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With an eye on past problems, Facebook expands local feature

NEW YORK (AP) Facebook is cautiously expanding a feature that shows people local news and information, including missing-person…

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The Latest: Boeing cites airline error in Indonesian crash

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) The Latest on an investigation into a Lion Air crash on Oct. 29 in Indonesia…

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Trump backs use of ‘very safe’ tear gas on crowd of migrants

SAN DIEGO (AP) President Donald Trump is strongly defending the U.S. use of tear gas at the Mexico…

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The Latest: China’s Xi calls for consensus on trade

MADRID (AP) The Latest on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Spain ahead of the G-20 summit (all…

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‘SpongeBob’ creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

LOS ANGELES (AP) Stephen Hillenburg, who used his dual loves of drawing and marine biology to spawn the…

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US charges 8 in online advertising fraud scheme

NEW YORK (AP) The U.S. Justice Department charged eight people Tuesday in connection with the takedown of two…

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Boone County Commission holds first public hearing on county budget

There was no public comment Tuesday night at the first public hearing on the proposed $86.8 million Boone…

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Ex-Rep. Ed Pastor, Arizona’s 1st Hispanic congressman, dies

PHOENIX (AP) Former U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, who championed liberal causes as Arizona’s first Hispanic member of Congress,…

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Norway’s Carlsen beats Caruana to defend chess world title

LONDON (AP) Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen defended his chess world championship title by beating American challenger Fabiano Caruana…

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Man who had heart attack after Hawaii missile alert sues

HONOLULU (AP) A man who suffered a heart attack shortly after Hawaii mistakenly issued an alert about a…

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