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Crews battle last stubborn Southern California wildfire

LOS ANGELES - Crews fought a pitched battle against the last remaining large wildfire in Southern California as the stubborn flames threatened nearly 2,000 homes and other buildings. The fire that eru...

Nov 02, 2019

Tear gas clouds downtown Hong Kong as protesters defy ban

Hong Kong riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas and used a water cannon Saturday to break up a rally by thousands of masked protesters demanding meaningful autonomy after Beijing indicated it ...

Nov 02, 2019

N. Korea fires 2 missiles in the sea amid stalled talks

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Thursday fired two projectiles into its eastern sea, an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up pressure on Washington over a stalemate in n...

Nov 02, 2019

Nationals top Astros in Game 7 to win 1st World Series title

HOUSTON - Stephen Strasburg paraded the MVP trophy for delirious fans packed behind the dugout. Max Scherzer tearfully hugged his teammates. Gerardo Parra did the Baby Shark chop, Sean Doolittle flapp...

Nov 02, 2019

Survivors say burning train took 20 minutes to stop, 74 dead

MULTAN, Pakistan - A raging fire swept through a train in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province on Thursday, killing 74 people, and survivors said afterward it took nearly 20 minutes for the train to sto...

Nov 01, 2019

Japan justice minister resigns in election payments scandal

TOKYO - Japan's justice minister resigned Thursday over election payment allegations involving his wife, also a lawmaker, and about his own reported gift-giving, becoming the second Cabinet minister t...

Nov 01, 2019

Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle

TOKYO - A fire broke out early Thursday and spread quickly through historic Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters battled t...

Nov 01, 2019

Apple shakes off iPhone slump to deliver strong fiscal 4Q

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is still running a well-oiled moneymaking machine despite cooling demand for its hottest product, the iPhone. Sales and revenue in the July-September quarter exceeded Wall Street...

Nov 01, 2019

DHS official Wolf named acting head of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has named Chad Wolf to be the next acting head of Homeland Security, the fifth person in the job for this administration. Trump made the announcement Friday outside...

Nov 01, 2019

Beto O'Rourke announces he's dropping 2020 presidential bid

WASHINGTON - Beto O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman, announced Friday that he was ending his Democratic presidential campaign, which failed to recapture the enthusiasm, interest and fundraising p...

Nov 01, 2019