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DHS: New screening to begin amid coronavirus concerns

February 3, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. steps up its response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Department of Homeland Security is warning airline passengers that their flights may wind up rerouted if officials discover mid-flight that someone onboard has been...

Impeachment trial heads to historic end in frenetic week

By HOPE YEN | February 3, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial heads toward a historic conclusion this week, with senators all-but-certain to acquit him on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress after narrowly rejecting Democratic demands...

Pregnant woman killed, baby survives in Milwaukee shooting

February 2, 2020

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A gunman in a passing car fired five or six shots outside of a Milwaukee supper club, killing a pregnant mother of five who was on board a party bus that was parked in front of the venue, authorities said.The bus rushed Annie Sandifer...

Man wearing fake bomb stabs 2 in London and is shot to death

By GREGORY KATZ and DANICA KIRKA | February 2, 2020

LONDON (AP) — A man recently released from prison after serving time for terrorism-related offenses strapped on a fake bomb and stabbed two people on a busy London street Sunday before being shot to death by police, officials said.Deputy Assistant Commissioner...

Fight for California House may be barometer for November

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | February 2, 2020

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — If there is going to be a comeback for California’s traumatized Republican Party — a so-called “red recovery” that could threaten Democratic control of the U.S. House — Mike Garcia wants to be part of it.The former...

Judge refuses to vacate Somali pirate’s sentence

February 2, 2020

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has refused to vacate the life sentence handed down to a Somali man convicted in a 2010 attack on a U.S. Navy vessel off the coast of Africa.A judge in Norfolk issued a ruling Friday rejecting Mohamed...

Best picture ‘1917’ is big winner at British Academy Awards

By JILL LAWLESS | February 2, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Gut-wrenching World War I epic “1917” was the big winner at Sunday’s British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including best picture and best director.Sam Mendes’ drama about one of the most devastating conflicts in British...

The Latest: Warren assures supporters a woman can win

February 2, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):4:30 p.m.Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has answered a question she says people are “embarrassed” to ask about her candidacy: “Can a woman...

Mormon missionaries being cut in Liberia over supply worries

February 2, 2020

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Sunday it is reducing the number of its missionaries in Liberia because of concerns about having adequate supplies for them due to the country's economic problems.In the...

Mathematicians, geeks celebrate rare palindrome day

February 2, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Mathematicians and geeks everywhere celebrated a rare occurrence Sunday, 02/02/2020, a kind of 8-digit palindrome that hasn't happened for more than 900 years.A palindrome is any sequence, phrase or word that reads the same backward...

Confusion over what data schools can provide for 2020 Census

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | February 2, 2020

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Census Bureau this week starts its process of counting students living in college-run housing, but there's confusion over what demographic information university officials can share with the agency.Two weeks ago, the U.S....

Philippines reports world’s 1st virus death outside China

February 2, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — The first death outside China from the new coronavirus was recorded Sunday in the Philippines, as countries around the world evacuated hundreds of their citizens from the infection zone and Chinese authorities completed a new, rapidly...