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Pro-EU party wins, cuts Johnson's UK Parliament margin to 1

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit-backing Conservative Party lost a special election Friday to a pro-EU opposition candidate, leaving Johnson with only a one-vote majority in Parl...

Aug 03, 2019

SKorea vows countermeasures as Japan downgrades trade status

TOKYO - Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, prompting retaliation from Seoul where a senior official summoned the Jap...

Aug 03, 2019

Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male consent

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia on Friday published new laws that loosen restrictions on women by allowing all citizens - women and men alike - to apply for a passport and travel freely, en...

Aug 03, 2019

New Mexico regulators decline to grant 6th 'racino' license

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - New Mexico horse racing regulators announced Thursday they have declined to grant a sixth state horse track and casino license after months of uncertainty and millions spent by app...

Aug 03, 2019

Police: Deaths, injuries in Texas shopping complex shooting

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Multiple people were killed and injured and at least one person was in custody after a shooting rampage Saturday at a shopping mall, police in the Texas border town of El Paso sa...

Aug 03, 2019

CBS stands by 'Bull,' its star in wake of misconduct claim

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - "Bull" star Michael Weatherly remains loved by viewers despite Eliza Dushku's claim of on-set sexual harassment against him, CBS said in defending its decision to keep the show...

Aug 03, 2019

Fox's Tomi Lahren apologizes for tweet on Kamala Harris

NEW YORK - Fox News personality Tomi Lahren is apologizing for an offensive tweet directed at Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Lahren hosts a show on the digital Fox Nation site and is...

Aug 03, 2019

Trump says he'll put 10% tariffs on remaining China imports

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump intensified pressure on China to reach a trade deal by saying he will impose 10% tariffs Sept. 1 on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports he hasn't already ...

Aug 03, 2019

Bank of England says Brexit uncertainties 'more entrenched'

LONDON - The probability that Britain's economy slips into recession early next year is rising even if the country manages to negotiate a smooth and orderly exit from the European Union in the weeks a...

Aug 03, 2019

Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt

BERLIN - The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island's ice sheet and causing massive ice los...

Aug 03, 2019