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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made four visits to hurricane zones recently. But he isn't rushing to survey the damage from California's wildfires. The White House says the president has no immediate plans to visit California to inspect the aftermath of the wildfires, which have swept through parts of Northern California, including the region's famed wine country. The wildfires have killed at least 42 people and destroyed thousands of homes. It's the deadliest, most destructive wildfires in California history. Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's Republican governor says President Donald Trump and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency told her they're committed to a federal program mandating that biofuels such as corn-based ethanol be blended into gasoline and diesel. The issue emerged after the EPA proposed a plan that could lower production targets for biofuels in the so-called Renewable Fuel Standard. Gov. Kim Reynolds says she had phone calls Wednesday with Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Republican budget plan in the Senate (all times local): 4:25 p.m. Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats from striking proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid from the GOP's budget plan. The proposed cuts are contained in a non-binding budget blueprint whose passage later this week is a critical step for a Republican drive later this year to cut taxes for businesses and individuals. The cuts — almost $500 billion over 10 years from Medicare and more than $1 trillion... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — President Trump sent more perplexing signals Wednesday about whether he backs a bipartisan Senate deal for steadying health insurance markets, saying he backs lawmakers’ efforts to strike that compromise but “can never support” federal bailouts for insurers. A chief sponsor of the agreement, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said Trump called him Wednesday morning and encouraged him to continue his effort, but left himself wiggle room. Alexander and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.... Читать дальше...

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut town official accused of shoplifting has applied for a program that would remove the arrest from his record. The Greenwich Time reports Greenwich Selectman Drew Marzullo applied Tuesday for the state's accelerated rehabilitation program. The program is a special form of probation that will allow Marzullo to avoid jail and have his record wiped clean if he successfully completes the program. Marzullo was charged with larceny after police say he stole $486 in... Читать дальше...

TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) — A 49-year-old woman has been arraigned on charges of first-degree murder and using a firearm during a felony in the fatal shooting of a co-worker in a Detroit-area department store. The Wayne County prosecutor's office says Sandra Waller appeared Wednesday in Taylor's 23rd District Court. The prosecutor's office says 49-year-old Lorraine Faison, of Allen Park, was shot once in the chest following a brief argument Monday morning at the Burlington store in Taylor. Waller was arrested at the store, southwest of Detroit. Читать дальше...

FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa prison officials are facing renewed criticism from a union representing correctional officers following an attack by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison that left a staffer hospitalized. Prison officials said in a news release that the inmate used a weapon in the Wednesday attack to strike the staffer several times. A statement later released by the union said the staffer was stabbed five times by an inmate wielding two 10-inch shanks.

ROME (AP) — Malta, a tiny archipelago nation in the southern Mediterranean, is so attractive to those looking to shelter funds or operate under the radar of authorities that it's got a nickname to prove it: "treasure island." Malta's reputation as a tax haven, its cozy links with nearby lawless Libya and its legal passports-for-sale program were just some of the topics that investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia had dug into before she was blown up by a car bomb while driving.

NEW YORK (AP) _ American Express Co. (AXP) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $1.36 billion. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of $1.50. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.47 per share. The credit card issuer and global payments company posted revenue of $8.44 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Republican efforts to overhaul the tax code (all times EDT): 4:30 p.m. President Donald Trump tells senators that "maybe someday you'll see my taxes." The president made the evidently facetious comment in a White House meeting about tax legislation Wednesday with Republicans and Democrats on the Finance Committee. It was a reference to Trump's refusal to release his tax returns, as past presidents and presidential candidates have done. The comment was confirmed by a Senate aide briefed on the exchange... Читать дальше...

MACOMB, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit couple facing human trafficking and prostitution charges for hiring out a 29-year-old woman with disabilities for sex will receive mental evaluations. WWJ-AM reports a judge issued the order Tuesday after attorneys for 38-year-old Michael Welch and 30-year-old Misty George of Macomb Township raised concerns. Authorities say the couple was prostituting the woman with physical and mental disabilities and advertising her online while forcing her... Читать дальше...

BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) — Usually the parking lot at Brookings' harbor is filled with boat trailers, rusty pickup trucks and tourists. But this day in late August is not a usual day. There's a wildfire burning five miles from town — and the vehicles coming through are much, much larger. Jesse Dubuque, a resource advisor for the Chetco Bar Fire, directs the driver of a fire truck to a large shallow pool, about 6-inches deep with metal tracks leading in and out. "Vehicles that have been up on the fire or going up to the fire... Читать дальше...

CHICAGO (AP) _ United Continental Holdings Inc. (UAL) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $637 million. On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had net income of $2.12. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $2.22 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.18 per share. The airline posted revenue of $9.88 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Читать дальше...

