Travel ban lawsuit...Trump choice declines post...Utah public lands dispute

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers representing the Trump administration in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries are shifting gears. Instead of arguing against a stay on the ban, they've asked an appeals court for a pause so that a replacement can be issued. That could happen next week. Washington state and Minnesota argued the restriction was unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will have to keep searching for a replacement for ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn. Trump offered the post to Vice Admiral Robert Harward, a former Navy SEAL. Haward says the administration had been "very accommodating." He declined to say whether he had requested to bring in his own staff. Harward says that after 40 years in the military he's in a position to enjoy "some personal time."

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has ordered state Attorney General Scott Pruitt, President Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, to turn over documents sought by an advocacy group. The Wisconsin-based Center for Media and Democracy has been demanding for more than two years to get Pruitt's communications with coal, oil and natural gas corporations. The Senate is scheduled to vote tomorrow afternoon on whether to confirm Pruitt's nomination.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lucrative outdoor trade show that's been staged in Salt Lake City for two decades is pulling up stakes and leaving Utah. Officials with the Outdoor Retailer show are protesting state leaders' stance on public lands. Gov. Gary Herbert supports a call for President Donald Trump to rescind the new Bears Ears National Monument, which preserves a large tract for hiking, biking and skiing. The show generates an estimated $45 million.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Cosby, although the 79-year-old comic still faces criminal charges in Pennsylvania. The court ruled that the accuser didn't adequately show Cosby defamed her when his representatives called a 2014 New York Daily News story on her rape allegations defamatory and demanded a retraction.

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