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New Orleans agency: 1 fatally struck by Mardi Gras float

NEW ORLEANS - A person was struck by a float and fatally injured Saturday evening during one of the iconic parades of the Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, authorities said. It was the second death in...

Feb 22, 2020

Cases rise in S Korea, China, as Iran, Italy battle outbreak

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea and China both reported a rise in new virus cases on Sunday, as the South Korean prime minister warned that the fast-spreading outbreak linked to a local church...

Feb 22, 2020

China's leaders say nation yet to turn corner in virus fight

BEIJING - China's leadership sounded a cautious note Friday about the country's progress in halting the spread of the new virus that has now killed more than 2,200 people, after several days of upbeat...

Feb 22, 2020

Tennessee man gets electric chair for killing fellow inmate

NASHVILLE - A convicted murderer was put to death in Tennessee's electric chair Thursday, becoming the state's fifth prisoner over 16 months to choose electrocution over the state's preferred method o...

Feb 22, 2020

TV analyst? Spokesman? Freed ex-governor goes job hunting

CHICAGO - Job wanted: Ex-governor and ex-con with strong speaking skills and good hair seeking employment. Fresh out of prison thanks to a commutation this week from President Donald Trump, former Ill...

Feb 22, 2020

Struggling Victoria's Secret sold as women demand comfort

NEW YORK - Victoria's Secret, which once defined sexy with its leggy supermodels in their lacy bras and oversized angel wings, has a new owner. Now, the big question is whether the once sought after b...

Feb 22, 2020

Report finds Catholic charity founder sexually abused women

PARIS - A respected Canadian Catholic figure who helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in multiple countries over half a century sexually abused at least six women, a report produ...

Feb 22, 2020

University of Michigan officials told of abuse decades ago

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - University of Michigan officials were warned more than four decades ago that one of its doctors was fondling patients during medical exams, but he continued working there despite a ...

Feb 22, 2020

Weinstein jurors focus on Sciorra as deliberations drag on

NEW YORK - Deliberating for a third day, the jury at Harvey Weinstein's trial continued Thursday to focus a lot of attention on actress Annabella Sciorra's linchpin allegations that the once-heralded ...

Feb 22, 2020

New threats emerge in outbreak while China voices optimism

BEIJING - Chinese health officials expressed new optimism Thursday over the deadly virus outbreak while authorities in South Korea's fourth-largest city urged residents to hunker down as fears nagged ...

Feb 22, 2020