World

Trump: Mideast peace plan likely rolled out in days

JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he'll likely release his long-awaited Mideast peace plan before his meeting early next week at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjami...

Jan 23, 2020

Mississippi governor tours prison rocked by deadly violence

JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi's new governor says he and the interim corrections commissioner toured a troubled state prison to see conditions and to try to understand what led to an outburst of deadly...

Jan 23, 2020

China confirms 1st death outside epicenter of viral outbreak

BEIJING - China broadened its unprecedented, open-ended lockdowns to encompass more than 20.5 million people Friday to try to contain a deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds, even though the mea...

Jan 23, 2020

Derek Jeter, Larry Walker elected to baseball Hall of Fame

NEW YORK - Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball's highest honour on Tuesday. The longtime New York Yankees captain ap...

Jan 23, 2020

Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors...

Jan 23, 2020

Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from China

SEATTLE - The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicente...

Jan 23, 2020

Police: Mother says she killed 3 kids found in Phoenix home

PHOENIX - A Phoenix woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her three children, who were found dead inside the family's home after firefighters got a call about a drowning, authorities said Tu...

Jan 23, 2020

Weinstein rape trial opens, marking milestone for #MeToo

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein went on trial Wednesday in a landmark moment for the # MeToo movement, with prosecutors painting him as a sexual predator who used his Hollywood clout to abuse women for de...

Jan 23, 2020

At 90, Alaska Native woman is 1st counted in US Census

TOKSOOK BAY, Alaska - Lizzie Chimiugak has lived for 90 years in the windswept western wilds of Alaska, born to a nomadic family who lived in mud homes and followed where the good hunting and fishing ...

Jan 23, 2020

Wild shootout in downtown Seattle leaves 1 dead, 7 injured

SEATTLE - Three people including a 9-year-old boy remained hospitalized Thursday morning, after police say several people opened fire in the busiest part of downtown Seattle during the Wednesday eveni...

Jan 23, 2020