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Lam says Chinese military could step in if uprising gets bad

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warns the Chinese military could step in if an uprising for democratic reforms in the city gets bad, but she reiterates the government still hopes to resolve the crisis on ...

Oct 07, 2019

GE freezes pensions for 20K workers in bid to trim debt pile

NEW YORK - General Electric is freezing the pension plans of about 20,000 of its workers and offering pension buyouts to 100,000 former employees as it attempts to reduce its mountain of debt. The ind...

Oct 07, 2019

US signs limited deal with Japan on ag, digital trade

WASHINGTON - The United States and Japan signed a limited trade agreement Monday, a deal that would win back benefits American farmers lost when President Donald Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pac...

Oct 07, 2019

Authorities: 3 children, 2 adults found shot, dead in home

ABINGTON, Mass. - Two adults and three children were found dead with gunshot wounds in a Massachusetts home Monday, authorities said. The five family members were found in an Abington condominium comp...

Oct 07, 2019

Trump's Syria withdrawal announcement draws GOP condemnation

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's sudden decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria drew quick, strong criticism Monday from some of his closest allies in Congress. It was condemned, to...

Oct 07, 2019

First lady calls for end of e-cigarette marketing to youth

ARLINGTON, Va. - Melania Trump is calling on companies to stop marketing e-cigarettes to children, saying they're addictive and dangerous. The first lady - who has a 13-year-old son, Barron - says tee...

Oct 07, 2019

At least 13 dead in migrant boat capsizing off Lampedusa

MILAN - At least 13 people died when an overloaded migrant boat capsized near the island of Lampedusa as they were about to be rescued, the Italian coast guard said Monday. Twenty-two people were resc...

Oct 07, 2019

Suspect held in fatal bludgeoning of sleeping homeless men

NEW YORK - A homeless man wielding a long metal bar rampaged through New York City's Chinatown early Saturday attacking other homeless people who were sleeping, killing four and leaving a fifth with s...

Oct 07, 2019

Judge tosses out Trump challenge to tax return turnover

NEW YORK - A federal judge rejected President Donald Trump's challenge to the release of his tax returns for a New York state criminal probe, saying on Monday that he could not grant such a "categoric...

Oct 07, 2019

Thousands show up for free Kanye West "service" in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY - Thousands of people showed up to an outdoor shopping centre in Utah to see rapper Kanye West perform what he calls a worship service. Saturday's concert was held right before the Chur...

Oct 07, 2019