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Latest Baltimore scandal ends with former mayor's sentencing
BALTIMORE (AP) — Yet another embarrassing chapter in Baltimore's extremely troubled history ended Thursday when the city's former mayor was sentenced to federal prison for fraudulently selling her
22 Turkish soldiers killed in northeast Syria air strike
BEIRUT (AP) — Nearly two dozen Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike by Syrian government forces in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday.
Brown, Davis follow different paths on journey to NFL draft
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown bet big on himself last winter and is about to see the payoff.
Pence tries to project calm as virus response coordinator
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence sought to project calm Thursday in his new role as chief coordinator of the government's response to the coronavirus as the Trump administration rushed to contain mounting public concerns and some of the worst stock market declines in more than a decade.
Review: Author Anne Kim writes about America's `lost youth'
"Abandoned: America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection,” The New Press, by Anne Kim
Syrian opposition fighters retake key town, cut highway
BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters retook a strategic northwestern town from government forces on Thursday, opposition activists said, cutting a key highway just days after the government reopened it for the first time since 2012.
Former Baltimore mayor sentenced to 3 years in book scheme
BALTIMORE (AP) — The disgraced former mayor of Baltimore was sentenced to three years in federal prison Thursday for arranging fraudulent sales of her self-published
Delivery giant DoorDash takes step toward public offering
NEW YORK (AP) — Food delivery giant DoorDash has taken a first formal step toward a stock market debut.
Feds move to block opening of US supervised injection site
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A local federal prosecutor has moved to block plans to open what could be the nation's first medically supervised injection site in Philadelphia.
Libya officials: 21 civilians killed in Tripoli since Jan. 9
CAIRO (AP) — Libya's U.N.-backed government says 21 civilians have been killed, including at least 13 children, since Jan. 9 casting doubt on a fragile cease-fire the Tripoli-based government and rival factions in the east agreed last month to observe.
Serie A's biggest match could be played in empty stadium
MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte probably won't have to sit through a torrent of boos when he returns to Turin for the first time to face former club Juventus.
UK court blocks Heathrow expansion over climate concerns
LONDON (AP) — Heathrow Airport's plans to increase capacity of Europe's biggest travel hub by over 50% were stalled Thursday when a British court said the government failed to consider its commitment to combat climate change when it approved the project.
UN rights chief regrets Sri Lanka withdrawal from resolution
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The United Nations' human rights chief expressed regret Thursday over the Sri Lankan government's decision to withdraw its co-sponsorship of a 2015 resolution backing an investigation into alleged human rights violations during the country's civil war.
List of sports events affected by the new virus from China
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UN disarmament chief: nuclear arms race is threatening world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. disarmament chief warned Wednesday that the specter of an unbridled nuclear arms race is threatening the world for the first time since the 1970s, the height of the Cold War between the United States and the former Soviet Union.
Seattle mayor permits winter eviction ban to become law
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is allowing the City Council’s measure to stop some residential winter evictions to become law. The mayor, meanwhile, is proposing that the city spend an additional $200,000 on eviction prevention services next winter, The Seattle Times
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Asia stocks fall on virus fears after Wall Street plunge
Louisiana senator seeks to undo admission criteria penalties
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — After Louisiana’s higher education policy-making board toughened admissions criteria for public universities, the chairman of the state Senate's education committee immediately filed legislation aimed at undoing the financial penalties added for schools that violate the standards.
Hong Kong plans handouts, tax cuts to counter economic woes
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's government is proposing a nearly $1,300 cash handout for each resident over 18 years old to help alleviate hardships brought on by the spreading viral outbreak and prolonged political protests.
Worcester approves about $30M more for new ballpark
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The Worcester City Council has approved a revised financing plan to address about $30 million in increased costs for a new baseball stadium being built in the city for the Boston Red Sox Triple-A affiliate.