Super Tuesday tally: Biden wins 4 states, Sanders takes 2
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden scored a series of Super Tuesday victories in key Southern states, building on momentum that has swiftly revived his Democratic presidential campaign in...
Trump To Speak At Republican Jewish Coalition Conference For Second Straight Year
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Donald Trump will speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual conference for the second consecutive year.
The venue for the March 14 appearanc...
Tensions Rise As U.S. Death Toll From Coronavirus Reaches 9
SEATTLE (AP) — Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the govern...
Trump Says He Spoke To Taliban Leader, Had ‘Good Talk’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he spoke Tuesday with the leader of the Taliban, days after the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement that calls for the w...
Dow Sinks 2.9% After Rate Cut Fails To Stem Market’s Dread
NEW YORK (AP) — Fear and uncertainty continue to control Wall Street, and stocks fell sharply Tuesday after an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to reassure...
Bloomberg Says Contested Convention ‘Only Way I Can Win’
MIAMI (AP) — Mike Bloomberg acknowledged Tuesday he’s aiming for what some Democrats say would be the party’s worst nightmare: A contested convention.
“It’s the only way I can w...
Denver Councilwoman Supports Tweet Wishing Coronavirus On Trump Supporters
DENVER (VINnews) — Denver Councilwoman Candi Cdebaca is taking heat for a tweet, in which she supports inflicting bodily harm on those with different beliefs than her.
In a sinc...
Lawmakers Close In On $7.5B Measure To Battle Coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are finalizing a $7.5 billion emergency bill to fund the government's response to the coronavirus outbreak, in a burst of bipartisan cooperation that's ...
Trade Show Blues: Exhibitions Go Virtual as Virus Spreads
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Fine wines and hipster gin. Hunting rifles and knives. Contemporary paintings and million-dollar sports cars. They're all marketed at trade events that ar...
In Photos: Tornadoes Hit Tennessee, Killing at Least 19 People
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 19 people.
Tennessee Emergency Management Spokeswo...
Virus News Fuels Return of Forlorn White House Briefing Room
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House briefing room is back in business.
The historic White House setting had fallen into something of a state of neglect during the era of President...
Disaster: Deadly Tornadoes Shred 40 Buildings in Nashville, At Least 7 Die in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 7 people. One of the twisters caused severe damage in ...
Man Gets 5+ Years In Prison For Harassing Parkland Victims
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A California man who is on the autism spectrum was sentenced Monday to more than five years in prison for cyberstalking families of Parkland, Florida, ...
Arizona Man Charged In Nazi Threat Plot To Remain Jailed
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that an Arizona man will remain jailed on a charge that he and other neo-Nazis mounted a harassment campaign, mailing and posting threat...
More Testing Sheds Light On How Virus Is Spreading In US
SEATTLE (AP) — An increase in testing for the coronavirus began shedding light Monday on how the illness has spread in the United States, including among nursing home residents in ...
Kushner Sells Stake In Firm Using Tax Breaks He Lobbied For
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has sold his stake in a company investing in Opportunity Zone projects offering tax breaks he had pers...
Coder Charged In Massive CIA Leak Portrayed As Vindictive
NEW YORK (AP) — A software engineer on trial for the largest leak of classified information in CIA history was “prepared to do anything” to betray the agency, federal prosecutors s...
Chris Matthews Retires From MSNBC, Cites Comments To Women
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews abruptly retired from his “Hardball” show on Monday, apologizing for making inappropriate comments about women and saying “a youn...
Apple To Pay Up To $500M Over Battery-Related Phone Slowdown
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — IPhone owners could get $25 from Apple after the company agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims over intentionally slowing down older phones to pres...
Authorities Confirm New Hampshire’s 1st Case Of Coronavirus
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A hospital employee who recently traveled to Italy is the first person in New Hampshire to test positive for the new coronavirus, state officials said Monday.
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