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Ferocious winds fuel blazes throughout Northern California

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - With ferocious winds driving multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation and nearly 200,000 people ordered to leave their homes, California's governor declared a statewide emer...

Oct 29, 2019

Hong Kong weekend ends again with protest violence, tear gas

HONG KONG - An unauthorized anti-government rally in Hong Kong quickly turned chaotic on Sunday as police used tear gas to disperse protesters on a major tourist strip, leading to hours of ugly confro...

Oct 29, 2019

Saudi-owned TV: Public offering for Aramco in December

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The long-planned initial public offering of a sliver of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco will begin this December, a Saudi-owned satellite channel reported on T...

Oct 29, 2019

18 killed in attack against protesters in Iraq's Karbala

BAGHDAD - An Iraqi security official says 18 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in an attack against protesters in Iraq's Shiite holy city of Karbala. The official says the attack happened e...

Oct 29, 2019

Urquidy, Bregman lead Astros over Nats 8-1 to tie Series 2-2

WASHINGTON - Not bad for a TBA. Unheralded rookie Jos Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, quieting Washington's bats and the Nationals Park crowd, too. Alex Bregman busted out...

Oct 28, 2019

Strong quake shakes southern Philippines, no big damage seen

DAVAO, Philippines - A powerful earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Tuesday morning, knocking out power in some areas, sending people out of homes and buildings and forcing classes to be susp...

Oct 28, 2019

North Carolina judges throw out current congressional map

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina judges on Monday blocked the state's congressional map from being used in the 2020 elections, ruling that voters had a strong likelihood of winning a lawsuit that argued...

Oct 28, 2019

Google falls short on third-quarter profit

SAN FRANCISCO - Google parent company Alphabet reported mixed third-quarter results Monday, beating analyst expectations for revenue but falling short on profits. The stock fell almost 3% immediately ...

Oct 28, 2019

Los Angeles wildfire threatens the homes of the stars

LOS ANGELES - A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles early Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of others to flee in the middle of the ...

Oct 28, 2019

Man accused in newspaper shooting is changing his plea

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - An attorney for the man accused of killing five Maryland newspaper employees last year told a court Monday that he will plead guilty but not criminally responsible by reason of insani...

Oct 28, 2019