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LONDON - Spanish tenor ?Plcido Domingo, who is ensnared in allegations of sexual misconduct, has withdrawn from this summer's production of Don Carlo at London's Royal Opera House.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

Food stamp change fuels anxiety as states try to curb impact

CHICAGO - Having food stamps offers Richard Butler a stability he's rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys' home and jail for burglary, ...

Mar 06, 2020

Netanyahu still short of majority after Israel's election

JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fallen short of capturing the majority needed to form a government, near-final election results showed Wednesday, deepening a year of political deadlo...

Mar 06, 2020

Tensions between Greece and Turkey rise over migrant clashes

KASTANIES, Greece - Greece countered accusations from Turkey Wednesday that it was responsible for the death of a migrant, as its border authorities strove for a sixth day to keep thousands of migrant...

Mar 06, 2020

Cruise ship is held off California coast for virus testing

SAN FRANCISCO - Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast Thursday until passengers and crew can be tes...

Mar 06, 2020

At sea: Passengers off California await virus test results

SAN FRANCISCO - Passengers on a cruise ship off the California coast were instructed to stay in their cabins as they awaited test results Friday that could show whether the coronavirus is circulating ...

Mar 06, 2020

Warren reevaluates, Bloomberg drops out after Super Tuesday

LOS ANGELES - New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was reassessing her candidacy Wednesday as the winnowing process in the De...

Mar 06, 2020