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Iraq faces political crisis after week of deadly protests

BAGHDAD - Iraq faced the prospect of a deepening political crisis Saturday, after four days of unrest left at least 64 people dead, and authorities lifted a round-the-clock curfew in the capital meant...

Oct 05, 2019

Shot teen charged as Hong Kong considers ban on masks

HONG KONG - The teenager who was the first victim of police gunfire in Hong Kong's monthslong pro-democracy protests was charged Thursday with rioting and attacking police, as calls grew for the gover...

Oct 04, 2019

Iraqi protesters defy curfew as violence leaves 33 dead

BAGHDAD - Anti-government demonstrators defied an around-the-clock curfew in Baghdad and other cities Thursday as Iraqi security forces used live ammunition and tear gas during a third day of unrest t...

Oct 04, 2019

Indictment: ‘Party and play’ sex and drug use turned deadly

LOS ANGELES - Wealthy California political donor Ed Buck was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for two overdose deaths in his West Hollywood apartment and charged with providing methamphetami...

Oct 04, 2019

US tariffs on EU goods would include cheese, wine, aircraft

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European imports _ from gouda cheese to single-malt whiskey to large aircraft _ beginning Oct. 18 to retaliate ag...

Oct 04, 2019

Spanish farmers fear 'unfair' blow of US tariffs

CXD3RDOBA, Spain - Olives are harvested the old-fashioned way on Juan Luque's farm in southern Spain, as men thrash the gnarly tree limbs with poles, raining the small green fruit into the motorized c...

Oct 04, 2019

Court papers say UK's Johnson would seek delay if no deal

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would seek an extension to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline if no withdrawal deal with the European Union is reached by mid-October, according to a document re...

Oct 04, 2019

Konecny powers Flyers past Blackhawks 4-3 in Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Travis Konecny had two goals and coach Alain Vigneault won his debut with Philadelphia, directing the Flyers to a season-opening 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Fri...

Oct 04, 2019

3 charged with providing drugs that killed rapper Mac Miller

LOS ANGELES - Three men arrested during the investigation into rapper Mac Miller's deadly overdose last year have now been charged with providing the drugs that killed him, U.S. prosecutors said Wedne...

Oct 04, 2019

US judge: Injection sites don’t violate federal drug laws

PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that supervised injection sites designed to prevent overdoses do not violate federal drug laws, giving advocates in Philadelphia and perhaps elsewhere a ...

Oct 04, 2019