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DETROIT (AP) – Mazda is recalling its biggest SUV to fix suspension parts that can rust and come loose, causing a loss of steering control. The recall covers 206,000 CX-9 SUVs from the 2007 through 2014 model years, mainly in the U.S. and Canada. The company said in documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators […]

NAPLES, Fla.- The body of an elderly man was found at the Sun-N-Fun Lagoon on Livingston Road Tuesday afternoon. The man is estimated to be about 80-year-old, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators do not believe his death is suspicious.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Backed by the National Rifle Association, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican leader introduced legislation Wednesday that would reward states for sending more information about residents with serious mental problems to the federal background check system for firearms purchasers. The bill by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, would also bolster programs for treating mentally […]

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) – A Tampa Bay area deputy has been fired after authorities say he traveled to South Florida to meet a teenage boy. Matthew Aaron Bondi was formally charged in federal court Wednesday with luring or enticing a minor into sexual activity. The 22-year-old was arrested Tuesday evening after Davie police […]

ROME (AP) – A fishing boat crowded with migrants overturned Wednesday in the Mediterranean off Libya as rescuers approached, and the Italian coast guard and Irish navy said at least 367 people were saved, although 25 bodies also were found in the latest human smuggling tragedy. Coast guard Cmdr. Filippo Marini said the rescue operation, […]

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico City’s prosecutor says one person has been detained in the case of a photojournalist found slain along with 4 women. Rodolfo Rios Garza says the person was identified by a fingerprint found in the apartment and that it registered to someone with a criminal record. Photojournalist Ruben Espinosa was found […]

MOSCOW (AP) – Russia has again cut its budget for the 2018 World Cup, in part by abandoning plans to build a new TV tower. A Russian government order published Wednesday removes 151.4 million rubles ($2.38 million) from the budget in the third round of cost-saving this year. That leaves the budget at 631.3 billion […]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The federal government wants to see Lance Armstrong’s medical records from his treatments for cancer, specifically whether his doctors knew back in 1996 that he was using performance-enhancing drugs. Court records show that government lawyers subpoenaed the Indiana University School of Medicine on July 30 to provide records of Armstrong’s treatments […]

The Baltimore Ravens deny they tipped off the Indianapolis Colts about underinflated footballs before the AFC championship game. Court papers released Tuesday in New England quarterback Tom Brady’s lawsuit against the NFL over his four-game suspension show that the Ravens contacted the Colts about deflated footballs used in Baltimore’s playoff loss to the Patriots the […]

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Exactly one year ahead of the start of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympics, Mayor Eduardo Paes said on Wednesday that all the venues are running on schedule and will be delivered in time for next year’s games – a feat he compared to a “miracle.” Speaking in an under-construction arena to […]