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Hurricane death toll climbs to 20 in devastated Bahamas

FREEPORT, Bahamas - The ground crunched under Greg Alem's feet on Wednesday as he walked over the ruins of his home, laid waste by Hurricane Dorian. He touched a splintered beam of wood and pointed to...

Sep 05, 2019

1 more for 24: Serena Williams reaches US Open final again

NEW YORK - Serena Williams used a strong performance to return to the U.S. Open final and give herself another shot at winning a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title. Williams got past a slightly sha...

Sep 05, 2019

Owner of dive boat where 34 died seeks to head off lawsuits

LOS ANGELES - The owners of the dive boat where 34 people perished in a fire off Southern California filed a lawsuit Thursday to head off potentially costly litigation. Truth Aquatics Inc., which owne...

Sep 05, 2019

Nicki Minaj tweets that she's retiring to 'have my family'

LOS ANGELES - Is Nicki Minaj really hanging up the mic? The chart-topping rapper announced Thursday on Twitter that she "decided to retire & have my family." Her announcement comes as a surprise a...

Sep 05, 2019

NTSB: Tesla on Autopilot when it hit California firetruck

DETROIT - A government report says the driver of a Tesla that slammed into a firetruck near Los Angeles last year was using the car's Autopilot system when a vehicle in front of him suddenly changed l...

Sep 05, 2019

New push for racial equality in the marijuana trade

BOSTON - Black entrepreneurs who say people of colour are being shut out of the lucrative marijuana trade are joining forces to close the gap. Real Action for Cannabis Equity, or RACE, launched Thursd...

Sep 05, 2019

Nordstrom opens new store with services but no merchandise

NEW YORK - Nordstrom opened a new store in Manhattan on Thursday - without any merchandise. Instead, the store offers services like tailoring and allows customers to pick up or return items, including...

Sep 05, 2019

Official: Trump to challenge California mileage standard

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California's authority to set its own automobile gas mileage standards, a government official said Thursday, i...

Sep 05, 2019

Verdicts reached in California warehouse fire that killed 36

OAKLAND, Calif. - A jury has decided the fate of two men charged with involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors say they turned a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse into a cluttered maze that trapped 3...

Sep 05, 2019

US factories shrink for 1st time in 3 years amid trade war

WASHINGTON - The U.S.-China trade war and slower global growth are weighing on the U.S. economy, reducing factory output in August for the first time in three years. A survey by the Institute for Supp...

Sep 05, 2019