Judge delays reckless murder trial of former NASA astronaut

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A judge in Alabama has delayed the reckless murder trial of a former NASA astronaut charged in a crash that killed two girls four years ago, court records show.

Bloomberg out, Biden resurgent after Super Tuesday victories

LOS ANGELES (AP) — New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his presidential campaign and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was reassessing her candidacy Wednesday as the winnowing process in the Democrats’ …

San Antonio: CDC planned to drop cruise passengers at mall

Federal health officials planned to drop off some cruise ship passengers at a shopping mall after their release from a two-week quarantine at a Texas air base, one of several reasons the city of San Antonio declare…

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Billionaire Mike Bloomberg drops out of Democratic presidential race, endorses Joe Biden

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Mike Bloomberg drops out of Democratic presidential race, endorses Joe Biden.

Japan opens part of last town off-limits since nuclear leaks

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government on Wednesday opened part of the last town that had been off-limits due to radiation since the Fukushima nuclear disaster nine years ago, in a symbolic move showing the region's recov…

US stocks rise in early trading as volatile swings continue

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street early Wednesday to claw back some of their sharp losses from the day before in yet another day of big swings for the market.

Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic worship in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage in Mecca,…

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Biden claims 9 Super Tuesday victories, revitalizes campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) — A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Super Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential bid that was teetering on the edge of disaster just days earlier. But his rival Ber…

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Warren huddles with advisers, reassesses presidential race

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren was huddling with her campaign advisers Wednesday to determine if there was a reason to stay in the race after her Super Tuesday wipe-out.

Bloomberg drops out of presidential race, endorses Biden

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. It was a stunning collapse for the former New York City…

Sheriff: 3 dead, no survivors in Georgia small plane crash

WATKINSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — At least three people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed Tuesday evening in northwest Georgia, authorities confirmed.

Baltimore squeegee kids find work, risks, cash at stoplights

BALTIMORE (AP) — A clock starts ticking when the light turns red at Baltimore intersections. Young men huddled on the sidewalk jump into the street, a squeegee in one hand, a bottle of glass cleaner in the other.