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China deaths rise to 490, Japan confirms 10 cases on…

BEIJING (AP) — Deaths from a new virus rose to 490 in mainland China on Wednesday while new cases on a Japanese cruise ship, in Hong Kong and in Thailand showed the increasing spread of the outbreak and renewed attention toward containing it. Ten people from the cruise ship tested

Former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi dies at 95

Daniel arap Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya’s longest-serving president and presided over years of repression and economic turmoil

Iowa precinct chair says voting app had problems

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses (all times local): 11:20 p.m. An Iowa precinct

Philippines reports 1st virus death outside of China

BEIJING (AP) — The Philippines on Sunday reported the first death from a new virus outside of China, where authorities

Johnson hails UK’s ‘new beginning’ as Brexit day arrives

LONDON (AP) — Britain begins the day as a member of the European Union. Its status at the end of

Afghans will need billions more in aid, as US looks…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024, a

Do masks offer protection from new virus? It depends

SEATTLE (AP) — People around the world are buying up protective face masks in hopes of keeping the new virus

Iran airliner overshoots runway, stops in highway

TEHRAN, Jan 27, 2020 (AFP) – An Iranian passenger plane overshot a runway as it landed Monday in the southwestern

Senate approves impeachment trial rules, rejecting witnesses

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram

Prince Harry: ‘Powerful media’ is why he’s stepping away

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has taken aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he