Omar marries political consultant, months after affair claim
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has married a political consultant who worked for her, months after the two were…
Pregnant 19-year-old, child die trying to climb US wall
Authorities say a 19-year-old pregnant woman from Guatemala died this week from injuries suffered when she fell trying to climb…
Former Virginia House candidate charged with revenge porn
A former candidate for a seat in Virginia’s House of Delegates has been charged with crimes commonly characterized as “revenge…
China government spokesman says U.S. army might have brought virus to China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday that the U.S. military…
Trudeau self-isolates as wife is tested for coronavirus
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie are in self-isolation after she came down with…
Coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries act, says Chinese adviser
BEIJING (Reuters) – The global coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries mobilize to fight it, a senior…
Coronavirus testing in U.S. not geared for ‘what we need’: Fauci
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. official on infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci, said on Thursday that people cannot get tests…
U.S. Capitol closed to the public as coronavirus hits Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials ordered the U.S. Capitol complex closed to much of the public starting on Thursday, one day…
Travel clampdown needed to contain U.S. coronavirus outbreak: Pence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is preparing for thousands of new coronavirus cases and will ask Americans returning from…
Confirmed Dutch coronavirus infections rise 22% to 614: health authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus infections in the Netherlands rose 22% to 614 on Thursday, health officials…
Canada’s Trudeau self-isolates as wife is tested for coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau hold white roses as they attend a…
Lawyer says Durst found body of slain friend, will testify
Robert Durst’s defense lawyer said Tuesday that the real estate heir did not kill his best friend, but found her…
St. Paul teachers continue strike, no classes for a 2nd day
Some 36,000 public school students have another day off in St. Paul while their teachers walk the picket line in…
UK interest rates cut, funds freed up to ease virus impact
LONDON — Britain took bold steps on Wednesday to cushion the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak, as the government…
Mother sues hospital over drug test that led to abuse probe
A mother sued a Pittsburgh hospital Wednesday, saying it collected and tested her urine for drugs without her consent while…
Russian lawmakers move to keep Putin in power past 2024
MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers on Wednesday rapidly rubber-stamped sweeping constitutional changes that could keep President Vladimir Putin in power until…
Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence
After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture…
Netanyahu rivals to cooperate on forming new government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief rival says he has agreed with a smaller party to work together to form a…
Probe reveals patients of late pediatrician not vaccinated
An Illinois sheriff’s office investigating a pediatrician who killed himself last year says tests have revealed several of his former…
Report: Pilots restarted software, causing fatal nosedive
Desperate pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max reactivated the jet’s flight control software that prevents aerodynamic stalls when…
Bond denied for woman accused of abandoning baby in 2008
A woman accused of abandoning her baby boy in 2008 beside a South Carolina highway was denied bond March 6,…
Illinois court rejects actor’s attempt to throw out charges
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has lost his bid to have the Illinois Supreme Court to throw out the new…
Suit: Website sold ammo to underage accused Texas shooter
A lawsuit alleges that a teenager accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school in 2018 was…
Report: Iran Revolutionary Guard commander killed in Syria
An Iranian semiofficial news agency and an opposition war monitor report that an official with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard who took…
Homeless at ‘double risk’ of getting, spreading coronavirus
SALEM, Ore. — They often don’t have places to wash their hands, struggle with health problems and crowd together in…
Med student charged with research smuggling freed on bond
A medical student from China who U.S. authorities say tried to smuggle cancer research material out of the country has…
Chinese hotel used to observe virus contacts collapses
News reports say a hotel in southeastern China being used for medical observation of people who had contact with coronavirus…
Driver dies after jet fuel tanker crash in Indianapolis
