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Australia’s iconic rock Uluru scaled by final climbers
ULURU, Australia (AP) — Nature seemed to be siding with indigenous Australians' demand for Uluru to be respected as a sacred site on Friday...
Facebook launches a news section — and will pay publishers
BARBARA ORTUTAY and TALI ARBEL
AP Technology Writers
Over the course of its 15 year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their...
Esper: US troops, armored vehicles going to Syria oil fields
LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) — The U.S. will send armored reinforcements into eastern Syria to bolster defenses against a potential move by...
California governor “owns” blackouts, takes political risk
KATHLEEN RONAYNE
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO — With hundreds of thousands of Californians again in the dark amid high wildfire danger Thursday, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Astros fire exec Taubman after rant at female reporters
RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Houston Astros fired assistant general manager Brandon Taubman on Thursday for directing inappropriate comments at female...
AP source: DOJ review of Russia probe now a criminal inquiry
MICHAEL BALSAMO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has shifted its review of the Russia probe to a criminal investigation, a person familiar...
Wind-whipped fires rage across California as lights go dark
TERENCE CHEA and JOCELYN GECKER
Associated Press
GEYSERVILLE (AP) — Fast-growing fires throughout California forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds...
Tally of children split at border tops 5,400 in new count
ELLIOT SPAGAT
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says U.S. immigration authorities separated more than 1,500 children from their parents...
Sports Column: 3 seasons in, Chargers are a flop in LA
TIM DAHLBERG
AP Sports Columnist
The (sort of) Los Angeles Chargers are on the road again this week, which isn't such a bad thing for...
Wes Studi to make Oscars history for Native American actors
LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Cherokee actor Wes Studi was thinking about moving to Los Angeles to take a shot...