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Skiing finals, Italian cycling races cancelled due to virus

MILAN - The alpine skiing World Cup Finals and major Italian cycling races were among the latest sporting events to be cancelled on Friday because of the escalating virus outbreak. Also, an unnamed Sc...

Mar 06, 2020

Austin officials cancel South by Southwest festival

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin city officials have cancelled the South by Southwest arts and technology festival. Mayor Steve Adler announced a local disaster as a precaution because of the threat of the nove...

Mar 06, 2020

Ex-wrestler sues University of Michigan over doc's assaults

DETROIT - A man who was a college wrestler in the 1980s sued the University of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging that a school doctor molested him dozens of times despite the university knowing that he ...

Mar 06, 2020

Melania Trump on rare fundraising foray into 2020 campaign

WASHINGTON - Melania Trump is set to make a rare fundraising foray into the 2020 campaign. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is asking supporters to make a donation for a chance to meet the...

Mar 06, 2020

Ohio State settling some suits over doc abuse; cost unclear

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some a...

Mar 06, 2020

Oil price dives as OPEC, Russia fail to agree on output cut

VIENNA - OPEC and key ally Russia failed to agree Friday on a cut to oil production that would have contained the plunge in the price of crude caused by the new coronavirus outbreak's massive disrupti...

Mar 06, 2020

House passes bipartisan $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus

WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House passed an $8.3 billion measure Wednesday to battle the coronavirus outbreak that's spreading rapidly and threatening a major shock to the economy and disru...

Mar 06, 2020

Jury decides Tavis Smiley must pay PBS in #MeToo dispute

WASHINGTON - A jury decided Wednesday that former television talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduct at the height of the #MeToo movement, must pay a...

Mar 06, 2020

?Plácido Domingo pulls out of Royal Opera House performances

LONDON - Spanish tenor ?Plcido Domingo, who is ensnared in allegations of sexual misconduct, has withdrawn from this summer's production of Don Carlo at London's Royal Opera House. The Royal Opera Hou...

Mar 06, 2020

Supreme Court divided in 1st big abortion case of Trump era

WASHINGTON - A seemingly divided Supreme Court struggled Wednesday with its first major abortion case of the Trump era, leaving Chief Justice John Roberts as the likely deciding vote. Roberts did not ...

Mar 06, 2020