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California regulator criticizes utility over power outages

SAN FRANCISCO - California's top utility regulator blasted Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday for what she called "failures in execution" during the largest planned power outage in state history to av...

Oct 14, 2019

Torres, Tanaka lead Yankees over Astros 7-0 in ALCS opener

HOUSTON - Gleyber Torres kept up his October surge with a homer and five RBIs, Masahiro Tanaka polished his playoff resume and the New York Yankees blanked the Houston Astros 7-0 Saturday night in the...

Oct 14, 2019

Los Angeles fire began under power lines, cause not known

LOS ANGELES - A destructive fire that exploded on the edge of Los Angeles began beneath a high-voltage transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison, fire officials said Monday. Los Angeles F...

Oct 14, 2019

Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo named joint winners of Booker Prize

LONDON - Canadian literary star Margaret Atwood is sharing the Booker Prize with British author Bernardine Evaristo, after the prize jury tossed the rulebook out the window by naming two winners. Atwo...

Oct 14, 2019

Correction: California-New Laws story

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - In a story Oct. 12 about a California ban on the sale and manufacture of new fur products, The Associated Press erroneously identified the Humane Society of the United States as t...

Oct 14, 2019

Prince William, Kate reach Pakistan's capital on 5-day visit

ISLAMABAD - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad on Monday on a five-day visit, which authorities say will help further improve relations between the two...

Oct 14, 2019

Officer who shot naked man in Georgia found not guilty

DECATUR, Ga. - A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man was found not guilty of murder on Monday. Jurors did convict Robert "Chip" Olsen of aggravated assault, violation ...

Oct 14, 2019

Trump calls for Spicer votes on 'Dancing with the Stars'

LOS ANGELES - President Donald Trump is trying to influence votes on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." Trump on Monday tweeted that viewers should vote for former White House press secretary Sean Spicer...

Oct 14, 2019

Simone Biles wins vault to tie worlds medal record

STUTTGART, Germany - Simone Biles won the women's vault competition at the gymnastics world championships on Saturday to tie the record for most world medals by any gymnast, but couldn't add another i...

Oct 14, 2019

Pope's bodyguard resigns over new financial leaks scandal

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis' chief bodyguard resigned Monday over the leak of a Vatican police flyer identifying five Holy See employees who were suspended as part of a financial investigation. The Va...

Oct 14, 2019