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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
Siakam scores 37 to lead Raptors over Suns in first game since all-star break
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 37 points and added 12 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 118-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Siakam, who played in his first NBA al...
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
MARKET WATCH: Feb. 21, 2020
Big Picture Coronavirus Concerns Keeping Markets on Edge Investors remain focused on the spread of the coronavirus and China's efforts to contain the disease-and its effect on global supply chains. Wh...
Feb 21, 2020
MISSING: Joseph Edwin Auger, 32, of Ponoka
UPDATE (Feb. 25)- The Ponoka RCMP have located Joseph Auger, safe and well. Public assistance is no longer required.=============Ponoka RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating a 32-year-ol...
Feb 21, 2020
Beilein resigns as coach, says emotional goodbye to Cavs
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - John Beilein stood in front of the Cavaliers and emotionally explained why he's leaving. This was goodbye. But even on his way out, the admired coach gave his players one last les...
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