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Trump says US locked and loaded in response to drone attack

WASHINGTON - Tensions are flaring in the Persian Gulf after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is "locked and loaded" to respond to a weekend drone assault on Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure th...

Sep 18, 2019

Imelda could bring heavy rainfall, flooding to Houston area

HOUSTON - Imelda is threatening to dump up to 18 inches (46 centimetres) of rain in parts of Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana as the tropical depression moves inland over the next few days. ...

Sep 18, 2019

Bermuda gets ready for pass by Category 3 Hurricane Humberto

MIAMI - People on Bermuda rushed to make final preparations for an expected close brush Wednesday with Hurricane Humberto, a powerful Category 3 storm that caused authorities on the British Atlantic i...

Sep 18, 2019

EU chief: The risk of a no-deal Brexit "remains very real"

STRASBOURG, France - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker says the risk of Britain leaving the European Union without a divorce deal remains "very real." Speaking at the European Parliament i...

Sep 18, 2019

Saudi Arabia joins US-led maritime coalition after attack

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it joined a U.S.-led coalition to secure the Mideast's waterways amid threats from Iran after an attack targeting its crucial oil industry. Th...

Sep 17, 2019

Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy as part of settlement

Purdue Pharma, the company that made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin, filed for bankruptcy in White Plains, New York, days after reaching a tentative settlement with many of the...

Sep 17, 2019

Rocker Ric Ocasek, frontman of The Cars, dead at 75

NEW YORK - Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like "Just What I Needed," was discovered dead Sunday aftern...

Sep 17, 2019

Only on AP: Vape maker overhauls packaging to counter fakes

LOS ANGELES - A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster of bustling shops are openly selling packaging and hardware that can be used to produce counterfeit ...

Sep 17, 2019

Facebook to name first oversight panel members by year-end

BOSTON - Facebook said Tuesday that it expects to name the first members of a new quasi-independent oversight board by year-end. The oversight panel is intended to rule on thorny content issues, such ...

Sep 17, 2019

Police: No sign that Duluth synagogue fire was hate crime

DULUTH, Minn. - A fire that destroyed a historic synagogue in northeastern Minnesota doesn't appear to have been a hate crime, authorities said Sunday in discussing the arrest of a suspect. Matthew Ja...

Sep 17, 2019