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The western Indian industrial city of Surat in Gujarat state is in the grip of yet another intense heatwave as summer temperatures have already begun to reach highs of 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit).

Tom Dreesen, known as half of one of America's first interracial comedy duos with Tim Reid, has died. His publicist confirmed his death in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

NUEVA YORK (AP) -- Los científicos han encontrado la evidencia conocida más antigua de la peste, que desencadenó brotes mortales que se remontan a casi 5.500 años, unos 200 años antes de lo que se pensaba.

An 18-year-old was critically injured in Central Park after a carriage horse bolted and sent passengers flying from the cab.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a plan to give Americans ownership stakes in the country's largest artificial intelligence companies.

The Federal Trade Commission and four states are suing the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.

The Trump administration says it's buying back another energy company's U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, bringing the total amount spent on these agreements to nearly $2.6 billion.

For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America.

Six major Japanese ice cream makers have been raided by the government fair trade watchdog officials on suspicion of price fixing.

Shoppers increased their spending in May as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices cooled.Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.9%, up from a revised 0.4% in April, according to new Commerce Department data released Wednesday.