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Chaos as Hong Kong lawmakers thwart leader's annual address

HONG KONG - In chaotic scenes, furious pro-democracy lawmakers twice forced Hong Kong's leader to stop delivering a speech laying out her policy objectives and then clamoured for her to resign after s...

Oct 15, 2019

Vietnam bans Hollywood's 'Abominable' Over S. China Sea map

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam has pulled the Hollywood animation movie "Abominable" from theatres for featuring a scene with a map containing the controversial South China Sea nine-dash line, state media r...

Oct 15, 2019

Schilling won't run for Arizona congressional seat

PHOENIX - Former major league pitcher Curt Schilling says he's decided not to run for Congress. Schilling told a Phoenix sports radio station Tuesday that he decided not to run because of "things that...

Oct 15, 2019

Cole pitches Astros past Yankees 4-1 for 2-1 lead in ALCS

NEW YORK - Far from his best, Gerrit Cole was still unbeatable. Heck, he didn't even give up a run. A gritty Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Ho...

Oct 15, 2019

Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam

DUBLIN, Calif. - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman reported Tuesday to a U.S. prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal, a representative said. A bri...

Oct 15, 2019

Evaristo says Booker win a landmark for black British women

LONDON - Winning the Booker Prize is one big step for Bernardine Evaristo - and, she hopes, a giant leap for British women writers of colour. This week the London-based writer shared the prestigious p...

Oct 15, 2019

Exploded device discovered at Montana school, no injuries

HELENA, Mont. - Authorities found the remnants of a small homemade bomb that blew up in an elementary school playground in Helena on Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported, and it was not immediat...

Oct 15, 2019

Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads not guilty to sex misconduct claims

NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded not guilty to an indictment alleging two instances of sexual misconduct. Gooding appeared Tuesday before a judge in New York City and was released on his own re...

Oct 15, 2019

'Chrisley Knows Best' stars sue Georgia tax official

ATLANTA - Reality television personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley on Tuesday accused a Georgia tax official of abusing his office to pursue "bogus tax evasion claims" against them. The "Chrisley Know...

Oct 15, 2019

AP Midseason All-America Team: Burrow, Taylor lead 1st team

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, who is on a record-breaking pace during the first half of the season, and Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor highlight The Associated Press midseason All-America team r...

Oct 15, 2019