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NEW YORK — News industry leaders are fighting back against the charge by President Donald Trump and his supporters that the administration’s summation of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report proved that journalists were “so wrong for so long” in their coverage of the Russia investigation. The latest to weigh in was Steve Coll, dean of

NEW YORK — Walmart will now allow its shoppers to order their groceries by voice through Google’s smart home assistant, its latest attempt to challenge Amazon’s growing dominance. Starting this month, shoppers can add items directly to their Walmart grocery cart, according to a company blog post on Tuesday. Walmart Inc. says it can quickly

KENTLAND, Ind. — The FBI has joined the investigation into the death of a woman whose body was found in rural northwestern Indiana. Newton County Sheriff’s Capt. Shannon Cothran said Tuesday that foul play is suspected in the death of 30-year-old Nicole Bowen of West Lafayette. Cothran says a property owner found Bowen’s body Saturday

CHICAGO — The Art Institute of Chicago has indefinitely postponed a major pottery exhibit weeks before it was due to open, citing concerns that the culture and voices of indigenous peoples aren’t adequately represented. Native American scholars against the opening say that much of the Mimbres pottery displayed came from one private Chicago collector who

The maker of LUNA Bar brand nutrition bars has pledged to pay $31,250 to each of the players who make the U.S. roster for the Women’s World Cup, an amount the company says makes up the difference between bonuses for the men’s and women’s national teams. California-based Clif Bar & Company announced the planned payments

ALGIERS, Algeria — The Latest on political upheaval in Algeria (all times local): 6:45 p.m. Algerian Defense Ministry has called for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit “immediately” after two decades in office. In a statement sent Tuesday, the Defense Ministry said “there is no more time to waste” on the constitutional process to have Bouteflika

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the Affordable Care Act (all times local): 2:55 p.m. President Donald Trump is back to promising a “great health care package” to replace the Affordable Care Act. This time, he’s emphasizing that it will come after the 2020 election. Trump unexpectedly pivoted to the health care

RAPID CITY, S.D. — A 6-year-old South Dakota girl fell to her death from a cliff near Rapid City where officials have pushed back against installing signs and railings, despite at least eight other fatal plunges in recent decades. Pierre kindergartner Sadie White Twin died Sunday at Falling Rock, a popular scenic area off Highway

LOS ANGELES — The killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle involved a personal dispute with the gunman and was not gang violence, Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday. Hussle and the suspect, Eric Holder, 29, knew each other, but Moore did not reveal how they were acquainted or any details about what the dispute

HOUSTON — The Latest on a fire at a Houston-area chemical plant (all times local): 12:50 p.m. Authorities have told residents within a 1-mile radius of a burning chemical plant near Houston to stay indoors. Tuesday’s fire at the KMCO chemical plant in Crosby comes about two weeks after a March 17 blaze at a

iBook charts for week ending March 31, 2019: (Rank, Book Title by Author Name, ISBN, Publisher : iBooks US Bestseller List – Paid Books 1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens – 9780735219113 – (Penguin Publishing Group) 2. Wild Card by Stuart Woods – 9780735219304 – (Penguin Publishing Group) 3. Supermarket by Bobby Hall

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nashville Predators forward Austin Watson is returning to the lineup for the first time since he was suspended by the NHL more than two months ago for alcohol abuse. Coach Peter Laviolette announced Watson will play in Nashville’s game Tuesday night in Buffalo. The decision comes two days after Watson was recalled

HOUSTON — A fire that sent thick, black plumes of smoke skyward at a Texas chemical plant Tuesday injured two workers and left a third person unaccounted for, authorities said, in the second major blaze at a Houston-area chemical facility in about two weeks. The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office said in a tweet that

BALTIMORE — The Latest on the Baltimore mayor’s deals to sell her self-published children’s books (all times local): 1 p.m. A nonprofit group says it is returning nearly $10,000 it received for its role in buying and distributing copies of children’s books self-published by embattled Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh. Associated Black Charities said in a

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals have signed cornerback Tramaine Brock to a one-year contract. Terms of the deal announced on Tuesday were not disclosed. The 30-year-old Brock has played nine NFL seasons with Denver, Minnesota and San Francisco. He played seven seasons with the 49ers after signing as an undrafted free agent out of

TORONTO — Toronto has traded outfielder Kevin Pillar to the San Francisco Giants, the second veteran the rebuilding Blue Jays have traded in the past week. Toronto receives infielder Alen Hanson, right-hander Derek Law and minor league pitcher Juan De Paula. Pillar is a career .260 hitter with 55 home runs and 231 RBI in

SAKHIR, Bahrain — More than 12 years after Formula One great Michael Schumacher drove his last race for Ferrari, his son showed he might be ready to carry on the family legacy. Mick Schumacher drove in his first F1 test for Ferrari on Tuesday and set the second fastest time. Shortly before the end of

CHICAGO — It will be several weeks before a judge decides whether the public will get a look at the sealed court file in the Jussie Smollett case . Cook County Judge Steven Watkins said during a Tuesday court hearing that he did not agree with attorneys representing media organizations including The Associated Press that

LONDON — British police said Tuesday that they are investigating two attempts to sabotage railway lines that are believed to be linked to Brexit. The British Transport Police force said two “malicious obstructions” hit sections of rail line in central and eastern England on March 21 and 27. In both cases, devices were attached to

INDIANAPOLIS — Police say a baseball bat attack involving family members and acquaintances injured four adults and two young children at an Indianapolis home. The attack happened Monday night on the city’s north side. Police say the injured children were under 1 year old and three adults who were taken to a hospital were in

NEW YORK — U.S. regulators say they’re exploring ways CBD could be used legally in foods and dietary supplements, and will hold a public hearing on the cannabis compound next month. CBD comes from marijuana or hemp plants but does not cause a high. People have been drawn to the extract because of its supposed

NEW YORK — James Patterson’s latest gift for literacy is a $1.25 million pledge to classroom libraries. On Tuesday, the best-selling author announced the fifth installment for his Patterson Partnership, formed in coordination with Scholastic Book Club. Patterson is giving $250 each to 4,000 teachers around the country to help purchase books. He is also

WASHINGTON — The head of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund said Tuesday the global economy is at a “delicate moment” with a hoped-for rebound in growth later this year being threatened by a variety of factors such as rising trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said the IMF

ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick — A conservation group in Maine and Canada says it’s concerned about a recent uptick in the harvest of wild Atlantic salmon off of Greenland. Atlantic salmon are extensively farmed, but the wild fishery has dwindled with the species population, and commercial harvest of the fish is largely shut down. However,

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate approved legislation Tuesday aimed at getting Indiana off a list of five states without a hate crimes law, and Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb promised to sign the bill as soon as it reaches his desk. The Republican-dominated chamber voted 34-14 Tuesday to approve the bill’s bias crimes language after several