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Soto, Nationals top Cole, Astros 5-4 in World Series opener

HOUSTON - Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals quickly derailed the Cole Express. A 20-year-old prodigy with a passion for the big moment, Soto homered onto the train tracks high above the left fiel...

Oct 24, 2019

Astros fire exec Taubman after rant at female reporters

WASHINGTON - The Houston Astros fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman on Thursday for directing inappropriate comments at female reporters during a clubhouse celebration, announcing the deci...

Oct 24, 2019

CNN's Zucker calls Facebook's political ad policy ludicrous

NEW YORK - CNN chief Jeff Zucker says Facebook's policy not to monitor political ads for truth-telling is ludicrous and advised the social media giant to sit out the 2020 election until it can figure ...

Oct 24, 2019

South Dakota, ACLU settle lawsuit over 'riot-boosting' laws

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - South Dakota's governor said Thursday that the state has agreed not to enforce aspects of laws that critics say were meant to suppress expected protests against the Keystone XL pip...

Oct 24, 2019

Ad-tech problems, weak revenue eclipse Twitter user growth

SAN FRANCISCO - Bugs in Twitter's advertising technology dragged on revenue, overshadowing a surprisingly strong quarter of user growth. The issue caught Wall Street off guard Thursday and shares plun...

Oct 24, 2019

AP source: DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has shifted its review of the Russia investigation to a formal criminal inquiry. That's according to a person familiar with the investigation who spoke to The Assoc...

Oct 24, 2019

Japan's Trade Minister Sugawara resigns 1 month into job

TOKYO - Japan's trade minister has resigned just a month after being appointed to the job. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday he had accepted the resignation offer by Isshu Sugawara and apologized ...

Oct 24, 2019

Victim speaks out for first time about 'Slender Man' attack

MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin girl who was lured into the woods by two friends and stabbed 19 times in an effort to please a fictional horror character called Slender Man said she's come to terms with aspec...

Oct 24, 2019

Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for fall

ATLANTA - Former President Jimmy Carter is out of the hospital where he was treated after fracturing his pelvis in a recent fall at his home, a spokeswoman said Thursday. Carter Center spokeswoman Dea...

Oct 24, 2019

Autoworkers from closed plants fight new GM contract

DETROIT - If they can close our plant, they can close yours, too. That's the message from workers at three shuttered General Motors factories that didn't get new products under the tentative contract ...

Oct 24, 2019