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NEW YORK (AP) — United Continental named two new directors to its board putting behind it, at least for now, a contentious fight with two big shareholders.

WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Lasers aimed at airplane cockpits likely won't damage pilots' eyes, but could lead to disaster by distracting them, eye experts warn.

WEDNESDAY, April 20, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Depressed teens who refuse antidepressants may benefit from counseling, a new study suggests.

Assault — Cowlitz County sheriff's deputies Monday arrested Pacheco Oscar Manual Nava, 45, of Woodland on suspicion of fourth-degree assault and felony harassment.

LONDON (AP) — Global stock markets meandered round fairly narrow ranges Wednesday following a stellar start to the week that its roots in a rebounding oil prices.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's deputy chancellor is urging eurozone governments to invest more to spur the economy and take some of the burden off the European Central Bank.

MADRID (AP) — An official with Spain's tax authority says Germany has provided a list of Spaniards with Swiss bank accounts and that officials are investigating to determine whether those on the list complied with income tax laws.

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government's latest plan to perk up its slowing economy is based on the humble rice cooker and luxury toilet seats.

ROCHDALE, England (AP) — When the announcement came over the public address system that someone had left their car lights on, Rochdale midfielder Callum Camps immediately began looking for some help.

(HealthDay News) -- You certainly don't relish the thought of a tornado approaching your home, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't prepare.

(HealthDay News) -- Shortly after you become pregnant, you can plan for a host of significant physical and emotional changes.

BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it's trimming its growth forecast for 2017 due to fragilities in the global economy.

TOKYO (AP) — Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the Japanese automaker tarnished by a massive recall-cover-up 15 years ago, owned up to another scandal Wednesday, saying employees had intentionally falsified fuel mileage test data for several vehicle models.

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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is expanding its battle with Google, alleging that the technology giant is rigging the global market for mobile apps by making sure its Android operating system gives preferential treatment to its own products.

LONDON (AP) — The Latest news on global financial markets (all times local):

TOKYO (AP) — Shares fell in early European trading Wednesday after crude oil prices dipped and mainland Chinese markets were slammed by sell-offs late in the day. Investors were looking ahead to comments from a meeting of the European Central…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday quashed a $50 billion award Russia had been ordered to pay the former majority shareholders of Yukos, a major victory for Moscow in the high-stakes dispute over the dismantling of…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe's big dose of economic stimulus medicine is working — and if somehow it isn't, there's more available.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Students and teaching assistants have arrived back in Juneau from a remote mountaineering class that was cut short when one of their professors was mauled by a brown bear.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruling on transgender bathroom access in public schools threatens a key provision of a North Carolina law limiting protections for the LGBT community.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised to pass a wide-ranging energy bill that would promote a variety of energy sources and speed federal approval of projects to export liquefied natural gas to Europe and Asia.

You know we love our sports. And this year’s National Basketball Association playoffs are no exception. In case you were outside enjoying the exceptionally great weather this weekend and missed the games, we give you some of the highlights, which…

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — This peaceful university town is 7,000 miles from the violence of the Middle East, but a proposal to become sister cities with a Palestinian community has stirred such rancor that the City Council is trying to…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake City Council has decided to name a street after pioneering gay leader Harvey Milk, the latest display of its position as a blue island in a sea of deep-red, where the prevailing…