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Russia: Putin's spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says he is hospitalized with the coronavirus. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday, "Yes, I've gotten sick. I'...

May 12, 2020

Telethon raises $115M for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19

NEW YORK - Tina Fey shed tears after announcing that more than $115 million was raised toward supporting New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19 during a virtual telethon. "Thank you, thank you," said a tear...

May 12, 2020

California sheriff says inmates tried to infect themselves

LOS ANGELES - Two groups of inmates at a Los Angeles County jail tried to infect themselves with the coronavirus by sharing water and a mask, and within two weeks 30 prisoners tested positive, authori...

May 11, 2020

Trump faces virus at White House amid push to 'reopen' US

WASHINGTON - As he encourages the country to "reopen," President Donald Trump is confronting cases of the coronavirus in his own home, spotlighting the challenge the White House faces in instilling co...

May 11, 2020

Haunting drama 'A Confession' puts police in ethical turmoil

NEW YORK - Most actresses like to meet the real person who inspired the role they're about to tackle. Not Imelda Staunton. Not for her latest job. The English stage and screen star plays a mother who ...

May 11, 2020

Indiana attorney general's law license suspended for groping

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill's law license will be suspended for 30 days over allegations that he drunkenly groped four women during a party, the state Supreme Court ruled Monda...

May 11, 2020

Retirees, isolated by virus, become DJs for new radio hour

NASHVILLE - Tucked away inside his room at a senior care facility, Bob Coleman knew he couldn't go out into the world with the coronavirus raging. But he could share with the world his first love - co...

May 11, 2020

Sen. Ted Cruz writing book on Supreme Court cases

NEW YORK - Sen. Ted Cruz is working on a book, to be published in October, about the Supreme Court. Regnery Publishing announced Monday that the book was called "One Vote Away" and would draw upon the...

May 11, 2020

Jerry Stiller, comedian and 'Seinfeld' actor, dies at 92

NEW YORK - Comedy veteran Jerry Stiller, who launched his career opposite wife Anne Meara in the 1950s and reemerged four decades later as the hysterically high-strung Frank Costanza on the smash tele...

May 11, 2020

Pandemic creates electoral uncertainty for Trump, Democrats

Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: ___ Days to general election: 176 ___ THE NARRATIVE President Donald Trump's reelection is facing gro...

May 11, 2020