Thomas, star of 'E.T.', arrested for DUI in Oregon

TUALATIN, Ore. — Authorities say Henry Thomas, the actor who starred as a child in "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial," has been arrested for driving under the influence in Oregon.

Oct 22, 2019 3:30 PM Read more >

Judge allows Chicago suit against Jussie Smollett to proceed

CHICAGO — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss Chicago's lawsuit against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. U.S.

Oct 22, 2019 1:04 PM Read more >