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Kobe Bryant's widow sues helicopter operator for deaths

LOS ANGELES - The widow of Kobe Bryant has sued the owner of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed her husband and her 13-year-old daughter last month. The wrongful death lawsuit filed by Vane...

Feb 24, 2020

Virus outbreak chills markets, outlook for global economy

FRANKFURT - The widening coronavirus outbreak threatens to seriously disrupt the global economy just as it was steadying itself against headwinds from the U.S.-China trade dispute. Stocks fell sharply...

Feb 24, 2020

The Latest: Prosecutor calls Weinstein 'vicious' predator

NEW YORK - The Latest on a verdict in the rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein (all times local): 12:35 p.m. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance praised the women who came forward and "c...

Feb 24, 2020

'Promises kept' mantra doesn't always match Trump's reality

WASHINGTON - "It's been three years of promises made and promises kept, but we're just getting started, (insert state here)." That line from Vice-President Mike Pence is a hallmark of how he introduce...

Feb 24, 2020

Sanders' 2016 movement now has political machine to push it

SAN ANTONIO - By the fall of 2018, when Democrats were promoting a slate of centrist candidates to topple Republicans in Congress, Bernie Sanders was seeing a very different picture. The Vermont senat...

Feb 24, 2020

After Nevada, moderates try to slow Sanders' momentum

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Bernie Sanders' commanding Nevada caucus victory made him a top target for his Democratic rivals and a growing source of anxiety for establishment Democrats worried that the nominat...

Feb 24, 2020

Jury says it has reached verdict in Harvey Weinstein's trial

NEW YORK - The jury says it has reached a verdict Monday in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial in New York City. The jury has been deliberating the rape and sexual assault charges against the once-powerful...

Feb 24, 2020

Love of basketball put Bryant, others on final fatal flight

LOS ANGELES - The six passengers travelling with Kobe Bryant and his daughter in the helicopter that crashed into a Southern California mountainside last month were joined by their love of basketball....

Feb 24, 2020

Car hits crowd at Carnival in German town; several injured

BERLIN - A car slammed into a crowd at a Carnival procession in a German town on Monday, injuring several people, police said. The driver was arrested. Police told the dpa news agency that no deaths h...

Feb 24, 2020

Supreme Court won't hear case brought by author Jon Krakauer

WASHINGTON - The educational records of a star University of Montana quarterback accused of rape will remain confidential after the Supreme Court declined to get involved in the case brought by author...

Feb 24, 2020