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Administration weighs delaying tax deadline amid outbreak

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is working on plans to delay the April 15 federal tax deadline for some taxpayers in a bid to soften the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the U.S. economy. T...

Mar 11, 2020

Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway' fight

LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal "Stairway to Heaven." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the ma...

Mar 11, 2020

Mariners, Sounders, XFL shut out in Seattle because of virus

SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners are seeking alternative options for their season-opening series after Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday a ban on all large gatherings in the three counties ...

Mar 11, 2020

Madrid to close all schools for 2 weeks after virus spike

MADRID - Spain's health minister reported a sharp spike in coronavirus cases in and around Madrid and said all schools in the capital region, from kindergartens and universities, would close for two w...

Mar 11, 2020

Justices allow 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy to continue

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would allow the Trump administration to continue enforcing a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings, despite lower ...

Mar 11, 2020

Ex-CFL football player to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scam

BOSTON - A former Canadian Football League player will plead guilty to paying US$200,000 to have someone take a college entrance exam in place of his two sons as part of an admissions cheating scheme,...

Mar 11, 2020

AP Exclusive: Inside massive DEA raid targeting drug cartel

CHANTILLY, Va. - In the darkness, the team suits up quietly, putting on their helmets and tactical gear. Federal agents lug battering rams, bolt cutters and heavy weaponry by foot up a hill on a resid...

Mar 11, 2020

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Three former student-athletes who say they were sexually abused by a track coach on Wednesday sued the NCAA, its board of governors and the coach, alleging the governing body doesn'...

Mar 11, 2020

WHO declares COVID-19 crisis is now a pandemic

ROME - Expressing increasing alarm about mounting infections, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who hea...

Mar 11, 2020

Mormons to hold major conference without attendees

SALT LAKE CITY - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday that it will hold a major conference in April that features speeches by top leaders without any attendees because o...

Mar 11, 2020