World

Trump vs. Bloomberg: Fortunes collide in pricey knife fight

NEW YORK - They are circling each other like wary boxers, with taunts on Twitter, snarky asides and belittling descriptions. They rose to prominence in Manhattan on parallel tracks, amassed wealth rea...

Jan 23, 2020

Airports taking precautions after China virus outbreak

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Airports are adding passenger screenings and taking other precautions to prevent a new virus from being spread by Chinese tourists going abroad for the Lunar New Year hol...

Jan 23, 2020

NFL player Antonio Brown turns himself in at Florida jail

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. - NFL free agent Antonio Brown turned himself in at a Florida jail on Thursday night following accusations that he and his trainer attacked another man. Brown arrived at Broward C...

Jan 23, 2020

Dispute over rules erupts on impeachment's first full day

WASHINGTON - A rancorous dispute over rules marked the first full day of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. After nearly 13 hours of debate over Democratic amendments, the rules for the trial...

Jan 23, 2020

Awake? Senators struggle to stay focused on impeachment

WASHINGTON - Adam Schiff was still speaking - about witnesses, documents, future presidents and the impeachment of President Donald Trump. He'd said it all before, but five hours into the Senate trial...

Jan 23, 2020

Chinese city stops outbound flights, trains to fight virus

BEIJING - A Chinese city of more than 11 million people planned to shut down outbound flights and trains Thursday as the world's most populous country battled the spread of a new virus that has sicken...

Jan 23, 2020

Mexican guardsmen break up migrant caravan along highway

FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico - Eight hundred Central American migrants were rounded up and hauled onto buses by Mexican national guardsmen and immigration agents after crossing into the country early Thur...

Jan 23, 2020

North Korea names army figure as new foreign minister

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea has named as its new foreign minster a former senior army officer with little experience in dealings with the United States, in a possible indication it will ta...

Jan 23, 2020

'Sopranos' actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s

NEW YORK - "Sopranos" actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood studio boss overpowered and raped her and made other c...

Jan 23, 2020

Family receives remains of 6 killed in El Salvador massacre

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - El Salvador's forensic institute on Thursday turned over to family members the remains of six of the more than 200 rural residents killed by soldiers in August 1982 El Cala...

Jan 23, 2020