Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults
NEW YORK (AP) - Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. It's a sight the Hollywood mogul's multitude of accusers thought they would never see. Weinstein was convicted last month of raping a…
Mexico: Thousands stay in to protest violence against women
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Untold thousands of women across Mexico have stayed home from work and school as part of a strike to protest rampant and rising gender-based violence. Central streets in the capital are eerily empty of women and…
Stocks slide on Wall Street over coronavirus and oil crash
Stocks went into a steep slide Monday on Wall Street as Coronavirus fears and a crash in oil prices spread alarm through the market, triggering the first automatic trading halt in over two decades. The price of oil sank 20%…
Senator Ted Cruz self-quarantines after CPAC interaction
HOUSTON, Texas - Senator Ted Cruz has decided to undergo a precautionary self-quarantine after interaction with a coronavirus patient at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). According to a press release, Cruz was informed last night that someone he had…
BREAKING: SXSW cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns
AUSTIN- The mayor of Austin, Steve Adler, has declared a city-wide medical emergency, and has therefore cancelled the world-renowned music, film and technology festival, SXSW for 2020. "I've gone ahead and declared a local disaster in the city, and associated…
Out-of-state candidate says he's eager to get to know, serve District 27
VICTORIA, Texas - Ricardo "Ricky" De La Fuente, a California native and resident, says he is eager to serve the people of South…
Netflix cancels SXSW screenings, events amid virus concerns
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Netflix is canceling its South by Southwest screenings and events amid concerns about the outbreak of the new coronavirus. A company spokesperson says Wednesday that the streamer is pulling out of the annual Austin-based festival, which…
Warren ends 2020 presidential bid after Super Tuesday rout
WASHINGTON (AP) - Elizabeth Warren has ended her Democratic presidential bid after a disappointing finish in Super Tuesday states. That's according to a person familiar with her plans. The Massachusetts senator hasn't endorsed Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden. Warren's campaign…
'Judge Judy' will end 25-year run, but star sticking around
NEW YORK (AP) - ‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin says she will stop making new episodes next year of the courtroom show that made her a star. But she's hardly disappearing. The tough-talking, 77-year-old former Manhattan family court judge says she's starting…
Dominican Republic, France report Caribbean virus cases
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Health officials in the Dominican Republic and France on Sunday reported the first confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the tourist-rich Caribbean, while British cruise ship passengers who had been trapped at sea due to virus fears were finally set to come home.
Turkey, Syria fighting escalates; refugees mass at EU border
KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Thousands of migrants and refugees massed at Turkey's western frontier Sunday, trying to enter Greece by land and sea after Turkey said its borders were open to those hoping to head to Europe. In Syria, Turkish troops shot down two Syrian warplanes after the Syrian military downed a Turkish drone, a major escalation in the direct conflict between Syrian and Turkish forces.
Center-right president takes office in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A right of center president took office in Uruguay on Sunday, promising to crack down on crime and tighten government finances after a 15-year string of left-leaning governments.
Serie A, soccer clubs clash in Italy amid coronavirus chaos
MILAN (AP) — Amid a global health crisis Italian soccer teams and Serie A's governing body are squabbling with each other about when to play games, with Inter Milan chief executive Giuseppe Marotta saying the season even runs the risk of being unable to finish.
Virus spreads to over 60 countries; France closes the Louvre
PARIS (AP) — Coronavirus cases surged in Italy, and France closed the Louvre Museum on Sunday as the deadly outbreak that began in China sent fear rising across Western Europe. The number of countries hit by the virus climbed past 60, and the death toll worldwide reached at least 3,000.
AP Photos: Migrants head to Turkish-Greek border
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — All it took was a thinly veiled suggestion by a Turkish official that his country would no longer prevent migrants and refugees from trying to cross Turkey’s borders into the European Union. Within hours, thousands were heading from Istanbul to the Greek border, about three to four hours’ drive away.
Virus cases in Italy soar 40%; US urges Americans not to go
MILAN (AP) — The number of people infected in Italy with the new coronavirus rose 40% to 1,576 in just 24 hours, Italian authorities announced Sunday, adding that five more infected people had died. The news came as a new U.S. government advisory urged Americans not to travel to the two Italian regions hardest hit by the virus.
