Animal control director resigns over killing of injured dog

TAYLORSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky animal control director has resigned amid accusations he killed a family's dog that was hit by a car. The pet's body was discovered in a county courthouse dumpster, officials sai…

News agency: Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's senior vice president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial news agency reported Wednesday as the death toll in the Islamic Republic from the o…

Court: Florida shooting defendant can't shield expert names

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A ruling from the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday means school shooting defendant Nikolas Cruz cannot shield from public disclosure the names of expert witnesses who have interviewed…

Thai polls body seeks criminal charges against politician

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Election Commission says it will press criminal charges against the popular leader of an opposition political party that came in third in last year's general election but was dissolved by …

Semiofficial Fars news agency reports that Iran's senior vice president and 2 other Cabinet members have new coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Semiofficial Fars news agency reports that Iran's senior vice president and 2 other Cabinet members have new coronavirus.

The Latest: 1,000 point moves in Dow are becoming routine

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):

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Down syndrome abortion ban is going before a federal court

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal court in Cincinnati will hear complex legal arguments Wednesday for and against Ohio's Down syndrome abortion ban in a case viewed as pivotal in the national debate over the procedur…

Mother sues hospital for test that led to child abuse probe

A mother is suing a Pittsburgh hospital after she says it collected and drug tested her urine without her consent and reported a false positive result to child protective services, launching a child abuse investiga…

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Stocks fall again on Wall Street as wild swings continue

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are sinking again Wednesday, wiping out most of a huge rally from a day earlier as Wall Street continues to reel from worries about the coronavirus.

Warrants: Community center shooter stopped taking medication

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) — A part-time janitor charged with fatally shooting a supervisor inside a crowded suburban St. Louis community center stopped taking medication to treat his bipolar disorder weeks before …

Myanmar MPs reject bid to allow Suu Kyi to become president

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's parliament rejected on Wednesday a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to officially become president.

Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears

Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and how worried they should be.

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