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With hand sanitizer nearby, Dubai Comic Con laughs at virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - As papier-mch hand grenades and plastic assault rifles barely caught the attention of security guards, a health official in Dubai wordlessly watched over an infrared came...

Mar 07, 2020

American Film Institute postponing gala with Julie Andrews

NEW YORK - The American Film Institute says it is postponing its 48th annual AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute honouring Julie Andrews in an apparent response to the new coronavirus outbreak. Th...

Mar 07, 2020

R. Kelly pleads not guilty; feds say new charges planned

CHICAGO - R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges and allegations involving a new accuser, while prosecutors sai...

Mar 07, 2020

Warren ends presidential campaign, centring race on 2 men

WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren ended her once-promising presidential campaign on Thursday after failing to finish higher than third place in any of the 18 states that have voted so far. While the Massa...

Mar 07, 2020

First lady pushes back against critics of her tennis tweet

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an online backlash. "I encourage everyone who cho...

Mar 07, 2020

A record low on average 30-year fixed mortgage: 3.29%

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates have sunk to a record low, giving many homeowners an opening to refinance their loans to free up money to spend or save. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage hit ...

Mar 07, 2020

Handcuffed Ronaldinho and brother appear in Paraguayan court

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Former soccer star Ronaldinho and his brother were taken in handcuffs to a courthouse in Paraguay on Saturday following their arrest for allegedly entering the country with falsif...

Mar 07, 2020

'Simple greed': Ex-UAW leader Jones charged with corruption

DETROIT - Prosecutors on Thursday charged the former president of the United Auto Workers with corruption, alleging he plotted with others to embezzle more than $1 million to splurge on private villas...

Mar 07, 2020

Virus fears grip markets again; stocks and bond yields slide

NEW YORK - Fear dominated financial markets again on Thursday, and stocks fell sharply on worries about the fast-spreading virus outbreak. It's the latest shudder in Wall Street's most volatile week i...

Mar 07, 2020

Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit

BEIRUT - An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwest Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families were sheltering early Thursday, killing at least 15 people including children while...

Mar 07, 2020