Category Archives: World

Saudis' arrest of 2 princes called a warning to royal family
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's King Salman was shown in state media Sunday in apparent good health and working, just days after the arrest of two senior princes triggered speculation abo...
Mar 10, 2020

Israeli court rejects Netanyahu request to delay trial
JERUSALEM - A Jerusalem district court on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to delay the start of his corruption trial, ruling it would begin as planned next week. Netanyahu...
Mar 10, 2020

Iran says new virus kills 54, death toll climbs to 291
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Tuesday that the new coronavirus had killed 54 more people, raising the death toll to 291 amid 8,042 cases in the Islamic Republic. Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpou...
Mar 10, 2020

Italy quarantines north in drastic bid to slow virus spread
ROME - Italy took a page from China's playbook Sunday, attempting to lock down 16 million people - more than a quarter of its population - for nearly a month to halt the relentless march of the new co...
Mar 09, 2020

Michigan primary could make or break Sanders' campaign
DETROIT - Bernie Sanders proved his 2016 presidential bid was serious with an upset victory in Michigan powered by his opposition to free trade and appeal among working-class voters. Four years later,...
Mar 09, 2020

Trump plans payroll tax relief in response to coronavirus
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says his administration will ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief and other quick measures as a public health and economic maelstrom brought on by the coronaviru...
Mar 09, 2020

NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS closing locker rooms amid virus scare
MIAMI - The NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer are closing access to locker rooms and clubhouses to all nonessential personnel, including media, in response to the coronavirus cri...
Mar 09, 2020

Argentina announces first coronavirus death in Latin America
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A 64-year-old man died in Argentina as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death in Latin America, health authorities announced Saturday. The Ministry of Health s...
Mar 09, 2020

Melania Trump cancels fundraiser, cites scheduling conflict
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump has cancelled a California fundraiser set for later this month. Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's spokeswoman, cited an unspecified "scheduling conflict" as the reason on ...
Mar 09, 2020

Zeppelin wins latest battle of the bands in `Stairway' fight
LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court on Monday restored a jury verdict that found Led Zeppelin did not steal "Stairway to Heaven." The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed the ma...
Mar 09, 2020