A truck driver has died 16 days after he was engulfed in flames when his tanker carrying jet fuel crashed…
Parents sue after daughters’ bodies switched after car crash
The parents of two teenagers killed in a car crash say their bodies were misidentified and switched By CURT ANDERSON…
Publisher cancels plans to release Woody Allen memoir
Woody Allen’s publisher has decided to cancel the planned release of his memoir “Apropos of Nothing.” By HILLEL ITALIE AP…
Iran warns it could use ‘force’ to halt travel amid virus
Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 124 people amid 4,747 confirmed cases in the Islamic Republic By NASSER KARIMI…
University of Michigan won’t change investigation into abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich, — University of Michigan leaders said Friday that they plan to stay the course with their own…
Official: US strike Taliban, in first hit since peace deal
The U.S. military says it has conducted an airstrike against Taliban forces in southern Afghanistan, only days after American and…
Missing toddler’s mother denied request for lowered bond
A missing child’s mother who is accused of lying to authorities has been denied a bond reduction March 4, 2020,…
Falling ice kills woman just after she discusses mortality
A woman was fatally struck in the back of her head by a piece of ice that fell off her…
Arrival of new virus sparks songs across Latin America
The new coronavirus raising tensions around the world has started to inspire songwriters across Latin America, the latest region to…
Turkey, Syria fighting escalates; refugees mass at EU border
KASTANIES, Greece — Thousands of migrants and refugees massed at Turkey’s western frontier Sunday, trying to enter Greece by land…
Spielberg daughter arrested on domestic charge in Tennessee
Police in Tennessee say an adopted daughter of film director Steven Spielberg has been arrested in a domestic incident involving…
NH-based bus company stops warrantless immigration checks
Concord Coach Lines is the latest bus company to announce it will no longer allow Border Patrol officers onto buses…
44 African American graves found under Florida parking lot
A private archaeology firm says it has discovered what appear to be about 44 graves from a long-forgotten African American…
Jeff Sessions in fight to win back his old Senate seat
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — To reclaim the Alabama Senate seat he held for 20 years, Jeff Sessions must first get through…
Top British civil servant quits over treatment by minister
The most senior civil servant at the British government’s Home Office has resigned and harshly criticized Home Secretary Priti Patel…
Trump seeks high court approval to speed deportations
WASHINGTON — The man slipped into the U.S from Tijuana, Mexico, and made it just 25 yards from the border…
Court halts Trump asylum policy, then suspends its own order
SAN DIEGO — A Trump administration immigration policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind…
New virus: Over 85,000 infected globally, over 2,900 deaths
A new virus that first emerged in China has infected more than 85,000 people and caused more than 2,900 deaths…
Questions raised about of China anti-locust ‘duck army’
Questions have been raised about a Chinese newspaper report that the country is planning to dispatch a 100,000-strong army of…
Towson student group: Rename buildings honoring slave owners
A group of Towson University students wants school officials to rename two dormitories that honor Maryland politicians who owned slaves…
Court sides with family of man shot by police in Kansas
A federal appeals court has ruled that jurors should be allowed to decide whether a white police officer in Kansas…
Fired Kansas City school worker blames bosses for faked data
A fired Kansas City Public Schools secretary who was among seven employees accused of falsifying attendance data in a bid…
Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect
PHOENIX — Pastor Antonio Velasquez says that before the Trump administration announced a crackdown on immigrants using government social services,…
US appeals court upholds Trump rules involving abortions
A U.S. appeals court has upheld Trump administration rules imposing more hurdles for women seeking abortions By GENE JOHNSON Associated…
Men hire lawyer over alleged abuse by U. of Michigan doctor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Several men alleging sexual abuse by a deceased University of Michigan doctor have retained a California…
Girl, 11, brings AR-15 to Idaho hearing on gun legislation
An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared Monday with her grandfather, who is supporting legislation that would…
Islamic Jihad announces cease-fire to end Israel fighting
JERUSALEM — The Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip announced a unilateral cease-fire on Monday, calling for a…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Apple appeal in patent fight with VirnetX
FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is shown atop an Apple store at a shopping mall in La Jolla, California, U.S.,…