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Publisher, 2 politicians charged over Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG - Outspoken Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai and two prominent opposition politicians were charged Friday with illegal assembly over a pro-democracy march last year as the territory's Beijing-b...
Feb 28, 2020
Nigeria confirms 1st case of new virus in sub-Saharan Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian authorities on Friday confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa as the outbreak spread to a region with some of the world's weakest health systems...
Feb 28, 2020
Historic Paris train station evacuated due to nearby fire
PARIS - Police evacuated a historic Paris train station Friday after a fire engulfed multiple vehicles and sent a large cloud of black smoke over the neighbourhood. Police said the fire was under cont...
Feb 28, 2020
Anti-Polanski protesters greet French film awards ceremony
PARIS - Women's rights activists protested Friday outside a Paris concert hall where France's film academy is presenting its version of the Oscars and director Roman Polanski's latest film is up for t...
Feb 28, 2020
Authorities seize alligator from Ohio basement
GROVEPORT, Ohio - Authorities in Ohio have seized an alligator that was being kept in the basement of a home. According to a Facebook post from the Madison Township Police Department, the owner of the...
Feb 28, 2020
Report: Los Angeles deputies shared Kobe Bryant crash photos
LOS ANGELES - Authorities are investigating whether deputies shared graphic photos of the helicopter crash scene where Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed, according to ...
Feb 28, 2020
Buffalo Roman Catholic Diocese seeks bankruptcy protection
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The embattled Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday, taking another major step in its effort to recover from a clergy misconduct scandal that's been ...
Feb 28, 2020
Lady Gaga's father cites homelessness for his bar's woes
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga's father is refusing to pay $260,000 in rent and fees for his restaurant at New York City's Grand Central Terminal, saying the homeless population is hurting his business. Joe Ger...
Feb 28, 2020
Court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
SAN DIEGO - Dealing a significant blow to a signature Trump administration immigration policy, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that the government can no longer make asylum seekers wait in Mexico...
Feb 28, 2020
Fed Chair Powell: Will 'use our tools' to support economy
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pledged Friday that the Fed will "use our tools" to support the economy, an effort to ease fears over the viral outbreak and a strong signal of a li...
Feb 28, 2020