Category Archives: World

Shop sells 'hundreds' of doughnuts starring Dr. Fauci's face
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - An upstate New York doughnut shop is featuring the likeness of the doctor leading the country's battle with coronavirus on its sweet treats. Donuts Delite in Rochester began selling ...
Mar 27, 2020

4 passengers dead aboard cruise ship anchored off Panama
PANAMA CITY - Four passengers have died aboard a cruise ship now anchored off the coast of Panama and two people aboard the ship have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the cruise line said Fr...
Mar 27, 2020

AP Sources: Alleged Maduro co-conspirator is in DEA custody
MIAMI - A retired Venezuelan army general indicted alongside Nicols Maduro has surrendered in Colombia and is being taken by Drug Enforcement Administration agents to New York for arraignment, four pe...
Mar 27, 2020

Ski vacation hot spot becomes virus ground zero in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho - A scenic Idaho county known as a ski-vacation haven for celebrities and the wealthy has a new, more dubious distinction: It has one of the highest per-capita rates of confirmed coronavi...
Mar 27, 2020

Kotb cries on 'Today' show; Baby Shark takes on hand-washing
From finding ways to help others cope to sheltering in place to cancelling events, here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry is reacting to the spread of the coronavirus, which most...
Mar 27, 2020

Trump accuses GM of overpromising on breathing machines
DETROIT - President Donald Trump attacked General Motors Friday, alleging that the company promised to build thousands more breathing machines than it can deliver for coronavirus patients and that it ...
Mar 27, 2020

US consumer spending up modest 0.2% in February
WASHINGTON - Americans increased their spending by a modest amount in February but the expectation is that spending will be hit hard in coming months reflecting the shutdown of the American economy by...
Mar 27, 2020

Stocks open lower on Wall Street following a big 3-day rally
NEW YORK - Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as the market gives back some of the gains it piled up over the past three days. Major indexes are down about 3% in early trading Friday. The S&P...
Mar 27, 2020

British Prime Minister Johnson tests positive for virus
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Johnson's office says he was tested after showing mild symptoms, Downing St. says Johnson is self-isolating a...
Mar 27, 2020

Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78
Jimmy Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of "The Toy Cannon" during his days with the Houston Astros in the 1960s and '70s has died. Wynn was 78. The Astros said he died on Thursday in Houston,...
Mar 26, 2020