MATTIS PRESSES FOR FULL INVESTIGATION

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he met with Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister during an international conference and urged a full and complete investigation into the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi.

Mattis told reporters traveling with him that Saudi Foreign Minister Adel alJubeir “had no reservations at all” about the need for the kingdom to be transparent about the death of The Washington Post columnist at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Mattis added that the evidence Turkey has collected “will ensure there is more than one review” of the incidents surrounding Khashoggi’s death.

When asked about the killing during a panel discussion at the conference, Jubeir complained about the media “hysteria” and the rush to pin blame on the Saudi royal family before the investigation is complete.

IBM to buy Red Hat in $34B deal.

RALEIGH,

» IBM announced SunN.C. day it will acquire North Carolinabased opensource software company Red Hat in a $34 billion stock deal that the technology and consulting giant’s chief executive says will advance the company to the next step in cloud computing.

IBM and Raleighbased Red Hat said in a joint statement that IBM would buy all Red Hat common shares at $190 apiece — 63 percent above Red Hat’s closing price Friday.

The two companies said the deal, approved by their respective boards, is subject to Red Hat shareholder and regulatory approval and should be completed in the latter half of 2019.

Ginni Rometty, IBM’s chairman, president and CEO, says the acquisition would make IBM the world’s No. 1 hybrid cloud provider.

U.S. government: Mercedes owners got recall notices too late.

DETROIT» The U.S. government is investigating MercedesBenz, alleging that the German automaker has been slow to mail safety recall notices and file required reports involving recalls of more than

1.4 million vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a review found that Mercedes’ U.S. unit exceeded time limits for mailing letters to owners. In documents posted on its website, the agency also said it has questions about the company’s process and cadence for making recall decisions and notifying the government about them.

German governing parties punished in state election.

BERLIN» Germany’s governing parties lost significant support in a state election Sunday that was marked by discontent with infighting in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s national government and prompted calls for her administration to get its act together quickly.

9th death reported at pediatric center amid viral outbreak.

» A ninth person has died at a pediatric rehabilitation center amid an outbreak of a respiratory virus, New Jersey health officials said.

An additional “medically fragile child” who had a confirmed case of adenovirus at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation died Saturday night, the state’s health department said.