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Iraqi protesters defy curfew as violence leaves 33 dead

BAGHDAD - Anti-government demonstrators defied an around-the-clock curfew in Baghdad and other cities Thursday as Iraqi security forces used live ammunition and tear gas during a third day of unrest t...

Oct 04, 2019

Indictment: ‘Party and play’ sex and drug use turned deadly

LOS ANGELES - Wealthy California political donor Ed Buck was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for two overdose deaths in his West Hollywood apartment and charged with providing methamphetami...

Oct 04, 2019

US tariffs on EU goods would include cheese, wine, aircraft

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European imports _ from gouda cheese to single-malt whiskey to large aircraft _ beginning Oct. 18 to retaliate ag...

Oct 04, 2019

Spanish farmers fear 'unfair' blow of US tariffs

CXD3RDOBA, Spain - Olives are harvested the old-fashioned way on Juan Luque's farm in southern Spain, as men thrash the gnarly tree limbs with poles, raining the small green fruit into the motorized c...

Oct 04, 2019

Court papers say UK's Johnson would seek delay if no deal

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would seek an extension to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline if no withdrawal deal with the European Union is reached by mid-October, according to a document re...

Oct 04, 2019

Konecny powers Flyers past Blackhawks 4-3 in Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Travis Konecny had two goals and coach Alain Vigneault won his debut with Philadelphia, directing the Flyers to a season-opening 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Fri...

Oct 04, 2019

3 charged with providing drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller

LOS ANGELES - Three men arrested during the investigation into rapper Mac Miller's deadly overdose last year have now been charged with providing the drugs that killed him, U.S. prosecutors said Wedne...

Oct 04, 2019

US judge: Injection sites don’t violate federal drug laws

PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that supervised injection sites designed to prevent overdoses do not violate federal drug laws, giving advocates in Philadelphia and perhaps elsewhere a ...

Oct 04, 2019

Judge denies bail for R. Kelly in NYC sex-abuse case

NEW YORK - Beleaguered R&B singer R. Kelly was denied bail Wednesday in his New York City sex-abuse case after a judge agreed with prosecutors that freeing him from jail would create a risk of him...

Oct 04, 2019

Deliberations at gang trial where Tekashi 6ix9ine testified

NEW YORK - Deliberations are underway in the New York trial of two alleged members of the gang that up-and-coming rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine (teh-KAH'-shee sihks-NEYN') joined to give himself street credi...

Oct 04, 2019