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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump visits Michigan today. He's expected to take aim at fuel-economy standards that were a key part of former President Barack Obama's strategy to combat global warming. Trump will also go to Nashville, where he'll lay a wreath at President Andrew Jackson's tomb to mark what would have been Jackson's 250th birthday.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is continuing to push his tough-on-crime agenda. Sessions will speak to police and federal officials today in Richmond, Virginia. He's expected to further underscore his efforts to make fighting street violence a top mission of the Justice Department.
TOKYO (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is making his first trip to Asia as America's top diplomat. Tillerson wants to forge cooperation with Japan, South Korea and China against the nuclear threat from North Korea. Tillerson arrives in Tokyo today at the start of his four-day, three-nation tour.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors say they plan to question ousted President Park Geun-hye (goon-hay) next week about the corruption scandal that removed her from office, now that she no longer has presidential immunity. Meanwhile, the government has announced that an election will be held on May 9 to pick her successor.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian official says police were able to confirm the identity of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, using a DNA sample from one of his children. Authorities say Kim was killed last month at Kuala Lumpur's airport when two women smeared his face with a nerve agent.
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