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Travelers wear face masks as they walk outside of the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. China reported Monday a sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new coronavirus, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak coincides with the country's busiest travel period, as millions board trains and planes for the Lunar New Year holidays. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

As virus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseas

By EMILY WANG and DAKE KANG and YANAN WANG - Associated Press

Travelers wear face masks as they walk outside of the Beijing Railway Station in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. China reported Monday a sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new coronavirus, including the first cases in the capital. The outbreak coincides with the country's busiest travel period, as millions board trains and planes for the Lunar New Year holidays. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China’s Xi Jinping says coronavirus outbreak must be taken seriously

By Yanan Wang and Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

This Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, a toy ape is placed between candles at the entrance of the Zoo in Krefeld, Germany. Authorities said rescuers found a gorilla and a female orangutan still alive amid the charred remains of the primate house after the fire on the new year morning. Vets were able to euthanize the orangutan but struggled to do so with the gorilla. After getting permission from a senior officer, a 34-year-old policeman killed the gorilla with shots from his submachine gun. ( Alexander Forstreuter/dpa via AP)

Germany: Gorilla injured in zoo fire shot dead by police

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, center, speaks at the State of the State address in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Murphy, a Democrat, delivered his second State of the State speech Tuesday before a joint session of the Democrat-led Legislature, sketching his agenda for the year. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Murphy seeks more transparency, but says ‘mission’ unchanged

By MIKE CATALINI - Associated Press

A fan watches Boston College play Cincinnati in the rain during the first half of the Birmingham Bowl NCAA college football game Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Birmingham, Ala. (Photo/Butch Dill)

6 bowl games record lowest attendance figures on record

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Aug. 13, 2019, file photo a worker gets ready to pass out instructions in how fill out the 2020 census during a town hall meeting in Lithonia, Ga. Facebook says it won't allow interference with the U.S. census on its platform, including posting misleading information about when and how to participate, who can participate and the consequences of taking part. (AP Photo/John Amis, File) **FILE**

2020: The new year brings new questions

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Coroner: Fatal avalanche happened where you wouldn’t expect

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Attorney, church leader dies in New Year’s Day crash

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Defending Champion Xander Schauffele smiles during the Tournament of Champions pro-am golf event, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Matt York)

5 questions for the new year from Tiger to the Olympics

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

A women lights a candle at the main entrance of the Zoo in Krefeld, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Three woman are under investigation for launching paper sky lanterns blamed for setting off a fire that destroyed an ape house at the zoo in the first few minutes of the new year, killing more than 30 animals, officials said Thursday. (Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP)

3 women investigated for causing deadly blaze at German zoo

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

Illustration on predictions for 2020 by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

2020 predictions: Growing economy, draining the swamp and a Trump win

By Scott Walker

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) is defended by Phoenix Suns' Devin Booker (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

West-leading Lakers beat Suns 117-107 for 3rd win in row

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Firefighters stand in front of the burning monkey house at Krefeld Zoo, in Krefeld, Germnay, Wednesday Jan 1, 2020. A fire at a zoo in western Germany killed a large number of animals in the early hours of the new year, authorities said. (Alexander Forstreuter/dpa via AP)

Apes, monkeys among 30 animals killed in German zoo fire

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

Edmunds: Best cars for achieving your New Year’s resolutions

By CAMERON ROGERS of Edmunds - Associated Press

Japan's Emperor Naruhito waves with Empress Masako to well-wishers from the bullet-proofed balcony during a public appearance with his imperial families at Imperial Palace in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s emperor waves to crowds in 1st New Year’s greeting

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Revellers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, France, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

For France’s Macron, 2020 again brings rocky start, outlook

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

Police car lights. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Houston woman ringing in new year killed by stray bullet

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before his New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago property, as first lady Melania Trump listens, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump’s Iran, North Korea crises threaten reelection

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Jung Ji-won, third from left, chief executive of the Korea Exchange, and Financial Services Commission Chairman Eun Sung-soo, fourth from left, applaud with other participants during the opening of this year's trading in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. The sign read: &quot;Opening ceremony of 2020 trading.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Global stocks rise on optimism about US-China deal

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press