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Trump names Rep. Mark Meadows his new chief of staff

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday named Rep. Mark Meadows as his new chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney, who been acting in the role for more than a year. Trump announced the staff re...

Mar 6, 2020

One more victory: Biden wins most Super Tuesday delegates

WASHINGTON - Former Vice-President Joe Biden has put an exclamation point on his Super Tuesday victories by winning the most delegates on the presidential primary calendar's biggest night. The Associa...

Mar 6, 2020

Plunging yields force investors and Fed to rethink strategy

WASHINGTON - The response in stock markets to the growing risk from the coronavirus has been swift and fierce. But a better gauge of fear on Wall Street may be the bond market, where the moves over th...

Mar 6, 2020

Skiing finals, Italian cycling races cancelled due to virus

MILAN - The alpine skiing World Cup Finals and major Italian cycling races were among the latest sporting events to be cancelled on Friday because of the escalating virus outbreak. Also, an unnamed Sc...

Mar 6, 2020

Austin officials cancel South by Southwest festival

AUSTIN, Texas - Austin city officials have cancelled the South by Southwest arts and technology festival. Mayor Steve Adler announced a local disaster as a precaution because of the threat of the nove...

Mar 6, 2020

Ex-wrestler sues University of Michigan over doc's assaults

DETROIT - A man who was a college wrestler in the 1980s sued the University of Michigan on Wednesday, alleging that a school doctor molested him dozens of times despite the university knowing that he ...

Mar 6, 2020

Melania Trump on rare fundraising foray into 2020 campaign

WASHINGTON - Melania Trump is set to make a rare fundraising foray into the 2020 campaign. President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is asking supporters to make a donation for a chance to meet the...

Mar 6, 2020

Ohio State settling some suits over doc abuse; cost unclear

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some a...

Mar 6, 2020

Oil price dives as OPEC, Russia fail to agree on output cut

VIENNA - OPEC and key ally Russia failed to agree Friday on a cut to oil production that would have contained the plunge in the price of crude caused by the new coronavirus outbreak's massive disrupti...

Mar 6, 2020

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 6, 2020