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Pompeo in Saudi Arabia for visit focused on Iranian threats

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and the crown prince on Thursday to discuss shared security interests in the Gulf and threats from Iran. ...

Feb 22, 2020

Iran reports another death, 10 new cases of new coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian health authorities on Saturday reported a fifth death from the new virus that emerged in China, and said the fatality was from among 10 new confirmed cases of the virus in Iran....

Feb 22, 2020

S. Korea reports 1st virus death; 2.5M urged to stay home

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea reported its first death from the new virus on Thursday while the mayor of a southeastern city urged its 2.5 million people to stay inside as infections linked ...

Feb 21, 2020

Helicopter pilot in Bryant crash had FAA violation in 2015

LOS ANGELES - The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying without permission into airspa...

Feb 21, 2020

2 former cruise ship passengers with virus die in Japan

TOKYO - Two elderly passengers taken off the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess because they were infected with the new virus have died, Japan's Health Ministry said Thursday, becoming the first...

Feb 21, 2020

China reports major drop in new virus cases to 397

BEIJING - China said Saturday the daily count of new virus cases has fallen significantly to 397, with another 109 people dying of the disease, most in the epicenter of Hubei province. The new figures...

Feb 21, 2020

Man guilty of killing 2 who tried to stop his slurs on train

PORTLAND, Ore. - A man accused of fatally stabbing two people who prosecutors say tried to stop his racist tirade against two young black women on a Portland, Oregon, commuter train was convicted of m...

Feb 21, 2020

Trump taps loyalist Grenell as nation's top intel official

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump announced that Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will become acting director of national intelligence, a move that puts a staunch Trump ally in charg...

Feb 21, 2020

German gunman calling for genocide kills 9 people

HANAU, Germany - A German who shot and killed nine people of foreign background in a rampage that began at a hookah bar frequented by immigrants had posted an online rant calling for the "complete ext...

Feb 21, 2020

Man accused of racist threats expected to plead guilty

A white man charged with cyberstalking and making racist online threats against a black activist in Virginia is expected to plead guilty next month, according to court records and a spokesman for fede...

Feb 21, 2020