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Rep. Dan Crenshaw to combine memoir, advice in upcoming book

NEW YORK - Rep. Dan Crenshaw , the Texas Republican, has a book out in April. The former Navy SEAL's book is called "Fortitude" and will combine personal memories and "no-nonsense" advice as Crenshaw ...

Feb 14, 2020

New Zealand teams find British hiker's body in national park

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Searchers found the body of British hiker Stephanie Simpson on Friday almost a week after she went hiking in a New Zealand national park. Her body was found in the Pyke Creek...

Feb 14, 2020

Virus infects more than 1,700 health workers in China, 6 die

BEIJING - More than 1,700 Chinese medical workers have been infected by the new virus that has killed nearly 1,400 people and spread to other parts of Asia and as far as the U.S. and Europe, a senior ...

Feb 14, 2020

2020 Democrats step up attacks to blunt Bloomberg's rise

WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidates hoping to revive their flagging campaigns increasingly took aim at Mike Bloomberg, blasting their billionaire rival for trying to buy his way into the W...

Feb 14, 2020

Pope avoids question of married priests in Amazon document

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis refused Wednesday to approve the ordination of married men or women as deacons to address a shortage of priests in the Amazon, sidestepping a fraught issue that has divided...

Feb 14, 2020

Fall in new cases raises hope in virus outbreak in China

BEIJING - The number of new cases of the coronavirus in China dropped for a second straight day, health officials said Wednesday in a possible glimmer of hope amid the outbreak that has infected over ...

Feb 13, 2020

Poodle perfection: Siba wins best in show at Westminster

NEW YORK - Primped and poised, Siba the standard poodle owned the ring. Even with the crowd at Madison Square Garden chanting for a popular golden retriever, the statuesque Siba strutted off with best...

Feb 13, 2020

Naeem Khan's star-spangled collection pays homage to America

NEW YORK - Designer Naeem Khan sent models down the runway Tuesday in a shimmering, star-spangled collection the immigrant called his love letter to America, recalling how he started his brand with on...

Feb 13, 2020

Bennet ends 2020 bid after poor showing in New Hampshire

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet ended his long-shot presidential bid Tuesday, failing to break out of a crowded Democratic field dominated by other moderate candidates, including Joe Biden, Pete Buttigie...

Feb 13, 2020

Yang, who created buzz with freedom dividend, ends 2020 bid

Democrat Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur who created buzz for his presidential campaign by talking about his love of math and championing a universal basic income that would give every American adult $1,...

Feb 13, 2020