China Building a Hospital to Treat Virus, Expands Lockdowns
Beijing, China (AP) China is swiftly building a hospital dedicated to treating patients infected by a new virus that has killed 26 people, sickened hundreds and prompted lockdowns of at least 10 cities on the eve of the country's most important holiday. Transportation was halted and streets were eerily quiet in the locked-down cities as…
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Democrats Struggle to Build Broad Support on Eve of Voting
Osage, IA (AP) With Iowa caucus voting just over a week away, each of the Democratic Party's leading presidential candidates has glaring holes in his or her political bases. The gaps raise questions about the candidates' ability to build a coalition like the one Barack Obama built. The Democratic Party's last successful nominee relied largely…
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Annabella Sciorra: Harvey Weinstein held me down, raped me
New York, NY (AP) Actress Annabella Sciorra is confronting Harvey Weinstein at his New York City rape trial. With her voice quivering, Sciorra testified Thursday about an accusation she kept largely private for decades: That Weinstein pushed his way into her apartment, pinned her to a bed and raped her in the early 1990s. It's…
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Iran Uses Violence, Politics to Try to Push US Out of Iraq
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran has long sought the withdrawal of American forces from neighboring Iraq, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general and an Iraqi militia commander in Baghdad has added new impetus to the effort, stoking anti-American feelings that Tehran hopes to exploit to help realize the goal. The Jan. 3 killing has…
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Senate Approves Impeachment Trial Rules, Rejecting Witnesses
Washington, D.C. (AP) The Senate has wrapped up a late session approving rules for President Donald Trump’s trial on two articles of impeachment. The Democrats failed in their efforts to gain Republican agreement for issuing subpoenas for documents and witnesses, though such issues can be revisited. A Democratic victory came earlier in the day when…
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