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Officer shot by colleague during game ‘assumed the risk’
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis police officer who pleaded guilty to accidentally killing a…
Trump clamps limits on travel from Europe to US for 30 days
WASHINGTON – Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump announced he is sharply restricting passenger travel…
Mother of 3 of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s children found dead
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – An ex-girlfriend of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. who was the mother…
Americans snap to attention on virus as big events cancelled
A basketball tournament, with no fans. A St. Patrick’s Day, with no parades. College campuses,…
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson in Australian hospital with new virus
SYDNEY, Australia – Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are isolated in stable condition…
Las Vegas movie exhibition CinemaCon cancelled due to virus
LOS ANGELES – The annual movie exhibition and trade show CinemaCon has been cancelled in…
Health emergency declared for Navajo Nation because of virus
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation is now under a public health state of…
How to search for scholarships, not get lost in spam
Scholarship search websites promise students access to millions of awards totalling billions in free money…
Turkey blames Kurdish fighters for Syria blast that killed 4
BEIRUT – A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint manned by Turkey-backed opposition fighters in…
Polish court again defers verdict on legality of new judges
WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s constitutional court on Thursday deferred for the second time its ruling…
Philippine president imposes travel limits, quarantines
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine president announced Thursday that domestic travel to and from metropolitan…
European Central Bank deploys stimulus to ease virus damage
FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank deployed targeted new stimulus measures to cushion the shock…
Finland jails Sierra Leone man in Liberia war crimes case
HELSINKI – A Finnish court has jailed in a custody hearing a 50-year-old Sierra Leone…
A glance at mortgage rates: mixed after hitting all-time low
U.S. long-term mortgage rates were mixed this week after hitting all-time lows last week amid…
Indiana virus cases up to 12; more universities take steps
INDIANAPOLIS – Another person in Indiana has been sickened by the coronavirus, increasing the state’s…
Ohio players get in one last run after MAC tourney cancelled
CLEVELAND – After getting up some pregame shots, Ohio’s players excitedly huddled at mid-court just…
Debate moves from Phoenix to DC over coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON – The Democratic National Committee is moving Sunday’s presidential debate from Arizona to Washington…
Iraq will investigate attack on base that killed US troops
BAGHDAD – Iraq’s military said Thursday it opened an investigation into a rocket attack that…
New Hampshire up to 6 virus cases, college reaction varies
CONCORD, N.H. – With six people testing positive for the coronavirus in New Hampshire, the…
The city sleeps: New York bans big gatherings, museums close
NEW YORK – Museums prepared to shut their doors, the opera was silenced, lights dimmed…
A hospitalized Weinstein ‘has not given up,’ his lawyer says
NEW YORK – A day after receiving a 23-year prison term in his New York…
The Latest: Market turmoil may echo 2008 but it’s different
NEW YORK – The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):…
Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall cancel performances
NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Opera has cancelled performances and rehearsals through March 31 because…
Tear gas hits the fan during clashes on Greek-Turkish border
ATHENS, Greece – Greek border units trying to stop crowds of migrants from pushing their…