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Trump speculates that China released virus in lab ‘mistake’
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on…
Lives Lost: Virus silences angelic voice of WWII evacuee
LISBON, Portugal – After Adolf Hitler annexed his native Austria and Allied bombs laid waste…
Hairstylist gives free haircuts to Thai health frontliners
BANGKOK – Scrubs may be in fashion during the coronavirus crisis, but split ends —…
Old explosive from Nepal’s insurgency kills 4 children
KATHMANDU, Nepal – An old explosive device left during Nepal’s decadelong communist insurgency has killed…
Bodies of S Korean trekkers, local guides recovered in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Rescuers recovered the bodies of the last of four South Korean trekkers…
Key West to skip Hemingway Look-Alike Contest this year
KEY WEST, Fla. – The coronavirus pandemic has forced the cancellation of the 40th annual…
Coronavirus lessons from Roosevelt outbreak helped 2nd ship
WASHINGTON – The Navy destroyer USS Kidd was heading east across the Pacific from Pearl…
Wisconsin woman charged after son’s body found in her car
GREEN BAY, Wis. – A Wisconsin woman has been charged after the body of her…
South Africa eases one of world’s strictest lockdowns
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa began easing one of the world’s strictest lockdowns on Friday, with…
Anderson Cooper is a father; gives infant son a special name
NEW YORK – Anderson Cooper is a father, a milestone the CNN anchor says for…
Durst seeks mistrial over coronavirus delays in murder case
LOS ANGELES – Attorneys for real estate heir Robert Durst asked a Los Angeles judge…
Clashes in Yemen UNESCO site threaten rare species
SANAA, Yemen – Explosions rocked Yemen’s Socotra archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Friday, as…
Kelly Rowland: ‘Coffee’ song, video is my ode to black women
NEW YORK – Kelly Rowland says her new single “Coffee” and its accompanying music video…
Australian police fatally shoot man who stabbed 7 at mall
PERTH, Australia – Australian police fatally shot a man who stabbed and slashed seven people…
Duchess of Sussex loses first round in newspaper lawsuit
LONDON – The Duchess of Sussex lost an early round in a London court Friday…
Work safety strike, virus lockdown protest set for May Day
LOS ANGELES – Essential workers will strike nationwide on May Day to demand safer conditions…
‘Everyone’s watching’: Biden’s VP audition process begins
WASHINGTON – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wore a T-shirt on television emblazoned with the words “that…
Asia Today: Japan debuts robots at hotels for virus patients
BANGKOK – Robot staff debuted at a Tokyo hotel used for mildly sick coronavirus patients…
Drummer Tony Allen, driver of Afrobeat sound, dies at 79
JOHANNESBURG – Pioneering drummer Tony Allen, the driver of the Afrobeat sound, has died in…
Danish court detains Islamic militant plot suspect
COPENHAGEN – A 23-year-old man appeared in a Danish court on Friday, a day after…
Virus delays prison time for Hot Pockets heir, ex-CEO
An heir to the Hot Pockets fortune and a former investment executive who participated in…
US agency finds no apparent air bag defect in older GM cars
DETROIT – After a probe that took over six years, U.S. auto safety investigators have…
With virus, US higher education may face existential moment
CHICAGO – When Jamie Bolker started teaching composition at MacMurray College in January, she felt…
With virus, US higher education may face existential moment
CHICAGO – Campuses have become ghost towns. Graduation ceremonies have been cancelled. School administrators watch…