• Grassley grants Kavanaugh accuser extension on how to proceed on possible testimony
• Fugitive New Mexico priest pleads not guilty to abuse charges
• U.S. backs protecting Yellowstone’s northern gateway from mining
• FCC chairman ramps up defense of net neutrality repeal
• Keystone XL pipeline route would not harm environment: State Department
• Sexual assault probe of California physician, girlfriend expands
• Three infants, two adults stabbed at New York City daycare center
• Texan running 3-D printed guns company ordered to leave Taiwan

World

• Major powers, except U.S., try to keep Iran nuclear deal alive
• Trump administration destabilizes global peace: Iran's Zarif
• U.S. preparing 'actions' in coming days against Venezuela: Pompeo to Fox News
• May challenges EU as Brexit talks hit 'impasse', sterling tumbles
• At U.N. podium, Trump to tout protecting U.S. sovereignty
• Palestinians say one killed, dozens wounded as Israeli troops fire on Gaza protest
• China opens embassy in Dominican Republic after break with Taiwan
• Mexican journalist murdered while leaving his home

• As new iPhones go on sale, studies reveal chips from Intel and Toshiba
• General Electric says blade problem affects more gas turbines
• Lehman Brothers workers share memories 10 years after the fall
• White House optimistic on China trade; no date for more talks
• Dow hits new closing high ahead of index reshuffle
• United Airlines pilots resist contract changes over regional routes
• Caterpillar leans on old playbook to cope with Trump tariffs
• U.S. agency accuses Walmart of pregnancy discrimination in lawsuit

• Elton John signs with Universal 'for the rest of his career'
• Tom Hardy says on-screen 'Venom' stays true to Marvel comics
• 'Bernhardt/Hamlet' offers modern Broadway twist on French diva
• Muslim rapper cancels Paris Bataclan concert after far-right protests
• Judge bars parade of Cosby accusers at sentencing hearing
• Versace plays with prints and leather for its spring/summer designs
• Kenya lifts ban on lesbian film, making it eligible for Oscars
• Rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight pleads to manslaughter days before murder trial

• NBA Commissioner calls on teams to hire more women
• Woods, Rose tied for halfway lead at Tour Championship
• Olympics - USOC boosts payments to Paralympians
• NBA notebook: Wolves owner wants Butler trade; Thibodeau doesn't
• Golf: Americans desperate to end 25 years of Ryder Cup travel sickness
• Red Wings' Green battling virus that attacks liver
• Vikings S Sendejo fined $53,482 for hit
• Showalter out as Orioles' manager: Report