Report says snow was falling during fatal turnpike bus crash

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Light snow was falling during a

Students adrift after quake as Puerto Rico schools shuttered

SANTA ISABEL, Puerto Rico (AP) — Class was about to start when a father drove up to a gazebo that Nydsy Santiago had converted into a makeshift preschool and pulled her aside.

State media: At least 20 gold miners trapped in Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Some 20 miners are trapped underground after a mine shaft collapsed in Zimbabwe, state media reported Thursday, and a police spokesman said at least two bodies had been recovered.

Record US sales of Ram boost Fiat Chrysler's earnings

MILAN (AP) — Record U.S. sales of Ram trucks and the launch of the new Jeep Gladiator helped fourth-quarter profits at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles grow by more than a third, the U.S.-Italian company reported Thursday.

Universities cancel study-abroad programs amid virus fears

As concerns about China's virus outbreak spread, universities are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs, and some are canceling study-abroad opportunities and prohibiting travel affecting hundreds of tho…

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Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel

This should have been a good year for global tourism, with trade tensions gradually easing, certain economies growing and banner events like the Summer Olympics taking place in Tokyo. But the viral outbreak in Chin…

US agency approves vehicle designed not to have human driver

DETROIT (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. government's highway safety agency has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn't meet federal safety standards for human-driven cars and …

EU signals willingness to ease Greek budget targets

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union's new economy commissioner says Greece's bailout lenders are willing to discuss a request by Athens to ease strict budget targets that would help speed up the country's reco…

Venezuela rounds up US oil executives as Guaidó visits DC

MIAMI (AP) — Six American oil executives under house arrest in Venezuela were rounded up by police hours after President Donald Trump met Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's chief opponent at the White House, acc…

New virus cases in UK, Germany bring Europe's total to 30

LONDON (AP) — Britain and Germany announced more cases of the new virus from China on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed virus cases in Europe to 30.

Man pleads guilty to running server that offered child porn

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A man who operated a web server that hosted a site with more than a million images of child pornography pleaded guilty Thursday to a conspiracy charge.

Stocks rise as investors focus on solid corporate earnings

Technology companies led stocks higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Thursday, adding to the market's solid gains this week.

New virus has infected more than 28,200 people globally

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 28,200 people globally.

Gas leak kills 7 at India carpet factory, including children

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A gas leak killed seven people, including three children, at a carpet-weaving factory in northern India on Thursday, a government official said.