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Fact Check: Trump Puffs Up Islamic State Raid and More
Seeing U.S. forces track down and kill the Islamic State’s leader wasn’t enough for President Donald Trump. He puffed up and told a story about the raid that is unfamiliar to the military leaders who mounted it. In recent days, Trump also related details from Syria that the Pentagon and diplomats contradicted. When the stock market went up, he took...
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Fact Check: Trump Puffs Up Islamic State Raid and More
Seeing U.S. forces track down and kill the Islamic State’s leader wasn’t enough for President Donald Trump. He puffed up and told a story about the raid that is unfamiliar to the military leaders who mounted it. In recent days, Trump also related details from Syria that the Pentagon and diplomats contradicted. When the stock market went up, he took...
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Automakers Side With Trump in Legal Fight With California
General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and many others in the auto industry are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards. The three companies, plus a trade association called the Association of Global Automakers, said Monday they plan to intervene in a lawsuit...
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AP Fact Check: Trump's Twisted Reality on Guns, Environment
President Donald Trump is twisting reality on gun control and the environment. Pressed over the weekend for his position on gun legislation, the president declined to answer whether he would support expanded background checks in the wake of deadly mass shootings and blamed Democrats in Congress for “doing nothing” on the issue. That’s not true.
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Fact Check: Trump's Swerves on Economy, Guns and Migrants
President Donald Trump can’t seem to get his facts straight when it comes to Barack Obama. From the economy to veterans and immigration, Trump routinely claims achievements of the former president as fully his own or distorts the truth to undermine the Democrat’s legacy. On problems uniquely his own, Trump deflects. This past week was no different.
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NJ Gas Station Bursts Into Flames After Crash
A driver crashed into a gas station in Bergen County on Sunday morning, sparking a fire that consumed the building and several cars.
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Listen Up: A Closer Look at Top Stories for Monday, Sept. 17
Get a closer look at the top stories for Monday, Sept. 17.
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Car Slams Into Gas Station, Bursts Into Flames
A driver crashed into Delta gas station in Ramsey, New Jersey, then burst into flames. Wale Aliyu reports.
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Trump's Pollution Rules Rollback to Hit Coal Country Hard
It’s coal people like miner Steve Knotts, 62, who make West Virginia Trump Country. So it was no surprise that President Donald Trump picked the state to announce his plan to roll back Obama-era pollution controls on coal-fired power plants. Trump left one thing out of his remarks, though: northern West Virginia coal country will be ground zero for increased...
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US Plan for Coal Power Deregulation Could Cause More Deaths
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to prop up the declining coal industry with an overhaul of Obama-era pollution rules, acknowledging that the increased emissions from aging coal-fired plants could kill hundreds more people annually and cost the country billions of dollars.
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US Says Conserving Oil Is No Longer an Economic Imperative
Conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative for the U.S., the Trump administration declares in a major new policy statement that threatens to undermine decades of government campaigns for gas-thrifty cars and other conservation programs. The position was outlined in a memo released last month in support of the administration’s proposal to relax fuel mileage standards. The government released...
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New York Janitor Sentenced to Prison for Killing Wife as Children Tried to Protect Her
A New York man who killed his wife as their children tried to protect her will spend decades behind bars.
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Man Sentenced on Long Island for Murdering Wife
Robert Crumb Sr. was convicted of killing his wife months after she filed for divorce. Today he was sentenced. Greg Cergol reports.
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Man Dies After Fleeing Gas Station Crash
An Oregon man is dead after a bizarre crash. Oregon City police said the 37-year-old driver hit a gas pump around 3:45 Monday morning, igniting a fire. The driver then ran onto a nearby highway, where he was hit by a minivan and died.
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BMW Explodes in Flames as Alleged Drunk Drives Into Gas Pump on Long Island
A 24-year-old unlicensed and drunk BMW driver smashed into a Long Island gas pump and two parked cars before his and another vehicle burst into flames early Wednesday, authorities allege.
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BMW Driver Faced DWI Charges After Fiery Crash
A BMW driver on Long Island is facing drunken driving charges after crashing into a gas station and setting of an explosion. Greg Cergol reports.
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Hurricane Harvey Likely to Boost Gas Prices for US Drivers
Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit a refinery-rich stretch of the Gulf Coast and U.S. drivers could soon see the impact at the gas pump. Some refineries are expected to shut down until the storm passes, possibly disrupting gasoline supplies. Wholesale gasoline futures rose Thursday 5 cents, or 3 percent, to $1.66 per gallon, and experts say that will quickly...
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California Lawmakers Extend Landmark Climate Change Law
California lawmakers voted Monday to extend a climate change initiative that Gov. Jerry Brown holds up as a model for states and nations looking to lower carbon emissions.
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Woman Accused of Deadly Long Island Gas Station Crash Due in Court
The woman accused of causing a deadly accident at a Long Island gas station is due in court Friday.
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Wild Police Chase From Westchester County to the Bronx Ends in Crash, Barrage of Gunfire: Cops, Witnesses
A police pursuit that started in Mount Vernon ended with a crash and what witnesses described as a wild shooting in the Bronx Tuesday morning, and authorities say at least one person was taken to the hospital.