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Family: US believes ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died

WASHINGTON - The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson said Wednesday that U.S. government officials have concluded that he has died while in the custody of Iran. The family said in a statement ...

Mar 25, 2020

Putin delays constitutional vote allowing him to keep power

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change that would allow him to seek another term in power. Putin didn't s...

Mar 25, 2020

In 'Crip Camp,' a rare spotlight for disability rights

PARK CITY, Utah - It wasn't Judith Heumann's first standing ovation, but it might have been her loudest. Heumann, who had polio as a baby and uses a wheelchair, has for decades been one of the leading...

Mar 25, 2020

Spain's coronavirus deaths leap; Prince Charles now infected

MADRID - The death toll in Spain from the coronavirus shot up by more than 700 on Wednesday, surpassing China and is now second only to Italy as the pandemic spread rapidly in Europe, with even Britai...

Mar 25, 2020

Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for new coronavirus

LONDON - Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. The 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolat...

Mar 25, 2020

Business fallout: Nissan factories to shut in Africa, India

The outbreak of the coronavirus that emerged in China in December has dealt an unprecedented shock to the global economy as it continues to spread across the world. Here is a look at some of the lates...

Mar 25, 2020

Israel parliament speaker resigns rather than convene a vote

JERUSALEM - Israel's parliament speaker resigned Wednesday after seven years on the job rather than complying with a Supreme Court order to convene a vote on his replacement. Yuli Edelstein had suspen...

Mar 25, 2020

Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4

KABUL - Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan's minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the heart of Kabul's old city on Wednesday, killing at least four people, a Sikh lawmaker said...

Mar 24, 2020

Asian shares jump after Dow sees biggest gain since 1933

BANGKOK - Shares advanced in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal on injecting nearly $2 trillion of...

Mar 24, 2020

Taylor Swift's publicist takes aim at Kim Kardashian in feud

LOS ANGELES - The Kanye West and Taylor Swift public beef has reignited again with the ongoing feud now involving his wife and Swift's publicist. Swift's publicist, Tree Paine, fired back Monday night...

Mar 24, 2020