Cuba's Díaz-Canel defends economic reforms, blames U.S. for crisis

South Korea's July exports reached $98.89 billion, the second-highest monthly total, as semiconductor shipments topped $40 billion again.

On Aug. 2, 1776, the Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, was signed by members of the Continental Congress.

Actor Joanna Cassidy turns 80 and actor Britt Lower turns 40, among the famous birthdays for August 2.

At least three people were killed and two injured in a shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday, police said.

World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and nine others were killed during an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, it was confirmed Saturday.

The Sopranos and Goodfellas legend Vincent Pastore has died at his home in the Bronx, New York, at the age of 80.

Three people were killed and 21 injured when a homemade bomb exploded in a Moscow cafe Saturday. The cause of the blast remains under investigation.

President Donald Trump said he would plow ahead with his $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund to get his attorney general nominee confirmed.