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Delta, American and United suspend flights between U.S., China

By David Koenig, Cathy Bussewitz, Joseph Pisani, Rachel Lerman, Associated Press

United Airlines is suspending flights to three big Chinese cities but will continue flying to Hong Kong.

Stocks drop amid uncertainty over novel coronavirus impact

By Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street amid ongoing uncertainty about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that originated in China.

U.S. advises against traveling to China because of novel coronavirus

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

The advisory was issued after the World Health Organization declared the virus, which has killed 213 people, a global health emergency.

Why ‘sustained transmission’ of novel coronavirus is what would concern U.S. officials

This week has seen the rapid spread of novel coronavirus both within China and internationally to at least 14 other countries. On Thursday, the World Health Organization declared it a global public health emergency. As the U.S. records its first…

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How novel coronavirus could affect the global economy

By Gretchen Frazee

International health experts say they are doing everything they can, in partnership with China, to contain the virus. Whether they are successful over the coming days and weeks could determine whether the virus ends up being relatively minor hit or…

Paralyzed at 19, Buoniconti has mixed feelings on football

By Steven Wine, Associated Press

Marc Buoniconti has a love-hate relationship with the football. He was paralyzed from the shoulders down making a tackle in college in 1985, and his father, Nick, a Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker, died last July after struggling with…

Novel coronavirus is a global public health emergency, WHO declares

By Laura Santhanam

This decision now sets into motion a chain reaction to help countries build capacity to screen, identify and report cases as novel coronavirus spreads, according to the World Health Organization.

For 1st time in 4 years, U.S. life expectancy rises, but only a little

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The rise is mostly due to lower death rates for cancer and drug overdoses.

Brain injuries in Iraq focus attention on invisible war wounds

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

The spotlight on brain injuries suffered by American troops in Iraq this month is an example America's episodic attention to this type of war wound, even though it has affected hundreds of thousands over the past two decades.

First U.S. human-to-human spread of novel coronavirus confirmed

By Laura Santhanam

If you have a fever and cough, have recently traveled to China or have been a close contact of a confirmed case, see a physician immediately, CDC officials said Thursday.