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March 3, 2020 5:30 p.m.

Technical issues lead to long lines for California voters

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some California voters waited in long lines Tuesday because of technical glitches connecting to the statewide voter database or, in the case of the nation's most populous county, too many users trying to cast ballots at once through a new election system that had raised concerns about technical and security defects.

March 3, 2020 5:05 p.m.

Iowa bill ties restitution payment to felon voting right

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Felons would be required to repay restitution to victims before they could get their voting right restored under a bill passed Tuesday by the Iowa Senate.

March 3, 2020 2:30 p.m.

UN envoy warns Iraq is being `pushed into the unknown'

United Nations (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Iraq warned Tuesday that the country and its people are being “pushed into the unknown” by political indecisiveness and dissent that is continuing to paralyze government decision-making.

March 3, 2020 12:30 p.m.

Phoenix mayor seeks shared response to housing, homelessness

PHOENIX (AP) — Mayor Kate Gallego called Tuesday for a shared regional response to surging homelessness and lack of affordable housing in and around Phoenix, saying more money and longer term solutions are needed to tackle what she said is "a crisis situation.”

March 3, 2020 12:05 p.m.

Review: Louise Erdrich has chosen story near to her heart

“The Night Watchman," Harper, by Louise Erdrich

March 3, 2020 12:05 p.m.

Report: Recoverer of airmen's remains under investigation

MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Arizona mountaineer is under federal investigation after an expedition to the Himalayas to recover the remains of the crew of a B-25 bomber shot down in World War II, a newspaper reported.

March 3, 2020 12:05 p.m.

Greens, Thunberg say EU climate law lacks ambition

BRUSSELS (AP) — Climate activists and Green members of the European Parliament are urging the European Union to be more ambitious as the bloc gets ready to unveil plans for a climate law to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century.

March 3, 2020 12:05 p.m.

Spokane adopts law to quiet anti-abortion protests

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane City Council has adopted a new law that seeks in part to dampen the loud protests outside of the Planned Parenthood Spokane Health Center.

March 3, 2020 8:30 a.m.

Iran's military on alert as virus kills 77, sickens leaders

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran put its armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials in battling the new coronavirus that's killed at least 77 people, an outbreak that has sickened top officials and pushed even its supreme leader into wearing disposable gloves while trying to reassure the nation.

March 3, 2020 7:30 a.m.

Greens lawmakers rue lack of ambition in EU climate law

BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union prepares to unveil plans for a climate law to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by mid-century, Green members of the European Parliament are already ruing its lack of ambition, urging the 27-nation bloc to raise its 2030 climate targets.

March 3, 2020 6:30 a.m.

UN agency: Iran nearly triples stockpile of enriched uranium

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of enriched uranium since November in violation of its deal with world powers, U.N. atomic watchdog agency said Tuesday, while raising new questions about possible nuclear-related activities and undeclared nuclear material at three locations.

March 3, 2020 4:30 a.m.

Iran orders troops to fight coronavirus outbreak as 77 dead

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader put the Islamic Republic's armed forces on alert Tuesday to assist health officials in combating the outbreak of the new coronavirus — the deadliest outside of China — that authorities say has killed 77 people.

March 3, 2020 3:30 a.m.

Report: 23 cases of new virus among Iranian MPs

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian lawmaker reportedly has told colleagues to stop their contact with public as there are 23 cases of the new coronavirus among parliament members.

March 3, 2020 3:05 a.m.

Iran on war footing against coronavirus as outbreak kills 77

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader put the Islamic Republic on war footing Tuesday against the new coronavirus by ordering its armed forces to assist health officials in combating the outbreak — the deadliest outside of China — that authorities say has killed 77 people.

March 3, 2020 1:05 a.m.

Thousands of migrants look for way around shut Greek border

KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Thousands of migrants and refugees searched for ways to cross Greece's border with Turkey on Tuesday, as Athens ramped up its diplomatic efforts for help from the European Union to seal off its eastern land and sea frontiers.

March 3, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Teens love the video app TikTok. Do they love it too much?

From the perspective of teens, TikTok is a major new outlet for self-expression, one proudly home to the silly, the loud and the weird.

March 3, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Net group says Wikipedia disrupted in Iran amid coronavirus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Wikipedia's Farsi-language website appears to be disrupted in Iran after a close confidant to the country's supreme leader died of the new coronavirus, an activist group said Tuesday, as the Islamic Republic suffers the highest death rate from the epidemic outside of China.

March 3, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Governor, US Senate, House seats nominations fill NC ballots

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina voters were deciding on Super Tuesday which Democrat they believe can unseat Sen. Thom Tillis and whether the current GOP lieutenant governor is the one best suited to oust Gov. Roy Cooper in the fall.

March 2, 2020 11:05 p.m.

Governor, US Senate, House seats nominations fill NC ballots

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina voters were deciding on Super Tuesday which Democrat they believe can unseat Sen. Thom Tillis and whether the current GOP lieutenant governor is the one best suited to oust Gov. Roy Cooper in the fall.