China locking down cities with 18 million to stop virus
Jan 23, 2020
By KEN MORITSUGU and YANAN WANG BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities Thursday moved to lock down at least three cities with a combined population of more than 18 million in an unprecedented effort to contain…
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Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from China
Jan 22, 2020
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and MIKE STOBBE SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned…
Thunberg slams Davos elites on climate as Trump takes stage
Jan 21, 2020
By PAN PYLAS DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Young climate activists including Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg told business and political elites gathered Tuesday at the World Economic Forum that they aren’t doing enough to tackle the climate…
Thousands rally in Virginia’s capital for gun rights
Jan 20, 2020
By ALAN SUDERMAN and SARAH RANKIN RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Thousands of gun-rights activists rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol on Monday under a heavy police presence, protesting plans by the state’s Democratic leadership to…
Starr, Dershowitz: Trump assembles made-for-TV defense team
Jan 17, 2020
By ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has assembled a made-for-TV legal team for his Senate trial that includes household names like Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the prosecutor whose…
Chief justice, senators sworn in for Trump impeachment
Jan 16, 2020
By LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts was sworn in Thursday to preside over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, then immediately administered the oath to the full Senate to ensure “impartial justice” as…
Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s
Jan 15, 2020
By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists…
Pelosi sets Wednesday votes to send impeachment to Senate
Jan 14, 2020
By LISA MASCARO, ALAN FRAM, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House is set to vote Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, and pressure…
‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind
Jan 13, 2020
By JAKE COYLE Female filmmakers were shut out, “Parasite” made history and “Joker” edged out “The Irishman,” “1917” and “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” in Monday’s Oscar nominations. Todd Phillips’ R-rated superhero smash…
Iran denies downing plane, says West should share evidence
Jan 10, 2020
By NASSER KARIMI and JOSEPH KRAUSS TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Friday denied Western allegations that one of its own missiles downed a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran, and called on the U.S.…