Germany’s VW: New C02 problems with 800,000 vehicles

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Volkswagen, already reeling from the fallout of cheating on U.S. emissions tests for nitrogen oxide, said Tuesday that an internal investigation… Continue reading

Japanese company fined $70 million over exploding air bags

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators fined Japan’s Takata Corp. $70 million Tuesday for concealing evidence for years that its air bags are prone… Continue reading

Locator map of Sinai Peninsula, Egypt where a Russian plane crashes killing all 224 aboard

US detects heat around Russian jet before crash

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — U.S. satellite imagery detected heat around a Russian passenger jet just before it went down in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, two U.S.… Continue reading

Locator map of Sinai Peninsula, Egypt where a Russian plane crashes killing all 224 aboard
In this picture taken on Oct. 1, Raghad Khanfoura, 4, poses for a picture a few hours before she was killed in a Russian airstrike on her grandparents house in the central Syrian village of Habeet, Syria.

Russian strikes take toll among Syrian civilians

KADIRLI, Turkey — The 4-year-old Syrian girl was ending her first trip to her grandparents’ house. Posing for the last family photos before returning to… Continue reading

In this picture taken on Oct. 1, Raghad Khanfoura, 4, poses for a picture a few hours before she was killed in a Russian airstrike on her grandparents house in the central Syrian village of Habeet, Syria.
In this Jan. 6 photo, a customer glances at a McDonalds' banner menu showing a burger accompanied by arepas or corn cakes, instead of fries, in Caracas, Venezuela.

McDonald’s fries return to Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — Fast food lovers in shortage-plagued Venezuela are enjoying greasy French fries at McDonald’s franchises once again after the side dish went missing… Continue reading

In this Jan. 6 photo, a customer glances at a McDonalds' banner menu showing a burger accompanied by arepas or corn cakes, instead of fries, in Caracas, Venezuela.
Italian journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi browses through his book titled " Avarice" in a Rome's bookstore on Tuesday.

Vatican scandal heats up with revelations of greed, intrigue

Two new books are deepening a Vatican scandal with tales of mismanagement and greed, such as sainthood causes that can cost up to a half-million… Continue reading

Italian journalist Emiliano Fittipaldi browses through his book titled " Avarice" in a Rome's bookstore on Tuesday.

Amazon opens its first bookstore as extension of website

SEATTLE (AP) — Online retail giant Amazon opened its first brick-and-mortar bookstore on Tuesday, two decades after it began selling books over the Internet and… Continue reading

The Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. TransCanada, the company behind the project, said Monday it had asked the State Department to suspend its review of the Canada-to-Texas pipeline, citing uncertainties about the route it would take through Nebraska. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Keystone backers eye Obama’s successor to make the call

WASHINGTON — The company pleading for permission to build the Keystone XL pipeline looked beyond President Barack Obama on Tuesday in apparent hopes a future… Continue reading

The Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. TransCanada, the company behind the project, said Monday it had asked the State Department to suspend its review of the Canada-to-Texas pipeline, citing uncertainties about the route it would take through Nebraska. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

E. coli outbreak tests Chipotle’s vow to track ingredients

SEATTLE (AP) — Chipotle’s industry-leading commitment to tracking its ingredients from farm to table is being put to the test by an E. coli outbreak… Continue reading

Hello policy fights, bye budget goodwill

WASHINGTON — Despite a broad budget deal, fights over Planned Parenthood, the environment and other policy issues still threaten a spending bill to keep the… Continue reading

Writer, editor face trial for sexual content

CAIRO — Egypt’s prosecution referred to trial a writer and the editor-in-chief of Egypt’s top literary magazine on Saturday for publishing sexually explicit material and… Continue reading

Mongolia, between big neighbors, seeks permanent neutrality

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Sandwiched between China and Russia, landlocked Mongolia has long tread a middle path, maintaining a balance between Moscow and Beijing while… Continue reading

Afghanistan to accept those deported from Germany

KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan will take back all its citizens to be deported from Germany as the European country struggles to accommodate hundreds of thousands… Continue reading

Ethnic Madhesi protesters throw stones and bricks at Nepalese policemen in Birgunj, a town on the border between India and Nepal on Monday.

Police in south Nepal fire at protesters; Indian man killed

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Police shot Monday at ethnic protesters who attacked a police station with a gasoline bomb and stones on Nepal’s southern border, killing… Continue reading

Ethnic Madhesi protesters throw stones and bricks at Nepalese policemen in Birgunj, a town on the border between India and Nepal on Monday.

At Egypt resort, ‘Russian season’ year round

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — “Davai! Spasibo!” cry the restaurant touts along the main strip in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh resort, a mecca of Oriental kitsch where… Continue reading

A pedestrian walks past a closed Chipotle restaurant Monday, Nov. 2 in Seattle. An E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants closed 43 of its Pacific Northwest locations after the chain’s third foodborne illness this year sickened about two dozen people.

E. coli in Northwest marks Chipotle’s 3rd outbreak this year

SEATTLE (AP) — Chipotle closed 43 of its Pacific Northwest locations after the chain’s third foodborne illness this year sickened about two dozen people —… Continue reading

A pedestrian walks past a closed Chipotle restaurant Monday, Nov. 2 in Seattle. An E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants closed 43 of its Pacific Northwest locations after the chain’s third foodborne illness this year sickened about two dozen people.

AP: Officer sex cases plagued by lax supervision, policies

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As darkness falls, the most tattered section of this town’s main drag feels more desperate with each passing hour. Under the… Continue reading

Ex-wrestler Snuka pleads not guilty in ’83 death of mistress

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Former professional wrestling star Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka on Monday pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the death of his… Continue reading

Trans-Canada asks US to suspend pipeline application review

TORONTO — TransCanada, the company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S Gulf Coast, has asked the U.S. State Department to… Continue reading

Study: Death rates rising in middle-aged whites

NEW YORK — The U.S. death rate has been falling for decades, but researchers have detected one group in which the rates have been steadily… Continue reading