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20 killed, 26 wounded when gunman attacks Texas shoppers

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A young gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during the busy back-to-school season Saturday, leaving 20 dead and more than t...

Aug 05, 2019

London's Heathrow Airport says Tuesday strike suspended

LONDON - Officials at London's Heathrow Airport say a planned labour strike has been suspended after the union representing security guards, firefighters and other workers agreed to take a pay offer b...

Aug 05, 2019

Mariah Carey records new song as theme for ABC's 'mixed-ish'

LOS ANGELES - Mariah Carey has recorded a new song that will debut as the theme of ABC's "black-ish" spinoff. ABC announced Monday that Carey has co-written and sings the theme music to "mixed-ish." C...

Aug 05, 2019

US stock indexes slide as China's currency hits 11-year low

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks nosedived in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as China's currency fell sharply and stoked fears that the trade war between the world's two largest economies would continue ...

Aug 05, 2019

Trump says he wants stronger gun checks, but reneged in past

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed on Monday he wants legislation providing "strong background checks" for gun users, but he provided no details and has reneged on previous promises to streng...

Aug 05, 2019

Italian police arrest 6 in nightclub stampede that killed 6

MILAN - Italian police on Saturday arrested six men on manslaughter charges for allegedly using pepper spray to carry out thefts at a concert for teens, triggering a stampede that killed six people at...

Aug 05, 2019

India government revokes disputed Kashmir's special status

NEW DELHI - India's government revoked disputed Kashmir's special status with a presidential order Monday as thousands of newly deployed troops arrived and internet and phone services were cut in the ...

Aug 05, 2019

Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal

CAIRO - The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Mohammed el-Hassan Lebatt told reporters tha...

Aug 05, 2019

Hong Kong protesters and police face off in familiar cycle

HONG KONG - On one end of a Hong Kong street, protesters dressed in black ducked behind umbrellas and makeshift barricades, occasionally throwing bricks or slinging rocks. On the other end, police dec...

Aug 05, 2019

Car crash in Cairo sets off fire outside hospital, kills 19

CAIRO - A multiple-car crash on a Cairo street in front of Egypt's main cancer hospital set off an explosion that triggered a fire outside the building, killing a total of 19 people, authorities said ...

Aug 05, 2019