China’s virus crackdown leaves millions working at home
BEIJING (AP) — In the middle of a phone call with a customer, an important visitor knocks on Michael Xiong’s door: his 3-year-old son. Xiong,…
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Iowa lawmakers introduced a right-to-die bill. Nine other states already have similar laws
Some Iowa state lawmakers want terminally ill adults in their state to have the right to end their own life. The Iowa End-of-Life Options Act was…
Continue Reading A Week in Pictures – Latin America & Caribbean
FEB. 7-13, 2020 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America…
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An 80-year-old widower lost $200,000 in an online romance scam in Oregon
An elderly widower in Oregon lost $200,000 in an online romance scam, and state officials are warning residents not to be the next victims. The…
Continue Reading Mentally ill woman dies in custody, lawsuit alleges deprivation of medical care
A lawsuit filed by the family of a Washington woman who died while in jail in 2018 alleges inhumane confinement and deprivation of adequate medical…
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Lawsuit claims Mexican megachurch leaders abused woman for years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California woman says the father and son leaders of a Mexican megachurch sexually abused her for 18 years starting…
Continue Reading Oklahoma to resume executions now that it has ‘reliable supply’ of lethal injection drugs
Oklahoma state officials announced Thursday that the state will resume executions by lethal injection, having found a “reliable supply.”…
Continue Reading Air Force updates its dress code policy to include turbans, beards and hijabs
The US Air Force has updated its dress code policy to outline a clear approval process for Sikhs and Muslims who want to serve while wearing their…
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‘Impossible for me to do my job’: Attorney General Barr blasts President Trump’s tweets
WASHINGTON, DC — In an exclusive interview, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that President Donald Trump “has never asked…
Continue Reading Spirit Airlines moving operations center to Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Spirit Airlines and Tennessee officials say the low-cost carrier is moving its operations control center from Florida to…
Continue Reading France to limit access to Western Europe’s highest mountain in conservation effort
President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France will move to limit access to Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s tallest mountain and a famous…
Continue Reading 2 former Ohio State football players plead not guilty to rape and kidnapping charges
Two recently dismissed Ohio State football players pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to raping and kidnapping a woman at their apartment complex.…
Continue Reading Student’s dad arrested on sex trafficking charges after magazine’s revelations
The father of a former Sarah Lawrence College student allegedly extorted and abused several students from the prestigious university and forced at…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein’s defense lawyer tells jury that prosecutors presented an ‘alternative universe’
Harvey Weinstein’s defense attorney told jurors in her closing argument Thursday that this is their chance to do the right thing. Donna Rotunno…
Continue Reading Inaugural class at LeBron James’ school to receive free tuition to Kent State
The inaugural class of LeBron James’ I Promise School in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, has received some amazing news. All 193 students, who are…
Continue Reading The 15th US case of coronavirus is an evacuee at an Air Force base in Texas
The 15th case of the novel coronavirus in the United States is one of the evacuees at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, the Centers for Disease…
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A toddler nearly drowned in a hotel pool; nurses staying there for a convention saved him
LIVONIA, Michigan — Two off-duty nurses, a 9-year-old girl and her godmother are being hailed as heroes after they saved a toddler who nearly…
Continue Reading Mysterious ‘ghost population’ of ancient humans discovered
A mysterious population of ancient humans lived in West Africa about half a million years ago, and scientists believe their genes still live on in…
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Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund his border wall
WASHINGTON, DC — The Pentagon on Thursday slashed billions of dollars in funding for 17 Navy and Air Force aircraft and other military programs to…
Continue Reading Nearly 66,000 marijuana convictions in Los Angeles County will be dismissed, district attorney says
Nearly 66,000 marijuana convictions in Los Angeles County will be dismissed thanks in part to state laws that paved the way for the action, the…
Continue Reading Attorney General Bill Barr takes swipe at Trump, says tweets about Justice Dept. cases make it ‘impossible’ to do job
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Bill Barr takes swipe at Trump, says tweets about Justice Dept. cases make it ‘impossible’ to do…
Continue Reading Prosecutors seek nearly 5 years for former Baltimore mayor
BALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors want the disgraced former mayor of Baltimore to be sentenced to nearly five years in prison for the scheme…
Continue Reading Oklahoma takes a step toward banning conversion therapy
Oklahoma is the latest state to take a step toward banning conversion therapy. A state House committee passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit…
Continue Reading Grandparents, uncle charged in beating death of 12-year-old
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — The grandparents of a 12-year-old boy who was beaten to death in West Yellowstone were charged Thursday with deliberate…
Continue Reading This New York deli offers customers free food if they can solve simple math problems
A sandwich, a soda or maybe even a chocolate bar to satisfy a midnight craving: These are some of the many things you’d expect to find at a New…
Continue Reading This Ohio county may need a second morgue to handle the number of fentanyl overdoses
If overdose deaths don’t slow down in Franklin County, Ohio, a temporary morgue may be needed to store the bodies. The county has seen 23…
Continue Reading Distant object in our solar system could show how planets form, scientists reveal
More than a year after NASA’s New Horizons mission closely flew by a small, distant Kuiper Belt Object, researchers have been able to sift…
Continue Reading NASA’s space snowman reveals secrets: few craters, no water
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s space snowman is revealing fresh secrets from its home far beyond Pluto. More than a year after its close…
Continue Reading An eventual peace deal in Afghanistan? It’s complicated
The war in Afghanistan has lasted so long that kids born after it began are now old enough to fight in it. Now, news that US President Donald Trump…
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