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Popular Rwandan gospel musician found dead in police cell

By IGNATIUS SSUUNA | February 17, 2020

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A popular Rwandan gospel musician who in 2015 was found guilty of conspiracy to murder or harm President Paul Kagame was found dead in a police cell Monday in the capital, Kigali, authorities said.Kizito Mihigo, 38, an ethnic Tutsi...

Suicide bomber in SW Pakistan kills 8 at Islamist rally

February 17, 2020

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful suicide bombing killed eight people and wounded 16 others in Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province on Monday, local police said, when it struck an Islamist rally in the regional capital.Police said the blast went...

Museum’s Rembrandt knockoff turns out to be the real thing

February 17, 2020

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Thanks to modern technology and some expert detective work, a nearly 400-year-old painting that had long been attributed to an unknown artist in Rembrandt’s workshop has now been judged to have been a work of the Dutch master...

Quarantine ruling: Russia sends woman back after she escapes

By DARIA LITVINOVA | February 17, 2020

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday ordered a woman who escaped from a virus quarantine to return back to the hospital she fled and stay under quarantine for at least two more days. The ruling underlined the chaotic public health approaches being...

One thing unites establishment Democrats: Fear of Sanders

By STEVE PEOPLES and ALAN FRAM | February 17, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A growing number of Democratic lawmakers, union officials, state leaders and party strategists agree that Bernie Sanders is a risky nominee to put up against President Donald Trump. There's less agreement about whether — and how —...

Europe’s busiest airport hit by a second day of disruptions

February 17, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Europe’s busiest airport suffered the knock-on effects Monday of technical issues that disrupted travel over the weekend.About 60 arrivals at Heathrow Airport were disrupted, reflecting almost 10% of the total number. Those troubles...

Amid protests, Greece suspends migrants detention plan

February 17, 2020

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's government says it is suspending an emergency plan to build migrant detention camps on Greek islands near the Turkish coast to allow for negotiations with local authorities who strongly oppose the move.Notis Mitarakis,...

2020 Watch: Who can show strength with voters of color?

By STEVE PEOPLES | February 17, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:———Days to Nevada caucuses: 5Days to general election: 260———THE NARRATIVEWith Iowa and New Hampshire behind them, the Democrats'...

New French health minister takes up post with raised profile

February 17, 2020

Incoming French health minister, Olivier Veran, a lawmaker and doctor, was handed the keys to his new ministry on Monday while it is in middle of dealing with the threat of coronavirus.His predecessor Agnes Buzyn, was named a Paris mayoral candidate Sunday,...

Floods put Mississippi capital in ‘precarious situation’

By ROGELIO V. SOLIS and REBECCA SANTANA | February 17, 2020

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With the waters in the Pearl River continuing to rise in and around Mississippi's capital city and more rain on the way this week, the governor warned residents that it would be days before flood waters start to recede.Gov. Tate...

Americans who left cruise trade one quarantine for another

By MARI YAMAGUCHI | February 17, 2020

TOKYO (AP) — Americans Cheryl and Paul Molesky decided to trade one coronavirus quarantine for another.The couple from Syracuse, New York, cut short a 14-day quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in a Japanese port to fly back to the United...

Father Josh: A married Catholic priest in a celibate world

By TIM SULLIVAN | February 17, 2020

DALLAS (AP) — The priest wakes up at 4 a.m. on the days he celebrates the early Mass, sipping coffee and enjoying the quiet while his young children sleep in rooms awash in stuffed animals and Sesame Street dolls and pictures of saints. Then he kisses...