NEW YORK — U.S. stocks tumbled following a sell-off in markets in Europe and Japan Monday after China announced a sharp rise in cases of a deadly new virus that threatens to crimp global economic growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 each fell about 1.4%, giving up...
Mario Meet Hulk: Nintendo Park Coming to Universal Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla. — Harry Potter and Hulk: Welcome your new neighbors, Mario and Pokemon. A fourth park at Universal Orlando is being created based on characters from Nintendo, the park's owners announced Thursday. After months of being tight-lipped, executives of Comcast, which owns NBCUniversal, made the announcement during a question-and-answer...
Japan OKs Divisive Plan to Send Naval Troops to Mideast
TOKYO — Japan on Friday approved a contentious plan to send its naval troops to the Middle East to ensure the safety of Japanese ships transporting oil to the energy-poor country that heavily depends on imports from the region. The Cabinet's decision reflects tensions that have escalated between Iran and...
Japan Will Be New Home for Champion Racehorse California Chrome
California Chrome, the Valley bred racehorse that went on to become the richest Kentucky Derby winner in history, appears headed to Japan. Listen to this article: The thoroughbred's owners have announced an agreement to sell the 8-year old stallion to a Japanese stud farm, according to Blood-Horse magazine. The sale is...
Valley Bred California Chrome Slated for Sale to Japan
California Chrome, the Valley bred racehorse that went on to become the richest Kentucky Derby winner in history, appears headed to Japan. The thoroughbred's owners have announced an agreement to sell the 8-year old stallion to a Japanese stud farm, according to Blood-Horse magazine  The sale is awaiting approval from the...
Underwater Robots Find Sunken Warship From WWII Battle of Midway
MIDWAY ATOLL, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands — Deep-sea explorers scouring the world's oceans for sunken World War II ships are focusing in on debris fields deep in the Pacific, in an area where one of the most decisive battles of the time took place. Hundreds of miles off Midway Atoll, nearly...
Tokyo Olympic Tickets: Be Prepared to Be Disappointed
TOKYO — Want tickets for next year's Tokyo Olympics? Prepare to be let down. Millions were disappointed starting Thursday when applicants in a ticket lottery — for Japan residents, only — began learning if they landed tickets. The answer is going to be overwhelmingly — no. The same will be...
Ichiro Walks Off Into History in ‘Sayonara’ at Tokyo Dome
TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki has said "sayonara." The 45-year-old Seattle Mariners star announced his retirement Thursday night, shortly after waving goodbye at the Tokyo Dome during a 5-4 win over Oakland in 12 innings. Ichiro went 0 for 4 and was pulled from right field in the eighth, saluting his...
2 US Warplanes Crash Off Japan; 1 Dead, 5 Missing
TOKYO — One of two crew members recovered after two U.S. warplanes collided and crashed off Japan's coast early Thursday is dead and five others remain missing, the U.S. military said. The Marine Corps said the other recovered crew member was in fair condition. It said an F/A-18 Hornet fighter...
Zakaria: High Costs, Low Benefits Of Trump's Negotiating Prowess
The Trump two-step. That's how Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria describes President Donald Trump's negotiating style. "It goes something like this: Begin by hurling insults at the other side, some of which have a basis in reality but are mostly wild exaggerations. Threaten extreme consequences. Then meet with the other side,...