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'Rebuilding Paradise' looks at emotional toll of deadly fire

SAN FRANCISCO - Almost two years since a wildfire swept through his mountain town and virtually wiped it out, Steve "Woody" Culleton got to put the final touches on his new home. Two redwood trees wer...

Jul 31, 2020

Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban TikTok, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has been a source of national security and censorship concerns. Tru...

Jul 31, 2020

California officials report first virus death of a child

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California health officials reported the state's first coronavirus death of a child on Friday as the statewide tally of fatalities surpassed 9,000, saying the victim was a teenage...

Jul 31, 2020

Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber's death sentence

A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential bi...

Jul 31, 2020

Virus rocks MLB: Cards-Brewers off; 2 St. Louis positives

NEW YORK - The coronavirus forced another change in Major League Baseball's schedule, bringing the league's total to eight teams affected in the first nine days of the season. Friday's game between St...

Jul 31, 2020

Alan Parker, director of "Midnight Express," dies at 76

LONDON - Filmmaker Alan Parker, one of Britain's most successful directors whose movies included "Bugsy Malone," "Midnight Express" and "Evita," has died at 76, his family said. Parker's diverse body ...

Jul 31, 2020

Carjacking suspect charged in shooting of 3 Chicago officers

CHICAGO - A convicted felon on parole has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of three Chicago police officers outside a station, authorities said Friday. Police said Lovelle Jordan, a ...

Jul 31, 2020

TV host Regis Philbin buried at Notre Dame, his alma mater

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Television host Regis Philbin, who died last week at 88, has been buried at the University of Notre Dame following a private funeral service at his alma mater, a school spokesman sa...

Jul 31, 2020

Wages and benefits grow at slowest pace in 3 years

WASHINGTON - Wages and benefits for U.S. workers rose at the slowest pace in three years in the April-June quarter, a sign that businesses are holding back on pay as well as cutting jobs in the corona...

Jul 31, 2020

US consumer spending up 5.6%, but virus could stall gains

WASHINGTON - American consumers increased their spending in June by a solid 5.6%, helping regain some of record plunge that occurred after the coronavirus struck hard in March and paralyzed the econom...

Jul 31, 2020