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China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000

BEIJING - The daily death toll in China from a new virus topped 100 for the first time, pushing the total above 1,000 Tuesday as the World Health Organization announced a new name for the disease. Des...

Feb 12, 2020

Cruise ship turned away in other ports anchors off Cambodia

SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia - A cruise ship turned away by other Asian and Pacific governments due to virus fears anchored Thursday off Cambodia, which is checking the health of its 2,200 passengers and c...

Feb 12, 2020

China picks ex-Shanghai mayor to lead in virus epicenter

BEIJING - China on Thursday appointed the former Shanghai mayor as its top official party chief in central Hubei, the province hardest-hit by a viral outbreak that has infected more than 45,000 people...

Feb 12, 2020

Texas officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting

BELTON, Texas - A Central Texas police officer was charged Monday with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a traffic stop, officials said. Temple Officer Carmen DeCruz was cha...

Feb 12, 2020

Smollett case reopens arguments about race, class in Chicago

CHICAGO - When a grand jury revived the criminal case against Jussie Smollett, the indictment for many people called to mind two nights on two different streets in the same big city. On one Chicago st...

Feb 12, 2020

Hollywood barriers fall in milestone Oscars for ‘Parasite’

LOS ANGELES - Before Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" made history as the first non-English best picture winner in Academy Awards history, he made a modest plea to American moviegoers: Don't be afraid of sub...

Feb 12, 2020

Iowa Democratic Party chairman resigns after caucus chaos

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party announced his resignation Wednesday after a disastrous caucus process beset by technical glitches led to a dayslong delay in reporting the result...

Feb 12, 2020

Jussie Smollett's image takes new hit with revived charges

CHICAGO - He's disappeared from Twitter, his last Instagram post was eight months ago, and his acting and singing careers appear to be at a standstill. Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has all bu...

Feb 12, 2020

Review: ‘Downhill’ a showcase for Louis-Dreyfus and Ferrell

The foreign-language film remake has never been the most esteemed sort of Hollywood production, but the timing of "Downhill," a remake of Ruben stlund's 2014 Swedish film "Force Majeure," hasn't done ...

Feb 12, 2020

Canadian poet M. NourbeSe Philip to receive PEN America writing award

NEW YORK - Canadian poet and fiction writer M. NourbeSe Philip and British playwright Tom Stoppard are among those being honoured next month by PEN America, the literary and human rights organization....

Feb 12, 2020