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Global markets slide again on enduring concern over virus

NEW YORK - And back down goes the U.S. stock market. The S&P 500 sank more than 2% in early trading Thursday as the market swung back to fear about the effects of a fast-spreading virus in its lat...

Mar 05, 2020

Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit

BEIRUT - An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families were taking shelter early Thursday, killing at least 15 people including childre...

Mar 05, 2020

Virus outbreak delays Xi's state visit to neighbouring Japan

TOKYO - Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan has been postponed so both countries can fight the coronavirus outbreak, Japan's chief government spokesman said Thursday. The visit had bee...

Mar 05, 2020

Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian two-term UN chief, dies at 100

LIMA, Peru - Javier Prez de Cullar, the two-term United Nations secretary-general who brokered a historic cease-fire between Iran and Iraq in 1988 and who in later life came out of retirement to help ...

Mar 04, 2020

Kim Kardashian West, former prisoners visit White House

WASHINGTON - Kim Kardashian West visited the White House on Wednesday along with three women who had their sentences commuted by President Donald Trump last month, allowing them early release from fed...

Mar 04, 2020

Brian Urlacher's brother pleads not guilty in gambling case

CHICAGO - Casey Urlacher, the brother of Chicago Bears Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges alleging he was part of an offshore sports gambling busin...

Mar 04, 2020

Italian sport to take place without fans until April 3

MILAN - All sporting events in Italy will take place without fans present for at least the next month due to the virus outbreak in the country, the Italian government announced on Wednesday. That will...

Mar 04, 2020

James Bond film release pushed back 7 months due to virus

LOS ANGELES - The release of the James Bond film "No Time To Die" has been pushed back several months because of global concerns about coronavirus. MGM, Universal and producers Michael G. Wilson and B...

Mar 04, 2020

Melania Trump to make rare foray onto 2020 fundraising trail

WASHINGTON - Melania Trump is set to make a rare foray onto the 2020 campaign fundraising trail. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is asking supporters to make a donation for a chance to me...

Mar 04, 2020

Ex-wrestler sues University of Michigan over doc's assaults

DETROIT - A man who was a University of Michigan wrestler in the 1980s sued the school Wednesday, alleging that a late physician molested him dozens of times. The lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Det...

Mar 04, 2020