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Southwest offers apology, $5K, to passengers on damaged jet
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 2:01pm
Southwest is sending a letter of apology, a $5,000 check and a $1,000 travel voucher to passengers who were on a flight that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia following an engine explosion.

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Big banks saved $3.6B in taxes last quarter under new law
Ken Sweet, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:55pm
The nation's six big Wall Street banks posted record, or near record, profits in the first quarter, and they can thank one person in particular: President Donald Trump.

Pruitt reassigned lawmen as drivers, bodyguards in Oklahoma
Ellen Knickmeyer and Sean Murphy, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:39pm
As Oklahoma's attorney general, Scott Pruitt assigned investigations agents from his office to be his driver and bodyguard, at times taking them on his frequent trips out of state to speak to conservative political organizations, state records show.
Reality television show crew cleared in airport bomb scare
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:05pm
Prosecutors have dismissed all charges against a television crew accused of creating a false public alarm when one of its devices prompted a bomb alert at one of the New York area's three major airports.

Mexican relatives win injunction against Frida Kahlo Barbie
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 1:04pm
Distant relatives of the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo said Friday they have won a temporary injunction that stops sales of a Frida Barbie doll.

Wells Fargo fined $1B for mortgage, auto lending abuses
Ken Sweet, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 12:53pm
Wells Fargo will pay $1 billion to federal regulators to settle charges tied to misconduct at its mortgage and auto lending business, the latest punishment levied against the banking giant for widespread customer abuses.

Motorist trapped by floodwaters calls rescue 'a miracle'
Matt Volz, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 12:51pm
A Montana woman who was saved from a vehicle that was nearly submerged by floodwaters is calling her rescuer's heroics a miracle.

The Latest: Global leaders fear rising trade tensions
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 12:23pm
The latest from the spring meetings of the Group of 20 major economies, the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending institution, the World Bank. (All times local)
Idaho unemployment rate drops to 2.9 percent
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 11:39am
Idaho's unemployment rate in March dropped a tenth of a percentage point from the previous month to 2.9 percent.
Board votes to double tuition at Puerto Rico university
Danica Coto, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 11:07am
A majority of federal control board members voted Friday to more than double tuition at Puerto Rico's largest public university despite heavy criticism the increase will make higher education unaffordable.
Utah's March job growth quickest in the nation
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 10:51am
Utah's rate of job growth is top in the nation for March.

Walmart tests new employee dress code at some stores
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 10:47am
Retail giant Walmart is testing a new dress code that gives employees more freedom.

Saudi women spend big on makeup, even if it's just a glimpse
Aya Batrawy and Malak Harb, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 10:39am
Green lipstick, blue lipstick and 40 shades of foundation to choose from are just some of the reasons 18-year-old Shahad al-Qahtani is excited about superstar Rihanna's makeup line debut in Saudi Arabia.

New Jersey governor signs drill ban to thwart Trump plan
Wayne Parry, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 10:37am
On the anniversary of the largest marine oil spill in the petroleum industry, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill Friday prohibiting oil and natural gas drilling in state waters, as well as preventing infrastructure like pipelines that could support drilling in more distant federal waters.

Furniture designers explore what it is to be sustainable
Colleen Barry, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 10:05am
Designers are confronting what it means to be sustainable at the Milan Furniture Show.

Audit clears Facebook despite Cambridge Analytica leaks
Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 9:57am
An audit of Facebook's privacy practices for the Federal Trade Commission found no problems even though the company knew at the time that a data-mining firm improperly obtained private data from millions of users — raising questions about the usefulness of such audits.

Fairfax bids $300 million for Toys R Us's Canada business
Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 9:53am
Canada's Fairfax Financial Holding has placed a bid of $300 million to buy Toys R Us's Canadian operations in bankruptcy.

Feud erupts between utility, 4 states including Utah, over Colorado River
Dan Elliott, Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 9:33am
Tension over the drought-stressed Colorado River escalated into a public feud when four U.S. states accused Arizona's largest water provider of manipulating supply and demand, potentially threatening millions of people in the United States and Mexico who rely on the river.
Idaho sees job results after attracting firearms industry
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 20th - 9:27am
Idaho officials say employment in the firearms industry has grown after targeting the sector a decade ago.
