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Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee to challenge Trump

WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party's establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on W...

Apr 08, 2020

Watchdog: Syrian air force responsible for chemical attacks

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The global chemical weapons watchdog issued a report Wednesday blaming the Syrian air force for a series of chemical attacks using sarin and chlorine in late March 2017 on the...

Apr 08, 2020

Prize-winning reporter writes book on Melania Trump

NEW YORK - A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Washington Post has written an unauthorized biography of first lady Melania Trump. Mary Jordan's "The Art of Her Deal," which draws upon more than ...

Apr 08, 2020

Democrats want additions to Trump $250B emergency virus aid

WASHINGTON - Congressional Democratic leaders proposed Wednesday adding hundreds of billions of dollars for health care, state and local governments, and food stamps to $250 billion in fresh emergency...

Apr 08, 2020

UK govt tries to advance virus response with Johnson in ICU

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "responding to treatment" but remains in intensive care with the new coronavirus, his spokesman said Wednesday. The U.K. government, meanwhile, sought ...

Apr 08, 2020

Quarantined drag queens land TV show in Israel

JERUSALEM - As Israel imposed a nationwide virus lockdown, shuttering theatres, clubs and bars, the country's drag queens found themselves confined to their homes, their elaborate wigs and glittery dr...

Apr 08, 2020

With Johnson hospitalized, who's who in Britain's Cabinet?

LONDON - With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized in intensive care after contracting the coronavirus, who's left to run the country? A look at the key players in Johnson's Cabinet: DOMI...

Apr 08, 2020

With no theatres, film fans find ways to gather virtually

LOS ANGELES - There are 44 people in the Social Distance Movie Club's Slack channel, where co-workers at Crooked Media have had discussions about everything from a Dwayne Johnson earthquake film to Fa...

Apr 08, 2020

Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine has died at 73

John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in "Angel from Montgomery," "Sam Stone," "Hello in There" and scores of other ind...

Apr 07, 2020

Lufthansa retires big jets, says rebound could take years

FRANKFURT - German airline group Lufthansa said it was permanently removing some of its large aircraft from service and reducing capacity for the long term, saying it will take years for demand for ai...

Apr 07, 2020