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Updated 3 days, 7 hours ago

It's been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there's still a long way to go

The most active season on record in the eastern Pacific was 1992, when there were 25 named storms, Rosencrans said…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Kansas investigating massage therapist for female athletes

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — A man recently charged with a child sex crime provided massage services to some University of Kansas women's athletic teams since 2015, the school's chancellor and athletics director said.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Trump signs $8.3B bill to combat coronavirus outbreak in US

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than a dozen peo…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Spanish court deals another blow to league plan for US game

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court on Friday backed the decision by the country's soccer federation to decline to authorize the league’s plan to play a match in the…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
US added robust 273K jobs in February before virus escalated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added 273,000 jobs, evidence that the economy was in strong shape before the coro…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Alabama executes man convicted in killing of 3 officers

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted as an accomplice in the 2004 killings of three police officers in Alabama who were shot by another man was executed Thursda…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
US labs await virus-testing kits promised by administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials doubled down on their promise to deliver 1 million tests for the coronavirus this week as states reported limi…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Klobuchar calls for independent review of murder case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — US Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked a top Minnesota prosecutor Thursday to initiate an independent investigation into the case of Myon Burrell, a bl…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Video of black man's arrest spurs outrage, NYPD probe

NEW YORK (AP) — Video showing New York City police officers arresting a young black man sparked outrage and elicited questions about the amount of force used t…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Abuse allegations, calls for state inquiry build in Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — More men came forward Thursday with allegations of sexual abuse by a late doctor at the University of Michigan, as the state's attorney…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Bloomberg's hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in Pacific

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — What does more than $500 million get you? For Mike Bloomberg, it was 175 winning votes in this U.S. territory — a group of Pac…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Survival stories: Amid tornado devastation, beacons of hope

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Moments after a tornado tore through his quiet Tennessee neighborhood, Darrell Jennings walked out his front door and heard screaming.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Virus cancels exams, jeopardizes Chinese students' plans

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Universities that rely on international enrollment are expected to take a big hit in the next academic year as canceled entrance exams a…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Gambling industry urges sports bettors to wager responsibly

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The gambling industry is launching a campaign to urge sports bettors to wager responsibly, including setting and sticking to a budge…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
US worshippers grapple with virus burdens others have borne

NEW YORK (AP) — A rising number of churches across the United States are making changes in response to the coronavirus outbreak, including a decision by numero…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Cellphone alerts helped Tennessee couple escape to basement

BAXTER, Tenn. (AP) — Billy Dyer's cellphone blared out an emergency alert, then his wife Kathy's phone followed, giving them just enough time to get downstairs…