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Maple Leafs defenceman Jake Muzzin out about four weeks with broken hand
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have suffered another blow on defence with the loss of Jake Muzzin to a broken hand. The Leafs announced Wednesday that Muzzin will be out for about four weeks after ...
Feb 26, 2020
German man drives car into Carnival crowd, injures 30
BERLIN - A man intentionally drove a car into a crowd at a Carnival parade in a small town in central Germany, injuring around 30 people including children, officials said Monday. The driver, a 29-yea...
Feb 26, 2020
Pioneering black NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson dies
Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits for NASA's early space missions and was later portrayed in the 2016 hit film "Hidden Figures," about pioneering b...
Feb 26, 2020
Death toll rises to 22 from Delhi riots during Trump trip
NEW DELHI - At least 22 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump's first state visit to India, with the death toll expec...
Feb 26, 2020
US, South Korea militaries face new enemy in viral outbreak
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The U.S. and South Korean militaries, used to being on guard for threats from North Korea, face a new and formidable enemy that could hurt battle readiness: a virus spreadi...
Feb 26, 2020
'No way out': Demographics drive GOP nosedive on West Coast
BEND, Ore. - In the early 1990s, the population of Bend was around 25,000 and leaned Republican. A lumber mill operated along the banks of the Deschutes River in Oregon's high-desert country. Today, t...
Feb 26, 2020
Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges
CHICAGO - Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago and falsely re...
Feb 26, 2020
Virus outbreak keeps global markets in check
LONDON - Share prices around the world, particularly in Japan, took a hit Tuesday amid mounting fears about the economic impact of the new coronavirus outbreak. An anticipated solid opening on Wall St...
Feb 26, 2020
Brazil confirms first coronavirus case in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's government confirmed on Wednesday that a 61-year-old Brazilian man who travelled to Italy this month has Latin America's first confirmed case of the contagious new coronaviru...
Feb 26, 2020
Emergency goaltender's mom makes emotional US TV appearance with son
The mother of Carolina Hurricanes emergency goalie David Ayres brought her son to tears during a television appearance with him Monday. On NBC's "Today," Ayres's mother, Mary, came on a video lin...
Feb 26, 2020