There’s a new poster for “Justice League,” and it’s the biggest tilt yet to a tone associated with reshoots director Joss Whedon, and away from Zack Snyder’s more monochromatic aesthetic. The poster features Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg bracing themselves for a showdown with the sinister New God Steppenwolf and his Parademon hordes. Also Read: 'Game of Thrones' Star Ciaran Hinds Cast as 'Justice League' Villain Steppenwolf (Exclusive) After the gloominess of “Batman v... Читать дальше...

Johnny Depp has filed yet another lawsuit claiming that the people he entrusted with his business affairs ripped him off big-time. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” star, who in January sued his former managers The Mandel Company, has now sued his former lawyer and his firm, alleging that they cost the actor “tens of millions of dollars” through the “unauthorized taking of Mr. Depp’s film residual and other economic rights for themselves” as well as via “conflicts of interest, self-dealing, legal malpractice” and other means. Читать дальше...

PHOENIX (AP) — A bail bondsman says he tried to talk an Arizona teacher out of putting up cash for a convicted felon multiple times before she did and later went missing. Tom Watson says he spoke to Cathryn Gorospe over the phone for several weeks before she finally decided to post bond for 27-year-old Charlie Malzahn on Oct. 6. The 44-year-old Phoenix-area teacher went missing shortly after. Police in Flagstaff say they found a body believed to be Gorospe on private property in Mayer and will use DNA testing for confirmation. Читать дальше...

MARAWI, Philippines — Philippine troops killed four Islamic State group-linked militants in a clash and occasional blasts thundered across Marawi on Wednesday after the president declared the southern city liberated from “terrorist influence.” President Rodrigo Duterte visited the battle-scarred Islamic city on Tuesday and announced its liberation, sparking hopes that hundreds of thousands of residents could finally return home after being displaced for nearly five months by a bloody siege. Читать дальше...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Police chief: Maryland office park gunman targeted man in Delaware, shooting him twice; victim expected to survive.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing his wife in the apartment building where they lived has been charged with murder. But authorities say a motive for the attack remains under investigation. Jersey City police found 38-year-old Milagros Rodriguez De Morel in a hallway when they responded to the Duncan Avenue building around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. She was pronounced dead there a short time later. Her 59-year-old husband, Jose Morel, faces murder and weapons charges. He's due to make his initial court appearance Thursday... Читать дальше...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Investigators suspect drug overdoses killed two Navy submarine sailors whose bodies were found in the same coastal Georgia house four days apart, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said Wednesday. Navy criminal investigators and civilian police are awaiting results of toxicology tests following the strange back-to-back deaths at an off-base home near Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, said Cmdr. Sarah Self-Kyler, a spokeswoman for the Navy's Submarine Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia. "It... Читать дальше...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali intelligence officials shared a detailed account of the country’s deadliest attack, while thousands marched Wednesday in Mogadishu in a show of defiance against the extremist group blamed for Saturday’s truck bombing that left more than 300 dead. Nearly 400 others were wounded. Two people have been arrested in the attack that was meant to target Mogadishu’s heavily fortified international airport, where several countries have their embassies... Читать дальше...

SHIRLEY, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island woman has been arrested after police say she robbed a bank while leaving her baby in the getaway vehicle. Police say 20-year-old Madison Munoz entered the Bridgehampton National Bank in Shirley just before 10 a.m. Wednesday and presented a note demanding cash. The teller complied and Munoz fled in her vehicle. Police say officers pulled her over a short time later with the woman's 10-year-old baby still inside the vehicle. The Shirley woman was arrested on robbery... Читать дальше...

FRACKVILLE, Pa. (AP) — State police say a man accused of having shot his daughter's boyfriend in the groin after an argument at a motel over the weekend has been taken into custody. Forty-year-old David Jenkins Jr. was arraigned Wednesday in Frackville on charges including attempted homicide, aggravated assault and burglary. A preliminary hearing is scheduled Nov. 6. Authorities say the shooting happened Sunday afternoon at the Motel 6 in West Mahanoy Township, where Jenkins' daughter and her boyfriend were staying. Читать дальше...

Variety is trying to keep its distance from former editor-in-chief Peter Bart after a new Huffington Post report that he killed negative stories about the disgraced indie mogul Harvey Weinstein for two decades. In the Tuesday piece, “The Most Powerful Journalist In Hollywood Protected Harvey Weinstein For Years,” HuffPost reporters Jason Cherkis and Maxwell Strachan said that Bart reveled in his access to Weinstein and enforced a widely known — but unspoken — newsroom rule against negative coverage of the film executive and his companies... Читать дальше...