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Lewis Capaldi, Dave among front-runners for UK's Brit Awards

LONDON - Singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi and rapper Dave lead the nominations for the U.K. music industry's Brit Awards, which faced criticism for the lack of female artists nominated for the high-pro...

Feb 18, 2020

UN chief: New virus outbreak is 'a very dangerous situation'

LAHORE, Pakistan - The U.N. secretary general has told The Associated Press that the virus outbreak that began in China "is not out of control but it is a very dangerous situation." Antonio Guterres s...

Feb 18, 2020

Japan says 88 more virus cases confirmed on quarantined ship

TOKYO - Japanese health authorities said Tuesday they have confirmed 88 more cases of the new virus on a quarantined cruise ship near Tokyo. The new cases bring the total on the Diamond Princess to 54...

Feb 18, 2020

Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex-abuse lawsuits

Barraged by hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the...

Feb 17, 2020

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

BEIJING - China reported 1,886 new virus cases and 98 more deaths in its update Tuesday on a disease outbreak that has caused milder illness in most people, an assessment that promoted guarded optimis...

Feb 17, 2020

Xi's early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions

BEIJING - A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the response to a new virus outbreak from early on in ...

Feb 17, 2020

Mickey Wright, golf great and early LPGA force, dies at 85

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Mickey Wright, the golf great with a magnificent swing who won 13 majors among her 82 victories and gave the fledgling LPGA a crucial lift, died Monday of a heart attack. She w...

Feb 17, 2020

Eccentric millionaire Durst faces trial in friend's killing

LOS ANGELES - There is almost no physical evidence connecting New York real estate heir Robert Durst to the slaying of his best friend in Los Angeles 20 years ago. What does link him to the killing of...

Feb 17, 2020

14-year-old charged with Barnard College student death

NEW YORK - A 14-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard College student in a park during a robbery in December, a crime that rattled New York City residents, authorities said Sat...

Feb 17, 2020

Portugal leaders rally around racially abused soccer player

LISBON, Portugal - The president and the prime minister of Portugal added their voices to a national outcry Monday over racist abuse aimed at a black FC Porto soccer player who walked off the field af...

Feb 17, 2020