World

Charities steered $65M to Trump lawyer Sekulow and family

WASHINGTON - Jay Sekulow, one of President Donald Trump's lead attorneys during the impeachment trial, is being paid for his legal work through a rented $80-a-month mailbox a block away from the White...

Jan 31, 2020

Trump defence: Ukraine 'quid pro quo' not impeachable

WASHINGTON - In a striking shift from President Donald Trump's claim of "perfect" dealings with Ukraine, his defence asserted Wednesday at his Senate trial that a trade of U.S. military aid for politi...

Jan 31, 2020

More airlines drop flights to China as virus spreads

BANGKOK - British Airways halted all flights to China and American Airlines suspended Los Angeles flights to and from Shanghai and Beijing as efforts to contain a new virus intensifies. The coronaviru...

Jan 31, 2020

Kobe Bryant's death throws spotlight on crash-warning system

LOS ANGELES - The crash that killed nine people including Kobe Bryant has led to calls for crash-warning systems to be installed in more helicopters, but regulators and pilots worry that the instrumen...

Jan 30, 2020

UAE confirms 4 Chinese tourists have virus, first in Mideast

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A family of four Chinese tourists in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday became the first cases in the Mideast of a new Chinese virus that causes flu-like symptoms, wit...

Jan 30, 2020

Japan urges citizens not to travel to China because of virus

TOKYO - The Japanese Foreign Ministry is urging its citizens not to travel to China because of the possibility of the further spread of a new virus. Japan had previously warned people not to travel to...

Jan 30, 2020

US advises against travel to China; virus declared emergency

BEIJING - The U.S. advised against all travel to China on Friday after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a new virus that has spread to more than a dozen countries a global emerge...

Jan 30, 2020

Health experts: Human-to-human spread of new virus worrying

BEIJING - World health officials expressed "great concern" Wednesday that a dangerous new virus is starting to spread between people outside of China, a troubling development as China and the world fr...

Jan 30, 2020

AP source: McConnell says he can't yet block new witnesses

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. McConnell conve...

Jan 30, 2020

Estranged husband accused of killing Jennifer Dulos dies

HARTFORD, Conn. - A Connecticut man charged with murdering his missing wife amid a contentious divorce case has died following an apparent suicide attempt, his lawyer said Thursday. Fotis Dulos, 52, h...

Jan 30, 2020