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China reports 1,886 new virus cases, death toll up by 98

Mainland China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths for a total of 1,868 in its update Tuesday, following a report that 80% of cases have been mild, prompting guarded optimism from health...

Feb 18, 2020

New virus cases in China fall for 2nd day, deaths top 2,000

BEIJING - New virus cases in China continued to fall Wednesday, with 1,749 new infections and 136 new deaths announced after China's leader said disease prevention and control was at "a critical time....

Feb 18, 2020

Glamour, glitz at London Fashion Week despite stormy weather

LONDON - Gale force winds and a deluge of rain may be causing havoc to much of Britain, but for the fashion crowd the show must go on. Storm Dennis didn't stop models, celebrities and fashion insiders...

Feb 18, 2020

'Fresh Off the Boat' leaving indelible mark on TV landscape

Even before "Fresh Off the Boat" hit the airwaves on ABC in February 2015, the show was facing pressure that other new shows weren't. It was set to be the first network TV comedy with an all-Asian cas...

Feb 18, 2020

Israeli Opera to host Placido Domingo despite protest

JERUSALEM - Despite objections from sexual abuse activists, the Israeli Opera will host a week-long singing competition organized by Spanish opera star Placido Domingo in Tel Aviv later this year. Dom...

Feb 18, 2020

Trump commutes former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's sentence

CHICAGO - President Donald Trump says he has commuted the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, Trump on Tuesday told reporters the former governor's sentence was "ridiculou...

Feb 18, 2020

Trump takes Daytona 500 warmup lap in presidential limousine

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump gave an election-year embrace to NASCAR and its fans Sunday when he became the second president ever to attend the Daytona 500. The presidential motorcade ...

Feb 18, 2020

Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal. DeBartolo Jr., who built the San Francisco 49ers' 198...

Feb 18, 2020

US sanctions Russian oil company for role in Venezuela

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the trading unit of Russian state-controlled oil company Rosneft for helping Venezuela skirt an embargo on oil from the South American co...

Feb 18, 2020

Aging Shiite cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?

NAJAF, Iraq - When Iraq's top Shiite cleric underwent surgery for a fractured bone last month, it sent shivers around the country and beyond. "May God heal Iraq," read a photo of Grand Ayatollah Ali a...

Feb 18, 2020