Government And Institutions

A Volkswagen AG engineer pleaded guilty on Friday to helping the German automaker evade U.S. emission standards, becoming the first person U.S. authorities have charged in their probe.

A Volkswagen AG engineer pleaded guilty on Friday to helping the German automaker evade U.S. emission standards, becoming the first person U.S. authorities have charged in their probe.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation by voice vote on Friday that would allow the families of Sept. 11 attack victims to sue Saudi Arabia's government for damages, despite the White House's threat to veto the measure.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation by voice vote on Friday that would allow the families of Sept. 11 attack victims to sue Saudi Arabia's government for damages, despite the White House's threat to veto the measure.

Regulators are fining Wells Fargo $185 million for illegally opening millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in order to meet aggressive sales goals.

Regulators are fining Wells Fargo $185 million for illegally opening millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in order to meet aggressive sales goals.

China's auto sales grew strongly again in August, driven by demand for smaller cars and the impending end of a sales tax cut.

China's auto sales grew strongly again in August, driven by demand for smaller cars and the impending end of a sales tax cut.

Senior British and Australian ministers are meeting to reaffirm the countries' close bonds — a day after another Australian official said the relationship with the U.K. belonged to "yesteryear." British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Defense Secretary Michael Fallon are holding talks Friday with counterparts Julie Bishop and Marise Payne.

Senior British and Australian ministers are meeting to reaffirm the countries' close bonds — a day after another Australian official said the relationship with the U.K. belonged to "yesteryear." British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Defense Secretary Michael Fallon are holding talks Friday with counterparts Julie Bishop and Marise Payne.

Gov. Jerry Brown extended the nation's most ambitious climate change law Thursday by another 10 years as California charts a new goal to reduce carbon pollution.

Gov. Jerry Brown extended the nation's most ambitious climate change law Thursday by another 10 years as California charts a new goal to reduce carbon pollution.

A federal appeals court has upheld an energy commission's finding that power companies manipulated prices during California's energy crisis more than a decade ago.

A federal appeals court has upheld an energy commission's finding that power companies manipulated prices during California's energy crisis more than a decade ago.

The Latest on the legal challenges and coordination of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 12 p.m.

The Latest on the legal challenges and coordination of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 12 p.m.

A California panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to build nearly 900 upscale homes and a hotel on a valuable stretch of Southern California coastline that has long been the site of oil drilling and now provides habitat for endangered and threatened wildlife.

A California panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to build nearly 900 upscale homes and a hotel on a valuable stretch of Southern California coastline that has long been the site of oil drilling and now provides habitat for endangered and threatened wildlife.

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The American Indians challenging an oil pipeline that would cross four states have some legal advantages in a courtroom, particularly their tribe's status as a sovereign nation with long ties to the land in question.