DETROIT
Audi recalls vehicles
Volkswagen’s luxury Audi brand is recalling more than 576,000 vehicles in the U.S. for two separate defects. Audi says 2013-2017 model year A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 SUVs with 2.0-liter turbocharged engines may have an electric coolant pump that can get blocked with debris. If that happens, the pump can overheat and cause a fire. The recall affects 342,867 vehicles. Audi also is recalling 2011-2017 Q5 SUVs because the sunroof drainage system can allow water to soak into the foam surrounding the side air bag inflators. If that happens, the inflator could rupture and spew metal fragments into the vehicle. The recall affects 234,054 vehicles. In both cases, Audi will notify owners and repair the vehicles for free. The recalls are expected to begin next month.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Governor to get treatment
California Gov. Jerry Brown, 78, will undergo further radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Brown’s office made the announcement Saturday in a brief statement. Brown’s oncologist, Dr. Eric Small of the University of California, San Francisco, says in the statement the disease is not extensive and can be treated with “a short course of radiotherapy.” Small says the prognosis for Brown is “excellent” and that he doesn’t expect any significant side effects. This is the third time the governor has been treated for cancer since taking office in 2011.
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn.
10 injured in armory shooting
Authorities say 10 people in western Tennessee were injured in a shooting at a party at a National Guard Armory. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Susan Niland says the shooting in Brownsville occurred before midnight Friday when a fight broke out at the armory. Authorities believe the facility had been rented out for a party. Niland says the victims, including two juveniles and eight adults, were transported to Jackson General Hospital. The shooting is still being investigated.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.
Koch network reports plans
The conservative Koch network plans to spend between $300 million and $400 million to influence politics and public policy over the next two years, intensifying its nationwide efforts in the initial years of Donald Trump’s presidency. Network officials disclosed their rough spending plans Saturday as donors gathered at a luxury hotel in the California desert.
Compiled from wire reports