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February 29, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Nashville prepares for first MLS season

As Nashville SC embarks on its first Major League Soccer season, defender Walker Zimmerman has been surprised by how quickly the team has coalesced.

February 29, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Coronavirus will likely reduce Chinese travel to Yellowstone

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak will reduce Chinese travel to Yellowstone National Park, according to tourism officials, but the impact will be small compared to the national effect.

February 29, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Judge denies request to delay Portland’s new rental rules

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Portland said he won’t block new city housing screening and security deposit rules taking effect this weekend because a rental industry group waited too long to file a legal challenge.

February 29, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Virus effects take hold as Trump calls criticisms a 'hoax'

TOKYO (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak's impact on the world economy grew more alarming on Saturday, even as President Donald Trump denounced criticisms of his response to the threat as a “hoax" cooked up by his political enemies.

February 29, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Fireworks ban proposed for King County unincorporated areas

SEATTLE (AP) — A King County Councilmember has proposed banning the use of fireworks in unincorporated areas due to safety concerns and wildfire danger.

February 28, 2020 9:10 p.m.

Bahrain threatens untested from Iran with arrest amid virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain on Saturday threatened legal prosecution against travelers who came from Iran and hadn't been tested for the new coronavirus, and also barred public gatherings for two weeks as confirmed cases across the wider Mideast grew to over 520.

February 28, 2020 7:05 p.m.

UN chief urges Syria cease-fire but Russia and China oppose

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres again called for an immediate cease-fire in northwestern Syria Friday “before the situation gets entirely out of control,” and 13 of the 15 nations on the U.N. Security Council supported his appeal at an emergency meeting — but not Syria’s closest ally Russia and China.

February 28, 2020 6:30 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST

Wall Street has worst week since 2008 as S&P 500 drops 11.5%

February 28, 2020 5:30 p.m.

6 sports figures get Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame nod

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas lawmaker who arrived in town to pitch Minor League Baseball and five other athletes have been named this year's inductees into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame, officials announced Friday.

February 28, 2020 3:05 p.m.

Trump pushing for three-way arms control with Russia, China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has informed Moscow that the U.S. is open to holding a summit with other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in hopes of pushing for three-way arms control pact with Russia and China, a senior administration official said Friday.

February 28, 2020 3:05 p.m.

Nashville prepares for first MLS season

As Nashville SC embarks on its first Major League Soccer season, defender Walker Zimmerman has been surprised by how quickly the team has coalesced.

February 28, 2020 1:10 p.m.

Prosecutors: Hawaii man led meth ring while councilman

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii councilman pleaded not guilty Friday to charges accusing him of leading a drug-trafficking organization, supplying guns, conspiring with a gang leader, requesting sexual favors as payment for drugs and assaulting a law enforcement officer in a case that highlights the hold methamphetamine has on some people in the state.

February 28, 2020 12:05 p.m.

Geneva auto show, other big events canceled amid virus fears

GENEVA (AP) — The Geneva auto show was canceled after the Swiss government put an immediate ban Friday on all large events in order to halt the spread of the new coronavirus.

February 28, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Senate panel alters bill that would slow coal plant closures

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana Senate panel has passed a stripped-down version of a bill

February 28, 2020 10:30 a.m.

Turkey, Russia talk tensions in Syria as migrants push west

REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after at least 33 Turkish troops were killed in an airstrike blamed on the Syrian government, and a new wave of refugees and migrants headed for the Greek land and sea border after Turkey said it would no longer hold them back.

February 28, 2020 9:30 a.m.

UN envoy says Libya truce nearly broke down amid fighting

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Libya on Friday denounced the near breakdown of a fragile truce between the country’s warring sides, citing a “serious violation” over the last 24 hours — attacks on the capital including an early morning shelling of Tripoli’s airport.

February 28, 2020 9:05 a.m.

Coronavirus will likely reduce Chinese travel to Yellowstone

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak will reduce Chinese travel to Yellowstone National Park, according to tourism officials, but the impact will be small compared to the national effect.

February 28, 2020 8:30 a.m.

UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Syria

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting on the escalating conflict in Syria’s northwest Idlib region, the last major opposition stronghold in the conflict-torn country.

February 28, 2020 8:05 a.m.

Turkey, Russia talk on Syria as migrants rush Greek border

REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) — The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after 33 Turkish troops were killed in a Syrian government airstrike, and a new wave of refugees and migrants headed for the Greek border by land and sea after Turkey said it would no longer hold them back.