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January 25, 2020

Markets around the world are feeling the coronavirus chill

Stocks around the world fell this week on worries that a new type of virus in China may ultimately hit profits for companies ...

January 25, 2020

Report: Ford to pay $30M-plus for lawsuit over transmissions

Ford will pay at least $30 million in a proposed settlement over a class-action lawsuit related to failing transmissions in ...

January 25, 2020

'This is huge': Locust swarms in Africa are worst in decades

The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their ...

January 25, 2020

Death toll stands at 22 from Turkey earthquake; 1,100 hurt

The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 on Saturday as rescue crews searched for ...

January 25, 2020

Spacewalking astronauts plug leak in cosmic ray detector

Spacewalking astronauts plugged a leak in a cosmic ray detector outside the International Space Station on Saturday, bringing ...

January 25, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's fusillade of misfires on fateful week

Abroad, at home and in Twitter's ether, President Donald Trump unleashed a fusillade of statements over the past week as the ...

January 25, 2020

China deal might not bail out lobster industry this New Year

American seafood exporters are optimistic that a new trade deal with China will allow them to claw back into one of the ...

January 25, 2020

China virus outbreak revives calls to stop wildlife trade

The outbreak of a new virus linked to a wildlife market in central China is prompting renewed calls for enforcement of laws ...

January 25, 2020

AP source: Zimmerman, Nationals agree on $2M plus incentives

Washington Nationals “face of the franchise” Ryan Zimmerman agreed to terms on a $2 million contract for 2020 that includes ...

January 25, 2020

2 killed, 20 injured when warehouse explosion shakes Houston

A massive explosion Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston, killing two workers, damaging nearby buildings and homes and ...

January 25, 2020

Too soon to tell if new virus as dangerous as SARS cousin

The new virus from China has the world on edge because it’s a close cousin to viruses that killed hundreds in separate ...

January 25, 2020

Doubts loom over nominating process for Grammy Awards

Questions have loomed for years around the nominations process for the Grammy Awards. But the doubts reached a new level this ...

January 25, 2020

US says e-commerce firms need to do more about fake goods

E-commerce has unleashed an increasing torrent of fake merchandise upon the world and private companies and the U.S.

January 25, 2020

California OKs highly questioned LA County voting system

California’s secretary of state on Friday approved Los Angeles County’s new publicly owned computerized voting system — a ...

January 25, 2020

The big lesson from the Bezos hack: Anyone can be a target

You may not think you're in the same league as Jeff Bezos when it comes to being a hacking target. Probably not, but you — ...

January 25, 2020

New Orleans: Protesters demand action on damaged hotel

Dozens of protesters marched from the site of the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel on the edge of the French Quarter to ...

January 25, 2020

NFL’s Saints fight to shield emails in Catholic abuse crisis

The New Orleans Saints are going to court to keep the public from seeing hundreds of emails that allegedly show team ...

January 25, 2020

Fitch upgrades Greek credit rating by 1 notch to BB

Fitch ratings agency on Friday raised Greece's credit rating by one notch to BB with a positive outlook, implying that a ...

January 25, 2020

Protesters fear rising costs if firm buys dot-org universe

The company that controls the dot-org universe is trying to sell the online registry to an investment firm for more than $1 ...