World

Asian stocks steady after plunge on virus, oil crash

BEIJING - Asian stock markets rebounded Tuesday from record-setting declines after U.S. futures rose following President Donald Trump's announcement he would ask Congress for a tax cut and other measu...

Mar 11, 2020

Stocks fall again on Wall Street as wild swings continue

NEW YORK - Stocks are sinking again Wednesday, wiping out half of a huge rally from a day earlier as Wall Street continues to reel on worries about the coronavirus. Another big central bank made an em...

Mar 11, 2020

Virus locks down Italy amid global push to contain outbreak

ROME - The boisterous hum of Rome dwindled to a whisper and police patrols kept people apart in cafes as Italy enforced an extraordinary, sweeping lockdown in hopes of not becoming the next epicenter ...

Mar 11, 2020

Harry, Meghan do their last royal job at Commonwealth event

LONDON - Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are making made their final appearance as senior royals at Westminster Abbey, joining Queen Elizabeth II and other members of Britain's royal family Monday ...

Mar 11, 2020

Weinstein faces sentencing, prison in landmark #MeToo case

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein is back in court Wednesday for the final act of the rape trial that landed him behind bars: a sentencing hearing where the once-powerful film producer will learn just how l...

Mar 11, 2020

Prison riots hit Italy amid virus; 6 die in overdose

ROME - Tensions in Italy's overcrowded prisons erupted Monday over new coronavirus containment measures, with riots in at least two dozen lock-ups and the deaths of six inmates who broke into an infir...

Mar 11, 2020

'Exorcist' actor Max von Sydow dies at age 90

COPENHAGEN - Max von Sydow, the self-described "shy boy"-turned-actor known to art house audiences through his work with Swedish director Ingmar Bergman and later to moviegoers everywhere when he play...

Mar 11, 2020

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to run for Senate against Daines

HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said Monday he will run against first-term Republican Sen. Steve Daines, giving Democrats a boost in their effort to take control of the Senate in November. ...

Mar 11, 2020

Iran says virus kills 63 more, death toll climbs to 354

TEHRAN, Iran - The death toll in Iran from the new coronavirus climbed for another consecutive day, killing 62 more people in the past 24 hours as the government on Wednesday raised the nationwide dea...

Mar 11, 2020

Booker endorses Biden, says he'll 'restore honour' to office

WASHINGTON - Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey has endorsed former Vice-President Joe Biden. Booker announced on Twitter early Monday that Biden will "restore hon...

Mar 11, 2020