For Americans in China, trade war will make the comforts of home more expensive. And that's just the beginning
BEIJING -- The shelves of Beijing's luxury supermarkets are crammed with familiar products that American expatriates ... Read More
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7 shot, 4 dead -- including suspect -- in Md. Rite Aid warehouse shooting
BALTIMORE -- A temporary employee at a Rite Aid distribution center in Maryland killed three co-workers and injured three others before killing herself Thursday morning, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said.
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Feinstein's office receiving 'threats of bodily and sexual harm against staff'
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office has received threats of bodily and sexual harm against staff -- some naming specific employees -- following her involvement in allegations of sexual assault against Supreme ...Read more
The Forgotten Island: They lost homes in Hurricane Maria, but didn't have deeds. FEMA rejected their claims
COMERIO, Puerto Rico -- After 38 years of working in Philadelphia, far from his tropical birthplace of Puerto Rico, Fernando Rivera Molina retired and, with his wife, moved back to his mountain hometown, fulfilling a dream...Read more
The Forgotten Island: Since Maria, he's made a 10-hour trip for dialysis 3 days a week. He's not alone
VIEQUES, Puerto Rico -- Three times a week, Radames Cabral wakes before dawn -- accompanied only by a chorus of roosters and the chirps of coqui frogs -- to begin a brutal but lifesaving commute. Over the course of 10 to ...Read more
Suge Knight pleads no contest to manslaughter charge in 2015 hit-and-run death
LOS ANGELES -- Marion "Suge" Knight pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter Thursday in the 2015 hit-and-run death of a man outside a Compton restaurant after a dispute related to the film "Straight Outta Compton."
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The Forgotten Island: Puerto Rico left to fend for itself as it struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria
PUNTA SANTIAGO, Puerto Rico -- The face of forgotten Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria could well be that of Jose Luis "Chegui" Aponte Cruz, who lost his livelihood and everything in his home when the ferocious storm ...Read more
GOP congressman jokes Ruth Bader Ginsburg was groped by Abraham Lincoln
WASHINGTON -- South Carolina Republican Rep. Ralph Norman opened an election debate Thursday by cracking a joke that attempted to play off the controversy over the sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee ...Read more
Kavanaugh accuser offers to testify before Senate next week, but not Monday
WASHINGTON -- Negotiations for a high-stakes public hearing about the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh gained steam Thursday when his accuser, California professor Christine ...Read more
Over four decades, an epidemic of drug overdoses reveals its inner secrets
Americans have long construed drugs of abuse as choices. Poor choices that can cost users their lives, to be sure, but choices nonetheless.
But what if drugs of abuse are more like predators atop a nationwide ecosystem of...Read more
Hey, marshmallows: 'Veronica Mars' is coming to Hulu as a limited series
"Veronica Mars" is coming back -- again -- this time by way of Hulu.
The streaming service and Warner Bros. have revived the Kristen Bell-starring mystery series about a teenage private eye, making it the latest cult ...Read more
Delta raises its baggage fees to $30 for a first bag and $40 for the second
Delta Air Lines has quietly raised the checked-bag fees on its U.S. flights, joining competitors that have also recently done so.
The Atlanta-based airline posted new rates of $30 for a passenger's first checked bag and $...Read more
Cary Joji Fukunaga replaces Danny Boyle as director of next James Bond film
American filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga has replaced Danny Boyle as director of the next James Bond film.
"Bond 25" -- what appears to be the working title for the 25th film in the spy series -- will begin filming at ...Read more
Hard seltzers on the rise, sold as a 'better-for-you' way to catch a buzz
Hard seltzers, the feistier cousins of nonalcoholic sparkling waters like LaCroix, are surging in popularity -- a small but growing reason for optimism within the flagging beer industry.
Flavored malt beverages, driven by...Read more
2 Silent Sam protesters resolve assault charges stemming from UNC rally
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. -- Orange County officials resolved two cases Thursday against people charged with simple assault during a Silent Sam Confederate statue protest in August on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill ...Read more
Support for assault-weapons ban slides in months since Parkland shooting
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Public support for banning assault weapons -- an idea that had sky-high support from Florida voters immediately after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre -- has declined.
Banning ...Read more
'Love, Gilda' review: An ode to 'Saturday Night Live's' first female comic superstar
Gilda Radner, the funniest woman on television in the 1970s, got hired by Lorne Michaels for what was originally called "NBC's Saturday Night" before anybody else -- before John Belushi, before Chevy Chase, before Dan ...Read more
'Multiple victims' in Harford County shooting, sheriff's office says
BALTIMORE -- Multiple people were shot in Harford County, Md., on Thursday morning, the sheriff's office confirmed.
Authorities said a shooting occurred in the area of Spesutia and Perryman roads in Perryman outside of ...Read more
Masked gunman fires into car in Chicago, wounding baby, 13-year-old girl and 2 adults
CHICAGO -- After a chase that lasted less than two miles, a gunman in a ski mask walked up to a car and opened fire in the South Loop Wednesday night, seriously wounding a 6-month-old baby and a 13-year-old girl and also ...Read more
Investigations? Sure. Impeachment? Doubtful. Here's the outlook if Democrats win big in November
WASHINGTON -- Democrats want to examine President Donald Trump's tax returns. There's talk of launching an independent commission into his administration's handling of the hurricane that wracked Puerto Rico. Progressive ...Read more
Police chiefs warn of increased crime if California allows pot deliveries statewide
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The prospect of vans loaded with pot delivering to homes in quiet Morgan Hill makes Police Chief David Swing uneasy.
Like most cities in the state, the upscale San Jose suburb has banned pot shops. ...Read more
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