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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's president dissolved Parliament ahead of schedule on Monday and set new elections for April in which he aims to secure a strong majority allowing him to push for consti...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, a case that will keep health care squarely in front of voters even though a decision won'...

CONCORD, N.H. - A hospital employee who recently travelled to Italy is the first person in New Hampshire to test positive for the new coronavirus, state officials said Monday. The male patient is expe...

LOS ANGELES - The Recording Academy on Monday fired Deborah Dugan, its former president who called into question the integrity of the Grammy Awards nominations process and said she was sexually harass...

NEW YORK - Covering the coronavirus story requires careful navigation and constant attention. News organizations trying to responsibly report on the growing health crisis are confronted with the task ...

FRANKFURT - The head of the European Central Bank said Monday that Europe's top monetary authority is ready to take "appropriate and targeted measures" if necessary to support the economy against the ...

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican is sending its top two sex crimes investigators to Mexico on a fact-finding and assistance mission as the Catholic hierarchy in the world's second-largest Catholic country b...

DALLAS - Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice-president just...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted. "That was my No. 1 priori...

TOKYO - Shares in most Asian markets tracked overnight gains on Wall Street, but Tokyo's benchmark fell back Tuesday as gnawing concerns over the virus outbreak chilled buying sentiment. Traders were ...