The European Union has adopted a budget worth 900 million euros ($998 million) to help countries affected by humanitarian crises By The Associated Press January 20, 2020, 12:17 PM 2 min read BRUSSELS — The European Union has set up a 900 million euro ($998 million) budget to help countries hit by humanitarian crises, with […]

BEIJING — The head of a Chinese government expert team said Monday that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus, a development that raises the possibility that it could spread more quickly and widely. Team leader Zhong Nanshan, a respiratory expert, said two people in Guangdong province in southern China […]

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has sought a fresh mandate to govern Ireland By The Associated Press January 14, 2020, 3:39 PM 2 min read LONDON — Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sought a fresh mandate to govern Ireland on Tuesday, arguing he’s the best person to represent Irish interests in the next phase of Brexit negotiations […]

Seventeen more people in central China have been diagnosed with a new form of viral pneumonia that has killed two patients and placed other countries on alert By YANAN WANG Associated Press January 19, 2020, 6:10 AM 2 min read BEIJING — Seventeen more people in central China have been diagnosed with a new form […]

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas lawmakers expect to have their most serious debate so far on medical marijuana this year, fueling high hopes for advocates who have been stymied by the state’s prohibitionist roots and Republican-controlled Legislature. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has said she would sign a bill legalizing medical marijuana. A House committee has committed […]

The Supreme Court will consider allowing the Trump administration to enforce rules that allow more employers to deny insurance coverage for contraceptives to women By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press January 17, 2020, 9:51 PM 3 min read WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will consider allowing the Trump administration to enforce rules that allow more employers […]

NEW YORK — Three U.S. airports will screen passengers arriving from central China for a new virus that has sickened dozens, killed two and prompted worries about an international outbreak, health officials said Friday. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials say they will begin taking temperatures and asking about symptoms of passengers at three […]

SALT LAKE CITY — At the urging of conservative advocacy groups, Republican legislators in more than a dozen states are promoting bills that focus on transgender young people. One batch of bills would bar doctors from providing them certain gender-related medical treatment; another batch would bar trans students from participating on school sports teams of […]

An HIV-awareness campaign featuring condom wrappers with cheeky slogans has  met a quick end in Utah By The Associated Press January 16, 2020, 4:39 PM 2 min read SALT LAKE CITY — An HIV-awareness campaign featuring condom wrappers with cheeky slogans that put a sexy spin on state pride met a quick end in Utah […]

A former Texas nurse suspected in the killing of dozens of children has pleaded guilty in the 1981 death of an 11-month-old By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press January 17, 2020, 12:21 AM 3 min read SAN ANTONIO — A former Texas nurse suspected in the killing of dozens of children pleaded guilty Thursday in the […]