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MIAMI (AP) — Theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Paris Resort will be closing through the end of the month, starting at the close of business Sunday, the Walt Disney Company announced.  The company said in a statement Thursday that the decision was made “in …

The World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Utah’s scheduled game at Oklahoma City was postponed Wednesday night and the NBA suspended its season a few minutes later after a Jazz player tested positive for the coronavirus. The player is star center Rudy Gobert, according to a person …

By JONATHAN MATTISE and MARK HUMPHREY Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee as people slept early Tuesday, shredding at least 140 buildings and killing at least 22 people. Authorities described painstaking efforts to find survivors in piles of rubble and wrecked basements as the death toll …

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her Democratic presidential campaign on Monday and plans to endorse rival Joe Biden in an effort to unify moderate voters behind the former vice president’s White House bid. She is flying to Dallas and plans to join Biden at his …

By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press Pete Buttigieg, who rose from being a small-town Midwestern mayor to a barrier-breaking, top-tier candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, is ending his campaign. Three people with knowledge of Buttigieg’s decision told The Associated Press he began informing campaign staff on Sunday. They were not …

By TAYLOR HENSLEY NEW YORK (AP) – Jeff Bezos, the CEO and Founder of Amazon has recently dedicated $10 million to fight global climate change. Bezos, the world’s richest man, contributed the large sum from his own assets. The multibillionaire announced this dedicated philanthropy from his Instagram account – @jeffbezos, …

 China has taken great strides to limit the spread of the coronavirus, which originated from the country, but that hasn’t stopped the impact the virus has made on its citizens. In just 10 days, China has built a hospital to treat those affected, and it has damaged the already failing …

By. Jacqueline Hood NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – A documentary film titled, “You Don’t Know Me” delves into the controversial trial of Tennessee death row inmate, Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman. The film will premiere on April 16 at Nashville’s Belcourt Theatre, the day Abdur’Rahman was set to be executed by lethal injection before …

By Laura Dolejs WASHINGTON, DC (AP) – The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for children and teens with peanut allergies. While not a cure, the approval of this treatment may bring some relief to families who live in fear of an accidental encounter with peanuts. This …