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Judge OKs $34M sex abuse settlement with New Ulm Diocese

NEW ULM, Minn. — A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved a $34 million settlement between the Diocese of New Ulm in Minnesota and nearly 100 people who...
22:07 10 March 2020

Senate energy bill falls apart amid dispute over coolants

WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be a bipartisan moment for the Senate.
21:25 10 March 2020

White House confirms Trump not going to Moscow for V-Day

MOSCOW — U.S. President Donald Trump will not be going to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations on May 9, the White House announced Tuesday in a disappo...
20:35 10 March 2020

EU vows united response as virus hits its political heart

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders vowed Tuesday to stand united in combating the spread of the coronavirus ravaging member country Italy, and agreed t...
20:30 10 March 2020

Lawyer says Durst found body of slain friend, will testify

LOS ANGELES — Robert Durst's defense lawyer said Tuesday that the multimillionaire real estate heir found the body of the friend he is charged with ki...
20:14 10 March 2020

Former Sparks GM Penny Toler files suit against WNBA team

Former Los Angeles Sparks general manager Penny Toler is suing the WNBA team saying she was fired for raising complaints about inappropriate sexual re...
20:07 10 March 2020

USSF says hostile crowds give men different jobs than women

NEW YORK — The U.S. Soccer Federation says facing hostile crowds in Mexico and Central America and makes playing for the U.S. men's national team a di...
19:22 10 March 2020

First lady urges PTA to teach positive behavior to children

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Melania Trump urged parents and teachers Tuesday to teach children how to interact in positive ways and also to prepare them for the...
18:58 10 March 2020

US commander paints grim picture of US-Taliban peace accord

WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East painted a grim picture Tuesday of the peace process with the Taliban in Afghanistan, saying th...
18:30 10 March 2020

Sharks, NHL determining plans for home games after crowd ban

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Sharks and the NHL were still determining how to proceed Tuesday with three scheduled games in San Jose this month following a ...
18:28 10 March 2020

Marilyn, soup cans, wigs feature in Tate’s Andy Warhol show

LONDON — Images of soup cans and Marilyn Monroe’s lips are on display in a new Andy Warhol show at London’s Tate Modern — alongside several of the art...
17:57 10 March 2020

Kansas measure would allow college athletes to cash in

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas legislators are taking steps to allow college athletes to hire agents and sign endorsement deals because they fear that if they ...
17:49 10 March 2020

Music Review: Niall Horan endures a stormy 2nd solo album

Niall Horan, “Heartbreak Weather” (Capitol Records)
17:18 10 March 2020

Brady uncertainty overshadows other free agency options

It probably makes sense when a six-time Super Bowl champion, and a quarterback to boot, enters free agency that his every move overshadows the rest of...
17:17 10 March 2020

Panda and poke: Restaurant trademarks can stir legal fights

GILBERT, Ariz. — When picking a name for their Asian-Mexican fusion restaurant in suburban Phoenix, Paul and Nicole Fan settled on “Panda Libre,” hopi...
17:11 10 March 2020

Court: House entitled to Mueller probe grand jury testimony

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a feder...
16:52 10 March 2020

Iowa’s Garza, Badgers’ Gard take AP All-Big Ten top honors

Iowa's Luka Garza is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and Wisconsin's Greg Gard is its coach of the year.
15:58 10 March 2020

Nashville artists help out on stage and off after tornadoes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Members of the Grammy-winning string band Old Crow Medicine Show put down their fiddles and banjos and picked up chainsaws last wee...
15:43 10 March 2020

Saudi Arabia increases oil output to record high

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi Aramco said Tuesday it would increase its crude oil production to 12.3 million ...
15:41 10 March 2020

Virus spread puts UK’s stiff upper lip under growing strain

LONDON — Faced with the spread of COVID-19, the U.K. is advising its citizens to keep calm and carry on.
15:27 10 March 2020

Economic toll of virus goes global and hits close to home

Seven weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S., the spread of the virus that causes the disease has done widespread damage to ...
15:05 10 March 2020

No. 1 Kansas, No. 5 Baylor headline Big 12 tournament

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Top-ranked Kansas hasn't lost since Baylor stunned the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse in January, that run of excellence driving coac...
14:46 10 March 2020

Virus-hit Italy gets more isolated as nations restrict entry

ROME — Italians faced travel restrictions inside and outside the country Tuesday as nations near and far isolated Italy with flight bans and sweeping ...
14:27 10 March 2020

Ravens’ Marshal Yanda to retire after 13 years, 8 Pro Bowls

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ravens guard Marshal Yanda is retiring after 13 seasons in which he was named to the Pro Bowl eight times and helped Baltimore win...
13:50 10 March 2020

South Africa’s ‘upside down’ house attracts tourists

HARTEBEESTPOORT, South Africa — With its roof on the ground and its floor in the air, an upside down house is attracting tourists who want to see the ...
13:21 10 March 2020

Glenn Greenwald writing book on Brazilian politics

NEW YORK — Award-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald is working on a book about his reporting on corruption in Brazilian politics that led to threats o...
12:57 10 March 2020

March is a great time to prune many shrubs, but not all

Don't prune your forsythia, lilac or mock orange yet. Anything you cut off now will result in that much less of a flower show this spring.
12:50 10 March 2020

Dutch prosecutors: Russia wants to thwart MH17 investigation

SCHIPHOL, Netherlands — A Dutch prosecutor said Tuesday that there are “strong indications” Russia wants to undermine investigations into the downing ...
12:37 10 March 2020

Tentacles of Olympic cancellation would reach around globe

TOKYO — The tentacles of canceling the Tokyo Olympics — or postponing or staging it in empty venues — would reach into every corner of the globe, much...
10:57 10 March 2020

Turkey says EU cannot string it along over migrant deal

ANKARA, Turkey — The European Union should stop “stringing Turkey along” over helping out with the millions of migrants on its territory, the country'...
10:30 10 March 2020