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Pence: 21 on cruise ship test positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON – Vice-President Mike Pence says 21 people on a cruise ship being held off…
LSU study abroad programs cancelled due to virus concerns
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana State University announced Friday that it was cancelling scheduled programs…
US sending military police to two border crossings
PHOENIX – The U.S. government says it is sending 160 military police and engineers to…
Ohio State settling some suits over doc abuse; cost unclear
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly…
The Latest: Biden says he’s feeling good about 2020 race now
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 election (all times local): 7 p.m. Democratic presidential…
After Parkland tragedy, Florida Senate OK’s panic buttons
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida lawmakers were on the verge of sending Gov. Ron DeSantis legislation…
Mom of missing kids gets bond reduced to $1 million in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho – A judge on Friday reduced bail to $1 million for the mother…
Nevada museum tells of forced Native American assimilation
Native American children were kidnapped from their families and packed into wagons, trucks and trains…
Austin officials cancel South by Southwest festival
AUSTIN, Texas – The organizers of South By Southwest — which draws hundreds of thousands…
University of Michigan won’t change investigation into abuse
University of Michigan leaders said Friday that they plan to stay the course with their…
New qualifications for next debate likely rule out Gabbard
The Democratic National Committee has ratcheted up the threshold to qualify for its next presidential…
China trade slumps as anti-virus controls close factories
BEIJING – China’s exports fell by double digits in January and February as anti-virus controls…
SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX successfully launched another load of station supplies for NASA late…
Heavy police raids leave east Jerusalem neighbourhood on edge
JERUSALEM – Murad Mahmoud’s 14-year-old son has been detained by Israeli police in his east…
Polish president OKs $510M for public media amid campaign
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s president has signed a bill earmarking nearly 2 billion zlotys ($510…
85 acres with climbing opportunities added to forest
CAMPTON, N.H. – Eighty-five acres with opportunities for climbing have been added to the White…
Biden’s big wins also were big for his Pennsylvania backers
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Democratic Party stalwarts in Pennsylvania heaved a collective sigh of relief as…
Clyburn’s kingmaker moment changes landscape of 2020 race
COLUMBIA, S.C. – At a funeral service last month, Jannie Jones locked eyes with Democratic…
Nursing home showed few signs it prepared for virus outbreak
KIRKLAND, Wash. – In the days before the Life Care Center nursing home became ground…
Police: Suspects in custody in Chicago shooting that hurt 6
CHICAGO – Police arrested two men suspected of wounding six people during a shooting outside…
Mud houses collapse in heavy rains killing 17 in NW Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Heavy rains in northwest Pakistan caused scores of mud houses to collapse,…
Kansas GOP leader’s Medicaid expansion move roils Statehouse
TOPEKA, Kan. – Jim Denning once symbolized what for Medicaid expansion supporters was wrong with…
Fuel tanker collides with two buses in Syria, kills 30
DAMASCUS, Syria – A fuel tank collided with two passenger buses and several other cars…
Med student charged with research smuggling freed on bond
WORCESTER, Mass. – A medical student from China who U.S. authorities say tried to smuggle…