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  California DMV: 589 voter records not sent before election

  December 15, 2018 7:45 IST

  California's secretary of state is calling for new leadership at the embattled Department of Motor Vehicles after revelations of an error that may have prevented people from voting

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  Florida woman convicted of role in husband's 2000 killing

  December 15, 2018 7:30 IST

  A Florida woman has been convicted of helping mastermind the killing of her husband nearly two decades ago

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  Priest criticized teenager who killed himself at funeral

  December 15, 2018 7:30 IST

  The Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit says it regrets that a priest officiating at a teen's funeral questioned whether he would get to heaven after killing himself.

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  Trump plan for census citizenship question poised for trial

  December 15, 2018 7:30 IST

  California's lawsuit against a Trump administration plan to add a citizenship question to the U.S. census appears headed for trial

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  The debt threat: Business debt, and worries about it, are up

  December 15, 2018 7:30 IST

  Concerns are building from Washington to Wall Street about the trillions of dollars in debt that U.S. businesses have racked up, particularly by companies with relatively weak finances

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  BC-Sunday Spotlight,ADVISORY

  December 15, 2018 7:15 IST

  EDITORS:The following story will move Saturday as this week's Sunday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:ELECTION 2018-NORTH CAROLINA-CONGRESS — BLADENBORO, N.C. — Warnings about the potential for voter fraud in a rural North Carolina county went unheeded for years before last month's disputed congressional race. The contest has yet to be official decided, amid suspicions that ballots were tampered with or discarded. Republican Mark Harris leads

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  California court blocks pardon of man who killed at age 14

  December 15, 2018 7:15 IST

  In a rare step, the California Supreme Court has blocked Gov. Jerry Brown's attempt to issue a pardon to a 37-year-old man Cambodian refugee facing deportation for killing and robbing a woman when he was 14 years old

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  Senators ask FBI to investigate Blackmun for lying to panel

  December 15, 2018 7:00 IST

  Two lawmakers are asking the Justice Department and FBI to look into whether former U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun lied to a Senate panel in testimony about the handling of sex-abuse allegations against Larry Nassar

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  California is first state to mandate zero-emission bus fleet

  December 15, 2018 6:45 IST

  California is moving to eliminate fossil fuels from its fleet of 14,000 transit buses, enacting a first-in-the-nation mandate that will vastly increase the number of electric buses on the road

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  1947 best-picture Oscar sells for nearly $500,000 at auction

  December 15, 2018 6:30 IST

  One Academy Award trophy sold for nearly $500,000 and the second for well over $200,000 in a rare auction of Oscars in Los Angeles

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  China suspends tariff hikes on US cars, auto parts

  December 15, 2018 6:15 IST

  China suspends tariff hikes on U.S. cars, trucks and auto parts following trade cease-fire with Washington

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  The Latest: PG&E says it's acted to meet pipeline standards

  December 15, 2018 6:15 IST

  A spokesman for a California utility accused of falsifying records on natural gas pipelines says the company failed to live up to its commitment of thorough and accurate record-keeping

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  Salt Lake City gets go-ahead to bid for Winter Olympics

  December 15, 2018 6:15 IST

  SLC repeat? Salt Lake City gets go-ahead to bid for Winter Olympics

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  Scandal-plagued CBS grants $20M to 18 women's rights groups

  December 15, 2018 6:15 IST

  CBS grants $20 million to 18 women's rights groups as it tries to recover from Moonves scandal

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  Mexican president seeks to revamp health care for poor

  December 15, 2018 5:45 IST

  Mexican president announces $5.7 billion plan to revamp health care for poor

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  Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

  December 15, 2018 5:45 IST

  Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

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  Alaska groups sue EPA to enforce clean air laws in Fairbanks

  December 15, 2018 5:45 IST

  Three Alaska groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency to demand it enforce the cleanup of polluted air around the state's second-largest city

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  Boy's mother called 911 before Indiana school shooting

  December 15, 2018 5:30 IST

  Police say a 14-year-old Indiana boy's mother was the 911 caller who warned authorities before the teenager shot his way into a middle school and exchanged gunfire with officers

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  Salt Lake City chosen to bid for Winter Olympics, likely for 2030

  December 15, 2018 5:15 IST

  Salt Lake City chosen to bid for Winter Olympics, likely for 2030

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  3 police, 1 marine killed in violent Mexico clashes

  December 15, 2018 4:45 IST

  Mexico's federal police say three agents have been killed in an attack in the western state of Michoacan

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  Trump club is in tax break zone, but is unlikely to benefit

  December 15, 2018 4:45 IST

  President Donald Trump's company owns a golf club in an Opportunity Zone offering massive tax breaks, but experts say it is unlikely it could take advantage of them

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  Shutdown looms as Trump weighs next move on border wall

  December 15, 2018 4:45 IST

  Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown over President Donald Trump's border, but you wouldn't know it by the schedule

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  Valencia forward Guedes out 2 months after abdomen surgery

  December 15, 2018 4:30 IST

  Valencia says that that Portugal forward Goncalo Guedes will be sidelined for around two months after needing surgery to his abdomen

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  California alleges utility falsified pipeline safety records

  December 15, 2018 4:30 IST

  Regulators are accusing one of California's largest utilities of falsifying safety documents on natural gas pipelines

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  In a plot twist, Spirit tops US airlines in on-time arrivals

  December 15, 2018 4:30 IST

  Spirit Airlines, once the tardiest airline in America, tops the latest rankings for on-time flights

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  Leganes extends unbeaten run after 0-0 draw at Celta in Liga

  December 15, 2018 4:15 IST

  Modest Spanish side Leganes held on to earn a 0-0 draw at Celta Vigo on Friday, increasing its unbeaten streak in all competitions to eight straight games

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  Ohio lawmakers send Kasich pair of new abortion restrictions

  December 15, 2018 4:15 IST

  The Republican-led Legislature sent Gov. John Kasich a pair of new abortion restrictions on Friday, including legislation banning terminations at the first detectable fetal heartbeat that he's vowed to veto

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  Cardinals 1st-round draft pick suspended for drug of abuse

  December 15, 2018 4:15 IST

  St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft pick Griffin Roberts has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a drug of abuse