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China's yuan falls further to US dollar amid trade war fears

BEIJING - China's yuan fell further Tuesday against the U.S. dollar, fueling fears about increasing global damage from Beijing's trade war with President Donald Trump. The yuan declined to 7.0562 to t...

Aug 05, 2019

Sanchez, Astros throw combined no-hitter against Mariners

HOUSTON - After losing 13 decisions in a row with Toronto, Aaron Sanchez was looking for a fresh start and a way to turn things around in his move to the Houston Astros. But even with their history of...

Aug 05, 2019

N. Korea fires projectiles twice into sea, S. Korea says

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Tuesday continued to ramp up its weapons demonstrations by firing unidentified projectiles twice into the sea while lashing out at the United States and Sout...

Aug 05, 2019

GateHouse, Gannett to merge for $1.4B, build newspaper giant

NEW YORK - Two of the largest U.S. newspaper companies have agreed to combine for roughly $1.4 billion, creating a new industry giant that hopes to manage the crisis of print's decline through sheer s...

Aug 05, 2019

ABC executive withholding judgment on the 'The Rookie'

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The head of ABC Entertainment says she's withholding judgment on the fate of "The Rookie" pending an investigation into misconduct claims made by co-star Afton Williamson. The ...

Aug 05, 2019

20 killed, 26 wounded when gunman attacks Texas shoppers

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A young gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during the busy back-to-school season Saturday, leaving 20 dead and more than t...

Aug 05, 2019

London's Heathrow Airport says Tuesday strike suspended

LONDON - Officials at London's Heathrow Airport say a planned labour strike has been suspended after the union representing security guards, firefighters and other workers agreed to take a pay offer b...

Aug 05, 2019

Mariah Carey records new song as theme for ABC's 'mixed-ish'

LOS ANGELES - Mariah Carey has recorded a new song that will debut as the theme of ABC's "black-ish" spinoff. ABC announced Monday that Carey has co-written and sings the theme music to "mixed-ish." C...

Aug 05, 2019

US stock indexes slide as China's currency hits 11-year low

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks nosedived in morning trading on Wall Street Monday as China's currency fell sharply and stoked fears that the trade war between the world's two largest economies would continue ...

Aug 05, 2019

Trump says he wants stronger gun checks, but reneged in past

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed on Monday he wants legislation providing "strong background checks" for gun users, but he provided no details and has reneged on previous promises to streng...

Aug 05, 2019