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Ex-Michigan State hoops star Appling facing heroin charges

WARREN, Mich. - Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling was charged with drug crimes after authorities say they found heroin in his vehicle that he planned to sell. Appling, 28, was arra...

Feb 15, 2020

UK Treasury chief quits as Johnson shakes up Cabinet

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tightened his grip on the government Thursday with a Cabinet shake-up that triggered the unexpected resignation of his Treasury chief, the second-most pow...

Feb 15, 2020

Japan reports 1st death from virus, 44 more cases on ship

TOKYO - Japan announced Thursday its first death from a new virus from China, hours after confirming 44 more cases on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo as fears of the spreading disease mount in th...

Feb 15, 2020

Sudan seeks to end terror designation in USS Cole settlement

CAIRO - Sudan's transitional government said Thursday it has reached a settlement with families of the victims of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, a key step in having the U.S. remove Sudan f...

Feb 15, 2020

US Embassy: Americans aboard quarantined ship to fly home

TOKYO - The U.S. Embassy in Japan said Americans aboard a quarantined cruise ship will be flown back home on a chartered flight Sunday. About 380 Americans are aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship,...

Feb 15, 2020

Virus cases surge after China revises way count is tallied

BEIJING - China reported a surge in deaths and infections from a new virus Thursday after changing the way the count is tallied, further clouding an epidemic that has stirred fear as it spread to more...

Feb 14, 2020

Cruise ship turned away in other ports docks in Cambodia

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - A cruise ship that had been stranded at sea for about two weeks after being refused entry by four Asian governments because of virus fears finally docked Thursday in Cambodia...

Feb 14, 2020

China reports major drop in new virus cases; 143 new deaths

BEIJING - China reported Saturday a figure of 2,641 new virus cases, a major drop from the higher numbers in recent days since a broader diagnostic method was implemented. The number of new deaths ros...

Feb 14, 2020

Smollett case revives questions on Laquan McDonald, justice

CHICAGO - When a grand jury revived the criminal case against Jussie Smollett, the indictment for many people called to mind two nights on two different streets in the same big city. On one Chicago st...

Feb 14, 2020

Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party announced his resignation Wednesday after a disastrous caucus process beset by technical glitches led to a dayslong delay in reporting the result...

Feb 14, 2020