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Trump says he knows identity of ‘Anonymous’ tell-all writer

By AAMER MADHANI | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he knows the identity of the author known as “Anonymous,” the senior administration official who wrote an inside-the-White House account that painted the president as inept and dangerous.Trump’s...

Why treat people exposed to virus in Omaha? Why not?

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE | February 18, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Of all places, why are 13 people potentially exposed to a viral outbreak being treated and observed in Omaha, Nebraska?Because nearly 20 years ago, a few doctors, public health experts and officials realized that nearly no one...

White House correspondents’ dinner returns to comedic roots

By KEVIN FREKING | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedians are making their return to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after last year's hiatus.Kenan Thompson of “Saturday Night Live” and Hasan Minhaj of Netflix’s “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” will headline this...

US lawmaker defends meeting with Iran FM in Munich

By MATTHEW LEE | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Chris Murphy on Tuesday defended a weekend meeting he held with Iran's foreign minister in Europe, after his actions were questioned in conservative media andas President Donald Trump suggested they may have violated U.S. law.The...

Pete Buttigieg’s next test: Winning over minority voters

By THOMAS BEAUMONT | February 18, 2020

So far, Pete Buttigieg has made it look easy.The once little-known former mayor of a midsize Midwestern city vaulted over a former vice president and several U.S. senators in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire presidential primary. The 38-year-old's...

Men linked to white supremacist group plead not guilty

February 18, 2020

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — Three men accused of being members of a violent white supremacist group called The Base pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges in a federal indictment in Maryland.Former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Mathews, 27; and Brian...

Netanyahu trial clouds last days of Israel election campaign

By JOSEF FEDERMAN | February 18, 2020

JERUSALEM (AP) — The criminal trial for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin March 17, court officials announced Tuesday, shaking up the final stretch of a contentious election campaign and hurting the longtime Israeli leader’s hopes of forming...

DOJ taps U.S. attorneys to coordinate Ukraine investigations

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and MICHAEL BALSAMO | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has appointed U.S. attorneys in New York and Pennsylvania to coordinate federal investigations into Ukraine-related matters, including new information collected by President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy...

AP Interview: UN chief says new virus poses ‘enormous’ risks

By KATHY GANNON | February 18, 2020

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday the virus outbreak that began in China poses “a very dangerous situation” for the world, but “is not out of control.”Speaking in an interview with The Associated Press, Antonio...

Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr.

By AAMER MADHANI, KEVIN FREKING, and JILL COLVIN | February 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams in the game's history.DeBartolo, who owned the...

Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses

By ALEXANDRA OLSON and TERRY TANG | February 18, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won't make rent. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a...

Farmers block highways in Spain to protest low food prices

By ALICIA LEÓN | February 18, 2020

NAVALMORAL DE LA MATA, Spain (AP) — Farmers in fluorescent yellow vests blocked highways in southwestern Spain with tractors and other vehicles Tuesday in the latest mass protest over what they say are plummeting incomes for agricultural workers.Several...