Stocks climb midday Wednesday on Wall Street following 2 steep drops
Stocks rose solidly in midday trading Wednesday as investors regained an appetite for risk after two days of heavy losses.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 5:26pm
Biden nabs Clyburn endorsement before South Carolina primary
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, the highest-ranking black member of Congress and the kingmaker of South Carolina's Democratic political orbit, on Wednesday endorsed Joe Biden's presidential campaign.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 5:23pm
Trump to detail US coronavirus efforts | Schumer seeks $8.5B
President Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday against criticism that his administration isn't doing enough to meet the coronavirus threat, as lawmakers called for giving disease fighters much more money than the $2.5 billion the White House has requested.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 5:14pm
Globe battles virus as cases multiply outside China
About 81,000 people around the globe have been sickened by the coronavirus that kept finding new targets.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 4:54pm
5-time major champ Maria Sharapova retires from tennis at 32
Maria Sharapova quietly walked away from tennis at the age of 32 on Wednesday, ending a career that featured five Grand Slam titles, time at No. 1 in the WTA rankings and a 15-month doping ban.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 4:44pm
Kentucky downs A&M | Wildcats beat Aggies, 69-60, to win 7 straight
Immanuel Quickley had a career-high 30 points and made eight 3-pointers, also a career-best, to lead No. 8 Kentucky to its seventh straight win, 69-60, over Texas A&M on Tuesday night.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 4:52am
Burrow shows Cincy some love, NFL teams drool over WRs
Who wouldn't want to follow in the footsteps of John Elway and Eli Manning?
Feb. 26 2020 @ 4:52am
Sportstats
Sportstats for Feb. 26, 2020
Feb. 26 2020 @ 4:37am
Sanders draws fire in debate-stage clash
Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders' electability and seized on Mike Bloomberg's past with women in the workplace in a raucous debate Tuesday night that tested the strength of the two men leading their party's presidential nomination fight.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 4:22am
India seems to love Trump, but the reality isn't so simple
Looking out over the world's largest cricket stadium, the seats jammed with more than 100,000 people, India's prime minister heaped praise on his American visitor.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 4:22am
World's oldest man, who said his secret was smiling, dies at age 112
A Japanese man who received his certificate as the world's oldest man with a raised fist and big smiles earlier this month has died at 112.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 4:20am
Placido Domingo apology prompts a new accuser to step forward
The words "I am truly sorry" have not been uttered often in the #MeToo era. So when soprano Luz del Alba Rubio woke up Tuesday to see an apology from opera superstar Placido Domingo, she was in shock.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 4:19am
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2020. There are 309 days left in the year.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 3:49am
'A world of hurt': Thirty-nine states to probe Juul's marketing
A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 3:36am
Virus cases jump in South Korea, increase in China's hard-hit Hubei
China on Wednesday reported another 406 cases of the new virus, along with 52 additional deaths, all of them in hard-hit Hubei province and all but 10 in the epicenter of the city of Wuhan.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 3:35am
Trump, officials send mixed messages on America's virus risk
President Donald Trump and his chief economic adviser said Tuesday that the new coronavirus is under control in the U.S., even as the government's top disease fighters warned Americans to prepare for an outbreak here.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 3:34am
IOC member casts doubt on postponing or moving Tokyo Games
A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold the Olympics in Tokyo this summer because of the coronavirus outbreak, organizers are more likely to cancel it altogether than to postpone or move it.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 3:31am
Bucks-Raptors, Zion versus LeBron headline remainders of NBA's week
The Toronto Raptors have done it once already, chasing down a Milwaukee Bucks team that seemed to be sprinting to the NBA Finals.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 3:31am
A drama-filled West Coast swing not all about golf
The PGA Tour delivered plenty of drama during the West Coast swing.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 3:28am
Sabonis scores 21 to lead Pacers over Hornets
Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 119-80 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night.
Feb. 26 2020 @ 3:28am