US, others prepare evacuations as virus spreads from China
Jan 28, 2020
By JOE McDONALD BEIJING (AP) — The United States and several other nations prepared Tuesday to airlift citizens out of a Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak that has killed more than…
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US stocks tumble amid global sell-off; Dow falls 410
Jan 27, 2020
By DAMIAN J. TROISE NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled following a sell-off in markets in Europe and Japan Monday after China announced a sharp rise in cases of a deadly new virus that…
Democrats argue ‘right matters’ in Trump impeachment trial
Jan 24, 2020
By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER “That’s what Donald Trump wanted investigated or announced — this completely bogus Kremlin-pushed conspiracy theory,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who…
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…
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…