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WATCH: Pompeo defends Trump's airstrike against Iran and virus response

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the Trump administration's response to the spreading coronavirus and faced contentious questions from Democrats about an airstrike that killed Iran's most powerful general.

U.S. schools plan for possible spread of novel coronavirus

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Districts have been rushing to update emergency plans this week after federal officials warned that the virus is almost certain to begin spreading in the U.S.

Warren still dogged by past claims of indigenous ancestry

By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press

The topic has haunted the Massachusetts senator even before she announced she'd seek the Democratic nomination for president.

U.S. finds failures in USC's treatment of gynecologist claims

By John Antczak, Associated Press

The department said Thursday it has ordered the school to overhaul its procedures for preventing sex discrimination and to conduct a formal review of how employees responded to complaints about Dr. George Tyndall.

Regulators boost PG&E's wildfire fine to $2.1 billion

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

The increased punishment includes a $200 million payment earmarked for the people who lost family and property in catastrophic wildfires caused by PG&E's outdated electrical grid and negligence during 2017 and 2018.

An infectious disease specialist on what we do and don't know about COVID-19

After infecting tens of thousands in China, the novel coronavirus has reached dozens of other countries -- at least 48 in total. Public health officials say it’s almost inevitable the illness will spread more extensively within the U.S. So what…

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Pence tries to project calm as U.S. virus response coordinator

By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Pence convened his first meeting of the Coronavirus Task Force on Thursday, one day after President Donald Trump made him the government's point-person for the epidemic.

Court denies Joe Arpaio's bid to remove criminal conviction, citing pardon

By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press

Arpaio argued the misdemeanor contempt of court conviction should be removed so it can't be raised against him in future court cases.

How a WWI war helmet outperformed modern gear in a new study

By Vika Aronson, Gretchen Frazee

Your great-grandfather’s World War I helmet that’s stuffed in the back of the closet could be just as effective at preventing brain injury from some blasts as a modern-day military helmet, a recently published study from Duke University researchers suggests.

Steyer courts voters that Biden needs for decisive South Carolina win

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

While many of the remaining Democrats competing for their party's nomination have spent the past few months spread out across the early-voting states, Tom Steyer has had a fairly singular focus: South Carolina.