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PARIS (AP) — IMF chief Christine Lagarde says a Paris court has named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken businessman arranged while she was France's finance minister.The status of "assisting witn ...more

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Attorneys for the federal government and unsecured creditors have filed objections to electric car maker CODA Holdings' bankruptcy plans.Court papers filed Friday argue that CODA's bankruptcy financing and sale plans unfairly ...more

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government faces economic problems and political turmoil.President Nicolas Madu ...more

A line of children's beds with defective mattress support rails and motorized shades with overheating batteries are among this week's recalled consumer products.Here's a more detailed look:CHILDREN'S BEDSDETAILS: Side rails for Lea ...more

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Sixteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said.At about 10 a. ...more

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Sixteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport, officials said.At about 10 a. ...more

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil was knocked below $94 a barrel Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 36 cents to $93.91 a barrel in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Excha ...more

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A spring storm bearing snow and ice has delayed the reopening of the Beartooth Highway connecting Yellowstone National Park and Red Lodge, Mont.The highway was to open Friday morning, but park officials say it might not be r ...more

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Thorns' season couldn't be going any better. They're sitting atop the National Women's Soccer League's opening-season standings and drawing more than 11,000 fans to home games. And they've got Alex Morgan.But j ...more

MOSCOW (AP) — World stocks edged lower on Friday, a day after markets around the world dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus.Japan's Nikkei, which had led the ...more