Countries around the world are stepping up efforts to prevent a pandemic of the flu-like virus that originated from China late last year and has now infected more than 80,000 people, 10 times more cases

Alex Ovechkin is making the seemingly impossible appear to be not so far-fetched after all.Wayne Gretzky's 894 career goals has, for decades, loomed as one of hockey's most untouchable records. The "Great

Over the course of many years, I've practiced and honed the ancient art of unclogging a clogged toilet without needing to use a plunger. Why not just buy a plunger? Simply put, I never needed to on account

The benefits of a miracle have been reaped in Lake Placid for 40 years.The plan now is to keep those miracles — and miracle-seekers — coming.Parts of Lake Placid's sports landscape are largely under

The IMF has said its team will stay until Feb. 23 to provide broad technical advice. Lebanon has not requested financial assistance from the Fund as it draws up a plan to confront the crisis."The Fund

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will curb the practice of foreign countries sending imams and teachers to France to crack down on what he calls the risk of "separatism".Macron has so far stayed

As the Feb. 21 vote nears, Iranians are in a gloomy mood, exhausted by a succession of crises that have helped to shred the hopes for a better life they harbored only four years ago.That does not bode

Love Island is to return on Monday night after Saturday and Sunday's episodes were cancelled following former host Caroline Flack's death.ITV said the show would feature a tribute to Flack, who was found

Tyson Fury says he will have to knock out Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas to avoid a repeat of the judging controversy of their first fight.The British heavyweight, despite hitting the canvas twice, believed

he nation's two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting Tuesday that they can harm students' mental health and that there are better ways to prepare

The Church of England is "still deeply institutionally racist", the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.The Most Reverend Justin Welby said at a meeting of the Church's ruling body, the General Synod, that

China reported 108 more deaths on Tuesday, taking the total toll in the country to 1,016.*There were 2,478 new confirmed cases on the mainland on Feb. 10, down from 3,062 on the previous day, bringing

The death toll from the epidemic rose to 908, all but two in mainland China, on Sunday as 97 more fatalities were recorded - the largest number in a single day since the virus was detected in the city

The death toll of 97 on Sunday was the largest in a single day since the outbreak was detected in December and linked to a market selling animals in the Hubei provincial capital of Wuhan.Stocks and oil

Two US soldiers have been killed and six others wounded when an individual in an Afghan army uniform opened fire on them with a machinegun in eastern Afghanistan, the US military said.The incident,

US and Afghan troops have come under direct fire in eastern Afghanistan, and there are reports of casualties.US officials say it is not clear whether militants in Afghan uniforms attacked the US forces

The Democratic Party's seven strongest presidential contenders are preparing for what could be the fiercest debate stage clash of the 2020 primary season as candidates look to survive the gauntlet of contests

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and the New York Mets say talks have ended over the proposed sale of a controlling share of the team from the families of Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz to hedge fund manager

China cut tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. imports including soybeans, pork and auto parts Thursday in a trade truce with Washington while Beijing struggles with a costly virus outbreak.The cuts follow last

second suburban Oklahoma City high school student has died after a group of cross-country runners was struck by a pickup truck that authorities say was driven by man whose son was killed in a traffic crash