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Epidemic vs. pandemic? Glossary of terms for virus outbreak

OUTBREAK: A sudden rise in cases of a disease in a particular place. EPIDEMIC: A large outbreak, one that spreads among ...
22:55 24 February 2022

Hero or criminal? Court hears 2 views of WikiLeaks’ Assange

LONDON (AP) — Truth-telling journalist or reckless criminal: A British judge was given two conflicting portraits of Juli...
16:48 24 February 2022

US to lay out case against Assange at extradition hearing

LONDON (AP) — The U.S. government and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face off Monday in a high-security London co...
14:16 23 February 2022

North Dakota regulators OK expanded Dakota Access pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators on Wednesday unanimously approved expanded capacity for the Dakota Access ...
17:08 19 February 2022

Butler scores 22, helps No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jared Butler scored 22 points and No. 1 Baylor beat Oklahoma 65-54 on Tuesday night for its Big 12-...
4:23 19 February 2022

Mom, daughter plead not guilty to slaying 5 close relatives

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A mother and her adult daughter pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing five of their close relativ...
18:09 18 February 2022

Equifax hack highlights China interest in U.S. personal data

BOSTON — In 2014, the Obama administration accused five Chinese military agents of targeting Pittsburgh-area industrial companies including Westinghou...
22:33 11 February 2022

Virus cases in Hong Kong apartments recall SARS memories

HONG KONG — The diagnosis of four people living in a single Hong Kong apartment block who were sickened by a new virus is prompting worried comparison...
13:11 11 February 2022

‘QAnon’ conspiracy theory creeps into mainstream politics

MILWAUKEE — President Donald Trump was more than halfway through his speech at a rally in Milwaukee when one of his hand gestures caught the eye of a ...
13:24 9 February 2022

Experts scramble, but new virus vaccine may not come in time

WASHINGTON — The flu-like virus that exploded from China has researchers worldwide once again scrambling to find a vaccine against a surprise health t...
17:32 6 February 2022

Barr warns against Chinese ‘dominance’ in wireless networks

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr waded into ongoing diplomatic tensions between the United States and China on Thursday, decrying what he sa...
16:35 6 February 2022

Baldwin gives No. 19 Butler 79-76 win over No. 10 Villanova

INDIANAPOLIS — Kamar Baldwin made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and scored 17 points, giving No. 19 Butler a 79-76 victory over No. 10 Villanova on Wedne...
2:37 6 February 2022

Online conspiracy theories flourish after Iowa caucus fiasco

CHICAGO — Monday night could not have gone better for online troublemakers who have spent years propagating false or misleading conspiracy theories on...
23:40 4 February 2022

Built in 10 days, China’s virus hospital takes 1st patients

BEIJING — The first patients arrived Monday at a specialized hospital built in just 10 days as part of China's intensive efforts to fight a new virus.
4:35 3 February 2022

Mahoney, Ballock lead Creighton past No. 8 Villanova

PHILADELPHIA — Creighton did what no other Big East team has been able to do in nearly two years — beat Villanova on its home court.
19:58 1 February 2022

Trial highlights: Conspiracy theories and fidget spinners

WASHINGTON — Democrats argued that President Donald Trump sought a phony investigation of a political rival and pursued a discredited conspiracy theor...
0:19 24 January 2022

Years after SARS, a more confident China faces a new virus

BEIJING — As a viral outbreak spread from the central Chinese city of Wuhan this week, the ruling Communist Party's political and legal affairs commis...
12:25 22 January 2022

Baylor up to No. 1, beats Oklahoma 61-57 for 15th win in row

WACO, Texas — Freddie Gillespie and the Baylor Bears can now say they have been No. 1 during the season.
5:35 21 January 2022

No. 2 Baylor wins 14th straight, tops Oklahoma State 75-68

STILLWATER, Okla. — Trailing by double digits well into the second half, Baylor’s seniors helped lead the rally.
21:29 18 January 2022

China reports 4 more cases in viral pneumonia outbreak

BEIJING — Four more cases have been identified in a viral pneumonia outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan that has killed two people and promp...
8:57 18 January 2022

No. 4 Baylor tops No. 3 KU 67-55 for first win in the Phog

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jared Butler scored 22 points, MaCio Teague added 16 and fourth-ranked Baylor beat No. 3 Kansas 67-55 on Saturday for the Bears' firs...
20:14 11 January 2022

Local authorities: Mysterious illness in China is not SARS

BEIJING — The mysterious respiratory illness that has infected dozens of people in a central Chinese city is not SARS, local authorities said Sunday.
13:46 5 January 2022

No. 6 Baylor wins 9th in row 83-57 win over Jackson State

WACO, Texas — Jared Butler scored 18 points, Freddie Gillespie had another double-double and No. 6 Baylor won its ninth game in a row, beating Jackson...
22:36 30 December 2022

Refugees, quadruple homicide top North Dakota news in 2019

BISMARCK, N.D. — Debate over whether to ban new refugees in North Dakota’s capital city county and a rare quadruple homicide in Mandan were among the ...
20:21 27 December 2022

No. 1 KU falls to No. 18 Villanova on Samuels’ 3-pointer

PHILADELPHIA — Jermaine Samuels hit a winning 3-pointer with 20.5 seconds left to lead No. 18 Villanova to a 56-55 victory on Saturday over Kansas, th...
19:28 21 December 2021

British man accused of hacking US health care companies

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A British man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to U.S. charges alleging that he and co-conspirators in an international hacking group c...
19:27 18 December 2021

No. 18 Baylor beats No. 12 Arizona 63-58 in freebie for fans

WACO, Texas — MaCio Teague scored 19 points, Freddie Gillespie had 17 points and 13 rebounds and No. 18 Baylor defeated No. 12 Arizona 63-58 on Saturd...
19:35 7 December 2021

Feds fight back as Epstein death conspiracy theories swirl

NEW YORK — At another time in history, the indictment of two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself might ...
17:31 23 November 2021

Self-confessed Chinese spy spills secrets in Australia

PERTH, Australia — A self-confessed Chinese spy has given Australia's counterespionage agency inside intelligence on how Beijing conducts its interfer...
5:34 23 November 2021

Trump denigrates US diplomats, pushes conspiracy theories

WASHINGTON — Offering his own take on five long days of public hearings, President Donald Trump brushed off the impeachment inquiry as “total nonsense...
21:03 22 November 2021