Cost of China’s anti-virus fight rises with workers idle
BEIJING (AP) — Real estate agent Du Xuekun’s sales usually jump after the Lunar New Year holiday. But this year, Du has been at home for a month…
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New DNA evidence links Donald Lee Moore, a man named in the ‘Serial’ podcast, to a 1996 killing
Nearly 24 years after the death of 23-year-old Shawn Marie Neal, police in South Carolina say they have identified the man who killed her using newly…
Continue Reading Pearl River is expected to crest Sunday and lead to ‘historic’ flood in Mississippi
More neighborhoods in Jackson, Mississippi were starting to flood Saturday as the swollen Pearl River may soon reach its highest point in decades,…
Continue Reading Grandmother arrested after a 12-year-old was taken from hospital at gunpoint, Louisiana police say
A 12-year-old girl was found unharmed and her grandmother, who allegedly took the child from a hospital at gunpoint, has been arrested, police in…
Continue Reading 14-year-old boy arrested in stabbing death of Barnard College student Tessa Majors
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the stabbing death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors, police and prosecutors said Saturday. The boy has…
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Third runner dies after a truck hit members of an Oklahoma high school track team
A third member of an Oklahoma high school track and cross-country team died Saturday, about a week after a pickup truck hit six team members…
Continue Reading Virginia teen accused of killing mother and 6-year-old brother before fleeing to North Carolina
A Virginia teen was arrested in North Carolina on Saturday on suspicion of killing his mother and 6-year-old brother, authorities said. The…
Continue Reading Google Doodle honors Susan B. Anthony on her birthday
Google is honoring a key leader of the women’s suffrage movement, Susan B. Anthony, and celebrating her 200th birthday with a Google Doodle.…
Continue Reading A Texas teen bought 170 flowers to give every girl at his school a Valentine
Anyone who’s been to high school knows how dreadful Valentine’s Day can be for teenagers. Those with admirers or significant others will…
Continue Reading Kin seek information on missing kids after orphanage fire
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Relatives of 15 children killed in a fire at an orphanage continued to show up outside the burned-out compound…
Continue Reading A Florida man attacked his daughter and her teen sister with a machete, police say
A South Florida man is in police custody after he attacked and severely injured his 10-year-old daughter and her teenage sister with a machete,…
Continue Reading NASA launches spacecraft carrying supplies to the International Space Station
A Northrop Grumman rocket carrying the Cygnus resupply spacecraft was successfully launched Saturday afternoon from NASA’s Wallops Flight…
Continue Reading ‘Sex and the City’ actress Lynn Cohen dies at 86
‘Sex and the City’ actress Lynn Cohen died on Friday in New York, according to her manager Josh Pultz. She was 86. The veteran screen and…
Continue Reading A daughter wrote a message of hope in the snow for her mother who’s battling cancer
A snowfall in northern Ohio inspired a cancer patient’s daughter to write a message to her mom in the fresh snow outside her hospital room.…
Continue Reading Police ‘link’ the death of 6-year-old Faye Swetlik to a neighbor found dead in his home
The death of 6-year-old Faye Swetlik, who vanished outside her home in South Carolina this week, is “linked” to a neighbor whose body was…
Continue Reading Watch boxer Ryan Garcia knock out Francisco Fonseca in just over a minute into their match
Ryan Garcia needed one round and less than two minutes to defend his WBC silver lightweight boxing champion title Friday. One minute, 20 seconds into…
Continue Reading Denver mayor will veto legislation that would end the city’s 30-year ban on pit bulls
Denver’s mayor announced he will veto an amendment which would overturn a 30-year ban on pit bulls, saying he reached his decision after…
Continue Reading The EU is facing a serious crisis. It’s funding the same people who wish to wreck it
For nearly four years, Brexit has masked the fact that the European Union is in trouble. The EU establishment is about to embark on years of deciding…
Continue Reading No rest for the 93-year-old. With the royals in turmoil, Britain needs its Queen more than ever
Like any institution, monarchies must adapt to remain relevant and in place. For the British royal family, that has meant slimming down to reflect…
Continue Reading A woman posing as a newborn photographer drugged a mother at her home and planned to steal her baby, police say
A Washington state woman allegedly posed as newborn photographer along with her daughter and drugged a woman in an attempt to steal her baby, police…
Continue Reading The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine just accepted 364 new students — by mistake
The Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine sent 364 letters of acceptance in error Thursday to students looking for admission. “Soon after the…
Continue Reading Texas man hangs puppy from tree ‘out of boredom,’ police say
A Texas man has been arrested for killing a puppy. Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrested Claudio Gomez on Wednesday after a video surfaced…
Continue Reading 3 Chicago children accidentally shot in separate shootings, police say
Three children 8 to 12 years old were accidentally shot in Chicago in two incidents, police said Saturday. In the first case, a 7-year-old girl was…
Continue Reading A dog was rescued after swallowing a bag of crack cocaine someone threw into his backyard
A pitbull named Nipsey fell victim to his appetite when he ate a bag of crack cocaine that was thrown into his owner’s backyard, Detroit police…
Continue Reading Amid looming coronavirus crisis, progress made in fight against Ebola
As China and the world try to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, the fight against another deadly disease, Ebola, has reached an encouraging…
Continue Reading Exclusive: US assures Afghans it will not abandon them after peace deal, Afghan source says
As the United States finalizes its plans to reduce violence in Afghanistan, an Afghan source close to the negotiations has said that US officials in…
Continue Reading Zelensky rejects Trump’s claim that Ukraine is corrupt in interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
In a CNN interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine is…
Continue Reading Hmong men record alleged coronavirus discrimination at Indiana hotels
Two Hmong men say they have been discriminated against out of fear of the novel coronavirus while looking for a hotel room in Indiana. Kao Lor and…
Continue Reading Beijing orders mandatory coronavirus quarantine as US moves to evacuate passengers from cruise ship
Beijing has ordered a mandatory 14-day quarantine for travelers returning to the city, with novel coronavirus cases continuing to rise in China and…
Continue Reading 3 people were shot inside a restaurant owned by ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Kandi Burruss, police say
A “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star who co-owns a restaurant where three people were shot Friday night says she and her family are…
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