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Hong Kong teen protester shot by police to be charged

HONG KONG - Police say criminal charges will be filed against the 18-year-old Hong Kong student who was the first victim of police gunfire in the months-long pro-democracy protests. The shooting Tuesd...

Oct 02, 2019

Curfew, more tear gas in Baghdad after 2 days of violence

BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces are using tear gas against a few hundred protesters gathered in a central Baghdad square, hours after a curfew was announced in the Iraqi capital. The curfew was announ...

Oct 02, 2019

Arch bridge falls in Taiwan bay, divers search for victims

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A towering arch bridge over a bay in eastern Taiwan collapsed Tuesday, sending a burning oil tanker truck falling onto boats in the water below. An air force helicopter, fishing vesse...

Oct 02, 2019

Diaz hits 2 homers, Rays beat A’s 5-1 in AL wild-card game

OAKLAND, Calif. - Yandy Diaz slugged baseball's lowest spender into a matchup with mighty Houston, Charlie Morton silenced the powerful Athletics on the mound, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Oakland at i...

Oct 02, 2019

Gerwig talks ‘Little Women’ for academy’s women initiative

NEW YORK - With a new awards season underway, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences hosted a luncheon Wednesday supporting female filmmakers and celebrating the women behind Greta Gerwig's ...

Oct 02, 2019

Michigan governor signs budget with $1B in line-item vetoes

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the next state budget Monday hours before the deadline to fund government, while using line-item vetoes to block nearly $1 billion in spending pr...

Oct 02, 2019

California political donor charged in 2 overdose deaths

LOS ANGELES - Wealthy California political donor Ed Buck was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for two overdose deaths in his West Hollywood apartment and charges he provided methamphetamine ...

Oct 02, 2019

Reports say Boeing insider filed safety complaint about Max

A Boeing engineer filed an internal complaint alleging that company managers rejected a backup system that might have alerted pilots to problems linked to two deadly crashes involving the 737 Max jet,...

Oct 02, 2019

Microsoft returns with smartphone after high-profile flops

NEW YORK - After high-profile flops, Microsoft is getting back into smartphones with a dual-screen Android device that won't be out for another year. Microsoft unveiled the Surface Duo as part of a ne...

Oct 02, 2019

US tariffs on EU goods would include cheese, wine, aircraft

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration plans to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European imports _ from gouda cheese to single-malt whiskey to large aircraft _ beginning Oct. 18 to retaliate ag...

Oct 02, 2019