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Waymo offers new incentives for commuters on public transit

CAROLINE PETROW-COHEN

Waymo introduced its transit rewards program in the Bay Area this week, which gives riders credit for future rides when they connect their Waymo trip to public buses and trains.

Mistress says she gave ‘American Idol’ contestant ultimatum before wife’s killing blew up affair

Caleb Flynn's mistress testified he talked about wanting Ashley Flynn dead and once said he was thinking about ways to kill her before the shooting.

President Trump to hold high-stakes summit with China's Xi and more top headlines

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President Trump to hold high-stakes summit with China's Xi and more top headlines

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Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 197,000, lowest since mid-July

Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security

Texas triple murderer uses last words before execution to send message to death row inmates

Ker'Sean Ramey received lethal injection at Huntsville prison, one week after accomplice LeJames Norman was executed for the same triple killing.

Venezuela's acting leader, at UN for first address, promises elections at the 'right moment'

Venezuela's acting president has delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power

A (permanent) seat at the table of power: African leaders press UN for Security Council reform

African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly are demanding reform of the Security Council to include permanent seats for African countries

American Bar Association Fights to Keep Power to Vet Law Schools

MICHAEL C. BENDER

Losing its accreditation ability would be a blow to the nation’s largest association of lawyers and another example of how the Trump administration is reshaping higher education.

Florida deputies taser sword-wielding burglary suspect, video shows

Bodycam video captured the tense moment deputies in Florida tasered sword-wielding suspect Josiah Smith after he allegedly refused commands.

Xi says 2 giant pandas from China will arrive in the coming days at Atlanta's zoo

Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days

Ole Miss victims identified as narcotics task force probes two student deaths

It remains unclear whether the deaths of Ole Miss students are connected, according to Lafayette County authorities.

Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom

A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students

ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on 'uninformed' detention projects, report finds

An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement

Here’s the latest.

ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS, DAVID E. SANGER AND ANTON TROIANOVSKI

President Xi Jinping’s first visit to the White House in a decade comes as President Trump continues his unexpected turn from a hard line on China.