World

China reports 304 virus deaths, fires officials for poor job

BEIJING - China's death toll from a new virus increased to 304 on Sunday amid warnings from the World Health Organization that other countries need to prepare in the event the disease spreads among th...

Feb 01, 2020

Grand Canyon visit inspired Kobe Bryant's pilot to fly

LOS ANGELES - Ara Zobayan's passion for helicopters began as a teenager and took flight years later after a life-changing trip soaring above the vast Grand Canyon. The freedom felt by the man who woul...

Feb 01, 2020

Notorious Utah brothel owner's interview eludes historians

OGDEN, Utah - Scholars at a Utah university are trying to unlock a mystery after discovering a nearly 70-year-old transcript of an interview with a notorious brother owner that is written in a shortha...

Feb 01, 2020

Iraqi blocs select new PM-designate after weeks of jockeying

BAGHDAD - Former communications minister Mohammed Allawi was named prime minister-designate by rival Iraqi factions Saturday after weeks of political deadlock. The choice comes as the country weathers...

Feb 01, 2020

Boston Symphony cancels Asia tour amid China virus outbreak

BOSTON - The Boston Symphony Orchestra has cancelled its coming tour of Asia amid concerns about the deadly virus in China. Andris Nelsons, the orchestra's music director, said Thursday that the decis...

Feb 01, 2020

AP Exclusive: Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA

NEW YORK - Lawyers for a woman who accuses President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s are asking for a DNA sample, seeking to determine whether his genetic material is on a dress she says she w...

Feb 01, 2020

Weinstein: Private eyes were hired 'for days like this'

NEW YORK - Harvey Weinstein offered an unscripted defence Thursday of his use of private undercover investigators who allegedly tried to silence his accusers, saying he did it "for days like this." Th...

Feb 01, 2020

Hippo Fiona makes a mess of her Super Bowl pick

CINCINNATI - Bettors looking for an edge in picking Sunday's Super Bowl winner may (or may not) want to consider the selection thrown up by Fiona, the hippopotamus heartthrob at the Cincinnati Zoo &am...

Feb 01, 2020

Trump trial could end soon; Alexander says no to witnesses

WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee declared late Thursday night he will oppose calling more witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, all but dashing Democratic e...

Feb 01, 2020

Poland urged to end 'damaging' impasse at Jewish museum

WARSAW, Poland - Two co-founders of a prominent Jewish history museum in Warsaw urged their third partner - the Polish government - to comply with an agreement to reappoint the museum's former directo...

Feb 01, 2020