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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...

Oct 31, 2019

Fire on moving train kills 65 passengers in central Pakistan

MULTAN, Pakistan - A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted on Thursday on a train travelling in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, killing at least 65 passengers, officials said. Flames ...

Oct 30, 2019

Strong quake jolts southern Philippines, 6 dead, scores hurt

DAVAO, Philippines - A powerful earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Tuesday, triggering landslides and loosening boulders that killed six people and injured more than 100 others in a region a...

Oct 30, 2019

Japan justice minister resigns in election fraud scandal

TOKYO - Japan's justice minister resigned Thursday over election fraud allegations involving his wife, also a lawmaker, and about his own reported gift-giving allegations, becoming the second Cabinet ...

Oct 30, 2019

Fire burns down structures at historic Japanese castle

TOKYO - A fire has spread among structures at Shuri Castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the UNESCO World Heritage site. Firefighters were still battling the blaze a few hou...

Oct 30, 2019

Ex-All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton charged with child injury

KELLER, Texas - Former All-Star slugger Josh Hamilton has been charged with injury to a child after his 14-year-old daughter told his ex-wife that he had struck her. Hamilton, 38, surrendered Wednesda...

Oct 30, 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 more than 2% in after-...

Oct 30, 2019

North Carolina judges block 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 30, 2019

Apple overcomes iPhone slump with strong fiscal 4Q showing

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 analyst est...

Oct 30, 2019

Wildfire forces residents, celebrities to flee

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

Oct 30, 2019