North Dakota regulators poised to approve pipeline expansion

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators were expected to take action Wednesday on a proposal to expand the capacity of the Dakota Access pipeline.

Thai police arrest fugitive in Dutch expat's 2003 murder

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand have arrested a man who has been a fugitive since being convicted in absentia of the 2003 murder of a Dutch expatriate.

Kosovo woman faces terror charges for joining IS group

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovar prosecutors on Wednesday filed terrorism charges against an ethnic Albanian woman who allegedly joined a terror group in Syria.

Teen killed in clashes between Palestinian forces, gunmen

JERUSALEM (AP) — A teenager was shot and killed in overnight clashes between Palestinian forces and local gunmen in the West Bank, local media reported Wednesday.

2 arrested after exchange of gunfire in Colorado Walmart

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — A man and a woman exchanged gunfire Tuesday inside a suburban Denver Walmart, panicking shoppers and triggering a swarming police response, police said.

Fire at Minnesota recycling plant affecting air quality

BECKER, Minn. (AP) — Officials are monitoring the air quality in Becker where a fire at a metal recycling plantcontinues to burn.

Germany's Merkel won't interfere in choice of party leader

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she won't try to interfere with her center-right party's choice of a new leader, a person the party will likely try to turn into her successor as Germany…

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Turkish court delays verdict in rights activists' trial

ISTANBUL (AP) — A court in Istanbul on Wednesday delayed handing down its rulings in the case of 11 prominent human rights activists on trial for terror-related charges and adjourned proceedings until April.

China’s top diplomat assures Southeast Asia on epidemic

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — China’s top diplomat assured his Southeast Asian counterparts on Wednesday that the situation in a central Chinese province where the outbreak of a new virus began has “been brought under eff…

Albania president calls on people to topple the government

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s president on Wednesday called on the people of his nation to topple the left-wing government, which he accused of violating the country’s constitution and of links to organized crim…

Stocks open higher on Wall Street led by tech and banks

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street as traders moved money into technology companies and banks. Garmin rose 6% after reporting earnings that beat estimates. Bed Bath & Beyond rose 4.5% a…

Hundreds still without power as Mississippi flood recedes

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of homes and businesses remained without power Wednesday as floodwaters receded around Mississippi's capital, and it was unclear when the lights will come back on.

Christian sues US Postal Service over Sunday work shifts

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A former Pennsylvania mail carrier says the U.S. Postal Service violated his rights by requiring him to work Sundays.