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`Sustainable gardening’ includes many eco-friendly practices

``Sustainable” is one of gardening’s trendiest buzzwords, yet it carries a range of definitions. Just what does it mean in practical terms, and how im...
13:06 3 March 2020

Imprisoned for life as a teen, Myon Burrell finds his voice

BAYPORT, Minn. — When he was just a teenager, Myon Burrell lost his identity, his voice and even his name.
13:00 3 March 2020

What’s Happening: Olympics may be late, Twitter telecommutes

BERLIN — More countries are reporting cases of the new coronavirus while more governments issue travel warnings for their citizens and companies urge ...
11:49 3 March 2020

Australian Associated Press to shut down after 85 years

CANBERRA, Australia — The national news agency Australian Associated Press said Tuesday it will close in late June, its 85 years in business vanquishe...
11:00 3 March 2020

Major conferences still with plenty left to be decided

College basketball has reached the final week of the regular season in all the major conferences.
9:01 3 March 2020

Australia cuts rate to record low 0.5% to fight virus impact

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a record low of 0.5% i...
5:35 3 March 2020

California Democrats ponder reordered field in 2020 contest

LOS ANGELES — Democratic voters in California will consider a suddenly reshaped presidential field Tuesday that has largely narrowed to a rivalry betw...
5:34 3 March 2020

No. 4 Baylor holds on for 71-68 overtime win over Texas Tech

WACO, Texas — MaCio Teague hit a 3-pointer after stepping back behind the line and just beating the shot clock with 1:13 left in overtime and No. 4 Ba...
5:07 3 March 2020

White scores 19, Bulls beat Mavericks 109-107

CHICAGO — Coby White scored 19 points, Otto Porter Jr. added 18 in his return from a broken left foot and the Chicago Bulls hung on to beat the Dallas...
4:03 3 March 2020

Stanley, boardwork, zone help No. 12 Duke top NC State 88-69

DURHAM, N.C. — Cassius Stanley saw the pass coming his way, soared high to corral the ball then threw it down with his right hand to throw the home cr...
3:35 3 March 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false assurances on coronavirus

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump persisted Monday in making false assurances about U.S. preparedness for the coronavirus outbreak and the prospects...
2:32 3 March 2020

China’s crisis wanes as epidemic takes hold in US, elsewhere

BEIJING — China's coronavirus caseload continued to wane Tuesday even as the epidemic took a firmer hold beyond Asia, with three countries now exceedi...
2:23 3 March 2020

NBA to players: Avoid high-fives as virus concern grows

MIAMI — The NBA has told players to avoid high-fiving fans and strangers and avoid taking any item for autographs, the league’s latest response in its...
1:16 3 March 2020

South Carolina, Baylor, Oregon top women’s NCAA reveal

NEW YORK — South Carolina, Baylor, Oregon and Maryland would be the No. 1 seeds if the women's NCAA Tournament began Monday.
1:08 3 March 2020

Colombia court upholds law restricting access to abortion

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s Constitutional Court voted Monday in favor of upholding the nation's restrictive abortion law in a ruling that had been ...
1:03 3 March 2020

Exit polls: Netanyahu short of majority in Israel vote

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an edge over his main rival in Israel’s third election in under a year, exit polls indicate...
0:00 3 March 2020

Reordered Democratic field to test Sanders in California

LOS ANGELES — Four years after a bitter loss in California’s presidential primary, Bernie Sanders is banking on a comeback that could be a capstone mo...
23:55 2 March 2020

Scientists meet in Havana on diplomats’ mystery illnesses

HAVANA — Some scientists who gathered Monday for a two-day conference on the mysterious illnesses suffered by U.S. and Canadian diplomats in Havana sa...
23:40 2 March 2020

ECB’s Lagarde: ‘Ready to take targeted action’ on economy

FRANKFURT, Germany — The head of the European Central Bank said Monday that Europe's top monetary authority is ready to take “appropriate and targeted...
22:23 2 March 2020

Dustin Johnson decides against playing in the Olympics

On the fence about the Olympics at the start of the year, Dustin Johnson decided he won't be going.
21:33 2 March 2020

Prosecutor: Ex-convict was in bed with victim when arrested

NEW YORK — An ex-convict accused of forcing young women he met in his daughter's dormitory into prostitution or forced labor after winning their trust...
21:32 2 March 2020

A hot summer ahead for boxing’s heavyweight division

Boxing’s heavyweight division will be heating up even further this summer, highlighted by a third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder and Anth...
21:13 2 March 2020

Buttigieg’s White House bid ensures place in LGBTQ history

NEW YORK — A divisive debate over same-sex marriage animated the 2004 presidential election as voters across the country approved constitutional amend...
20:31 2 March 2020

Snowy Wyoming highway pileup kills 3, injures dozens

RAWLINS, Wyo. — At least three people died and dozens were injured in a pileup involving more than 100 vehicles amid blowing snow that closed part of ...
20:30 2 March 2020

Apple to pay up to $500M over battery-related phone slowdown

SAN FRANCISCO — IPhone owners could get $25 from Apple after the company agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle claims over intentionally slowing ...
20:28 2 March 2020

LA district attorney sorry husband aimed gun at protesters

LOS ANGELES — The first black woman to lead the largest local prosecutor's office in the U.S. apologized for her husband pointing a gun at Black Lives...
20:26 2 March 2020

Alaska Airlines drops sponsorship of Iditarod sled dog race

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Airlines confirmed Monday it will drop its sponsorship of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Alaska’s most famous sporting e...
20:13 2 March 2020

Putin’s new amendments revere God, ban same sex marriages

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday submitted a slew of new proposed amendments to the country's Constitution that include a mention o...
20:01 2 March 2020

Kansas unanimous No. 1 in Top 25; Baylor down 2 spots to 4th

A string of losses to unranked opponents led to upheaval in the AP Top 25 this week.
19:26 2 March 2020

‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies at 93

NEW YORK — James Lipton, longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died Monday, his wife said.
19:10 2 March 2020