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Hong Kong protesters criticize police conduct, draw tear gas

Hong Kong police fired tear gas Sunday to disperse a rally called over concerns about police conduct in monthslong pro-democracy demonstrations, with protesters cursing the officers and calling them "...

Oct 27, 2019

California blaze forces evacuations as wind spurs blackouts

SAN FRANCISCO - A Northern California blaze forced evacuation orders and warnings for nearly all of Sonoma County stretching to the coast, with forecasts of strong winds prompting officials to begin c...

Oct 27, 2019

US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault

WASHINGTON - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the shadowy leader of the Islamic State group who presided over its global jihad and became arguably the world's most wanted man, is believed dead after being target...

Oct 27, 2019

Protests rattle the postwar order in Lebanon and Iraq

BAGHDAD - Tens of thousands of people, many of them young and unemployed men, thronged public squares and blocked main streets Friday in the capitals of Iraq and Lebanon in unprecedented, spontaneous ...

Oct 27, 2019

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

WASHINGTON - Jos Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, the unheralded Houston rookie quieting Washington's bats and the Nationals Park crowd, too. Houston and Washington are all...

Oct 26, 2019

Obayashi's 40-year career defined by warning of war's horror

TOKYO - At 81, Nobuhiko Obayashi has terminal lung cancer, but his confrontation with death began so long ago it has characterized his decades of filmmaking. Obayashi has stayed true to himself throug...

Oct 26, 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 26, 2019

Japan trade minister resigns over vote buying scandal

TOKYO - Japan's trade minister resigned Friday a month into his job in a scandal over condolence money, expensive melons and other gifts allegedly offered to election supporters. Prime Minister Shinzo...

Oct 26, 2019

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

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has shifted its review of the Russia probe to a criminal investigation, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday, a move that is likely to raise concerns tha...

Oct 26, 2019

Grounded Boeing plane churns up more turbulence at airlines

DALLAS - The grounding of the Boeing 737 Max has lasted far longer than airlines expected and has cost American and Southwest nearly $1 billion, with the price likely to go much higher. The CEOs of bo...

Oct 26, 2019