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China retaliates on tariffs, stock markets go into a slide

BEIJING - Sending Wall Street into a slide, China announced higher tariffs Monday on $60 billion worth of American goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest penalties on Chinese product...

May 15, 2019

'Killing Eve' slays the competition at British TV awards

LONDON - Sharp-edged spy thriller "Killing Eve" has won three major trophies at the British Academy Television Awards, including best drama series. Jodie Comer was named best actress for her performan...

May 15, 2019

Georgia governor delays film trip amid abortion ban fallout

ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has delayed an annual trip to Los Angeles to promote Georgia's film industry as movie executives, producers and actors criticize the state's new abortion ban. The Atl...

May 15, 2019

Argentine legislator dies 3 days after attack by gunmen

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentine legislator Hctor Olivares died three days after being seriously wounded in a gun attack that killed a provincial official, a Senate official said Sunday. Acting Sen...

May 14, 2019

2 hurt as magnitude 6.1 earthquake shakes northern Panama

PANAMA CITY - A strong earthquake struck a lightly populated area of Panama near its border with Costa Rica on Sunday, causing some wooden porches to collapse and products to shake from store shelves....

May 14, 2019

Judge: Cosby's actions 'distinctive,' became 'a signature'

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania judge who presided over Bill Cosby's sex-assault case says he let five other accusers testify at Cosby's retrial because they showed his actions were "so distinctive...

May 14, 2019

Labor official: Pro-company unions will melt away in Mexico

MEXICO CITY - A federal labour official said Tuesday that a majority of Mexico's union contracts are probably fake, pro-company deals that provide only minimal wages and benefits. But the unions behin...

May 14, 2019

Texas officer shoots and kills woman after stun-gun struggle

BAYTOWN, Texas - A Texas police officer shot and killed a woman who police say grabbed his Taser and used it on him, moments after she seemed to say "I'm pregnant" in an altercation captured on video....

May 14, 2019

'Big Bang' tops 'Thrones' in ratings race of fading shows

LOS ANGELES - "The Big Bang Theory" edged out "Game of Thrones" as the two beloved TV behemoths again topped the ratings as they approach their finales. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" drew 12.6 million li...

May 14, 2019

UK's May to make new push on her Brexit deal next month

LONDON - The British prime minister's office says Theresa May will try again next month to secure Parliament's backing for a deal to leave the European Union. Downing Street said Tuesday that May inte...

May 14, 2019