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MLB delays opening day to mid-May at earliest due to virus
NEW YORK – Major League Baseball pushed back opening day until mid-May at the earliest…
AP Explains: What did the Federal Reserve do Sunday and why?
WASHINGTON – A day after the Federal Reserve unleashed a massive amount of stimulus to…
‘Don’t stop’: When Carnegie Hall cancelled, show went on
NEW YORK – How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. And when the coronavirus…
Nevada police investigate killing of missing teen girl
ELKO, Nev. – Law enforcement in northeastern Nevada said Monday that they have found the…
Sheriff: North Carolina man kills 6 relatives and himself
PITTSBORO, N.C. – A 66-year-old man fatally shot six relatives in a small North Carolina…
DC closes gyms, theatres, orders takeout only in restaurants
Washington, D.C., is shutting down all movie theatres and gyms, and ordering restaurants and bars…
Justice on hold: coronavirus prompts court delays, closings
LOS ANGELES – California courts are delaying trials and even temporarily closing their doors in…
Cruise ships stranded after countries adopt virus measures
MIAMI – New measures to seal off borders to reduce the spread of the novel…
Brazil’s biggest favela seeks foreigner ban on virus fears
RIO DE JANEIRO – Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, nations have begun imposing…
Government issues historic restrictions amid virus outbreak
The United States implemented dramatic new restrictions on Americans going out in public and 7…
Pakistan PM warns new virus may devastate developing nations
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s prime minister said Monday he fears the new coronavirus will devastate the…
Health chief halts Ohio primary; 3 other states forge ahead
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio called off its presidential primary just hours before polls were set…
Spying on the virus: Israel secret service to track patients
JERUSALEM – The head of Israel’s shadowy Shin Bet internal security service said Tuesday that…
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked…
Senate votes to extend, not tweak, 3 surveillance powers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has voted to extend, rather than tweak, three surveillance powers…
Abe could be big loser if Tokyo Olympics cancelled, postponed
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe might be the biggest loser if the Tokyo…
Coronavirus strikes journalists, others change way they work
NEW YORK – Six people at CBS News have tested positive for coronavirus, including a…
Sex workers face ruin amid virus fears, brothel closures
BERLIN – It’s 7 p.m. on a Friday night, a time when Aurel Johannes Marx’s…
Alaska district to continue feeding students during shutdown
HOMER, Alaska – An Alaska school district will continue to feed students during a shutdown…
Alaska maritime cargo companies not expecting virus shutdown
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Two of Alaska’s major maritime cargo companies are confident the coronavirus outbreak…
US job openings jumped in January, before virus outbreak
WASHINGTON – U.S. employers sharply increased the number of jobs they advertised in January, a…
Biden gets Secret Service protection after protester run-ins
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, who has been repeatedly accosted by protesters on…
Trump changes his tone, gets real on the coronavirus threat
WASHINGTON – He called on the country to come together. He warned of pain to…
Heavy fighting in central Yemen leaves at least 38 dead
SANAA, Yemen – Heavy fighting in Yemen between pro-government forces and Shiite rebels killed more…