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February 9, 2020 12:05 a.m.

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 China has thrown the travel industry into chaos, threatening billions in losses and keeping millions of would-be travelers at home.

February 9, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Barr's call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump administration officials, increasingly intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running

February 8, 2020 9:05 p.m.

US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, the U.S. military said.

February 8, 2020 8:05 p.m.

Afghan official: Multiple US deaths after insider attack

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Multiple U.S. military deaths were reported in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province after an insider attack by a man wearing an Afghan army uniform, an Afghan provincial council member said early Sunday.

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Virus impact: Panic-buying of essentials in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — Barren supermarket shelves and signs reading “out of stock.”

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Manufacturer to stop making pesticide linked to brain damage

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The manufacturer of a commonly used pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children will stop making the chemical this year.

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Payback: Trump ousts officials who testified on impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Exacting swift punishment against those who crossed him, an emboldened President Donald Trump ousted two government officials who had delivered damaging testimony against him during his impeachment hearings. The president took retribution just two days after his acquittal by the Senate.

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST

Thai gunman who killed 21 in rampage shot dead in mall

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Jordan to challenge Risch for Idaho's U.S. Senate seat

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Idaho Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state lawmaker Paulette Jordan announced Friday that she's challenging two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch.

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Bolton reviewing letter from White House about manuscript

Former national security adviser John Bolton's team on Friday accused the White House of trying to suppress his unpublished book after word surfaced that the National Security Council had sent him a letter expressing concerns that the manuscript contained classified information.

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

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 China has thrown the travel industry into chaos, threatening billions in losses and keeping millions of would-be travelers at home.

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST

Thai gunman who killed 21 in rampage shot dead in mall

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

At the Oscars, 'The Cave' aims to provide hope to Syria

NEW YORK (AP) — Home is a complicated notion for Feras Fayyad, the director of the Oscar-nominated Syrian documentary “The Cave.” His family home in Syria is believed to have been taken just weeks ago as President’s Bashar al-Assad’s Russian-backed forces seized the area. His family is living in temporary housing near the Turkish border. For several years, Fayyad has been living in exile in Copenhagen.

February 8, 2020 12:05 a.m.

Barr's call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump administration officials, increasingly intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running

February 7, 2020 5:05 p.m.

Payback: Trump ousts officials who testified on impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Exacting swift punishment against those who crossed him, an emboldened President Donald Trump ousted two government officials who had delivered damaging testimony against him during his impeachment hearings. The president took retribution just two days after his acquittal by the Senate.

February 7, 2020 4:30 p.m.

Trump ousts ambassador who testified in impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ousted Gordon Sondland, his ambassador to the European Union, who delivered damaging testimony during the impeachment inquiry. Sondland said in a statement Friday that Trump intends to recall him effectively immediately. The action camejust hours after Alexander Vindman, the decorated soldier and national security aide who played a central role in the impeachment case, was escorted out of the White House complex.

February 7, 2020 3:30 p.m.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST

Aide who testified against Trump escorted out of White House

February 7, 2020 3:30 p.m.

Bolton reviewing letter from White House about manuscript

Former national security adviser John Bolton's team on Friday accused the White House of trying to suppress his unpublished book after word surfaced that the National Security Council had sent him a letter expressing concerns that the manuscript contained classified information.

February 7, 2020 3:30 p.m.

New UK envoy to US wants expanded ties and talks with Trump

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new ambassador to the United States said Friday she looks forward to expanding the traditional security and economic partnership between the two nations to new areas like artificial intelligence and to having talks with President Donald Trump, who has always been “gracious and friendly” to her.

February 7, 2020 3:05 p.m.

Barr's call for U.S. control of 5G providers quickly rebuked

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump administration officials, increasingly intent on preventing Chinese global technological domination, keep floating the idea that the U.S. government should take a more direct hand in running