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No. 2 US diplomat Sherman to visit China as tensions soar

WASHINGTON (AP) - Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to China this weekend on a visit that comes as tensions between Washington and Beijing soar on multiple fronts, senior U.S. offici...

Jul 21, 2021

Fury cross the Mersey: Liverpool loses world heritage status

LONDON - Civic leaders in Liverpool expressed outrage Wednesday after the English port city was stripped of its World Heritage status by the United Nations' culture organization. UNESCO's World Herita...

Jul 21, 2021

Court fights mark run-up to California recall election

LOS ANGELES - Several court scuffles are underway as California moves toward finalizing the list of candidates for the September recall election that could oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from offic...

Jul 20, 2021

Couple charged in California fire sparked by gender reveal

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - A couple whose gender reveal ceremony sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter last year were charged with involuntary manslaughter, authorities a...

Jul 20, 2021

Federal judge blocks Arkansas law banning most abortions

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an Arkansas law banning nearly all abortions in the state while she hears a challenge to its constitutionality. U.S. District Judge Kristine...

Jul 20, 2021

California synagogue shooting suspect pleads guilty

SAN DIEGO (AP) - A 22-year-old former nursing student pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges in connection with a deadly shooting at a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Pass...

Jul 20, 2021

4 companies on verge of settling US opioid lawsuits

The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of government lawsuits over the toll of opioi...

Jul 20, 2021

Chance the Rapper to bring secret concert to the big screen

LOS ANGELES - When Chance the Rapper filmed a secret concert four years ago, he intended to make a movie for the big screen but ended up shelving the project after not knowing how to edit all the foot...

Jul 20, 2021

Radio host Larry Elder files lawsuit over California ballot

LOS ANGELES - Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder has filed a lawsuit challenging a decision by California election officials to block him from running in the state's Sept. 14 recall election, sa...

Jul 20, 2021

Stocks open higher on Wall Street a day after broad decline

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday as investors shake off a rout a day earlier brought on by concerns about the spread of a more contagious variant of COVID-19. The S&P 500 was up 0....

Jul 20, 2021