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Haitian president lays out terms for deal with opposition

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN | February 7, 2020

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — President Jovenel Moise said Friday that he is optimistic that negotiations with a coalition of his political opponents will succeed in forging a power-sharing deal to end months of deadlock that have left Haiti without...

Judge strikes blow to US immigration enforcement tactics

By ELLIOT SPAGAT | February 7, 2020

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge has prohibited U.S. immigration authorities from relying on databases deemed faulty to ask law enforcement agencies to hold people in custody, a setback for the Trump administration that threatens to hamper how it carries...

Administration ends antitrust probe of 4 automakers, Calif.

By MARCY GORDON and MICHAEL BALSAMO | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ended its antitrust probe into a deal between California and four of the world's biggest automakers, after failing to find that the companies' conduct violated the law.The Justice Department's investigation,...

Kansas anti-abortion measure fails; Medicaid plan targeted

By JOHN HANNA | February 7, 2020

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas failed to get a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the state constitution on the ballot Friday, and abortion opponents responded by moving aggressively to block a Medicaid expansion plan backed by...

Probe: Bryant helicopter was 100 feet from clear skies

By STEFANIE DAZIO | February 7, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A witness to the deadly crash of a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others said it sounded normal just before slamming into a hillside and wreckage examined by experts at the scene showed no sign of engine failure, federal...

Buttigieg says he’s raised $4M since strong showing in Iowa

By BRIAN SLODYSKO | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg said Friday that he has raised $4 million since the Iowa caucuses, an impressive haul for a candidate looking to capitalize on his strong showing to continue building a national political brand.The campaign of the former...

Trump criticizes West Virginia Democrat on impeachment votes

By KEVIN FREKING and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday criticized Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for voting guilty on two articles of impeachment, aiming to weaken the senator's political standing in a state Trump carried by a whopping 42...

Accusations follow EPA’s ouster of California regional boss

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency abruptly pushed out its top regional official for California and other points West, touching off an unusual public dispute between the two over the reason why.Mike Stoker, the EPA’s chief for California...

Bolton reviewing letter from White House about manuscript

February 7, 2020

Former national security adviser John Bolton's team on Friday accused the White House of trying to suppress his unpublished book after word surfaced that the National Security Council had sent him a letter expressing concerns that the manuscript contained...

Nevada union warns members of Sanders, Warren health plans

By MICHELLE L. PRICE | February 7, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's most influential union is sending a subtle message to its members discouraging support for Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren over their health care stances even though the union has not yet decided if it will endorse a candidate...

Bad weather moves into Eastern states; 5 dead in South

By REBECCA REYNOLDS YONKER | February 7, 2020

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Extreme wind gusts, blowing snow and widespread flooding made traveling treacherous on Friday as a storm system moved into the northeastern United States, leaving rising water and at least five deaths in its wake across the South.More...

‘Serious discussions’ about DNC changes, top Democrat says

By LISA MASCARO | February 7, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Democrat in Congress said Friday the party's future under Tom Perez is under scrutiny amid fallout from the Iowa caucuses and the winnowing of the presidential primary field to the exclusion of candidates of color.Rep. Jim Clyburn...