Mar 15 NFL players approve labor deal, including 17-game season By Barry Wilner, Associated Press By a close vote, NFL players have approved a new labor agreement with the league that features a 17-game regular season. It also includes higher salaries, increased roster sizes and larger pensions for current and former players. Continue reading
Mar 15 Vatican’s Holy Week to proceed but without public amid virus By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s Holy Week ceremonies will go ahead but without public attendance as Italy tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Holy See said Sunday. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement that “as far as… Continue reading
Mar 15 NYC mayor: City lockdown possible in virus fight By Associated Press New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, reacting to announcement of a curfew in neighboring Hoboken, New Jersey, says that a lockdown in the nation's largest city couldn't be ruled out. Continue reading
Mar 15 Christchurch marks anniversary of mosque shootings By Nick Perry, Associated Press People in the New Zealand city of Christchurch honored the 51 worshipers who were killed in a mass shooting a year ago in small but poignant ways Sunday, after a planned national memorial event was canceled due to fears it… Continue reading
Mar 15 Iran reports 113 new virus deaths as concerns mount By Nasser Karimi, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press An Iranian official has acknowledged that the coronavirus pandemic could overwhelm health facilities in his country, which is battling the worst outbreak in the Middle East while under heavy U.S. sanctions. Continue reading
Mar 15 Syrian war, rumbling into 10th year, still has global impact By Zeina Karam, Associated Press In a world gripped by a pandemic, global unrest and a fast-moving news cycle, it can be difficult to remember that the war in Syria is still happening. But as the war enters its tenth year, the conflict that gave… Continue reading
Mar 15 Biden, Sanders to debate against backdrop of global pandemic By Julie Pace, Associated Press When the two remaining Democratic presidential candidates return to the debate stage Sunday night, they will find that their party, the political stakes and the world look much different from when they last met less than three weeks ago. Continue reading
Mar 15 Americans return to long waits for screenings at US airports By Mallika Sen, Associated Press Weary travelers returning to the U.S. amid coronavirus-related travel restrictions were greeted by long lines and hourslong waits for required medical screenings at airports. Posts on social media indicated passengers at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport waited upward of four hours… Continue reading
Mar 14 Georgia to postpone primaries over virus; 2nd state to do so By Associated Press Georgia election officials are postponing the state’s March 24 presidential primaries until May because of fears over the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 14 Straight-talking Fauci explains outbreak to a worried nation By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Fauci's political bosses — from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump — have let him do the explaining because he's frank and understandable, translating complex medical information into everyday language while neither exaggerating nor downplaying. Continue reading