MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Someone placed a noose several years ago on the locker of a Wisconsin brewery employee who last week opened fire on his co-workers, the brewery operator said Wednesday, confirming at least one instance of racial harassment against him as police continue to piece together his motive.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic treasure in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its voters and other residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage in Mecca, whereas Iran canceled Friday prayers in principal cities.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A resurgent Joe Biden scored victories from Texas to Massachusetts on Huge Tuesday, revitalizing a presidential inform that used to be teetering on the threshold of catastrophe correct days earlier.

Apple has agreed to pay as much as $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its phone batteries — and you would possibly glean a (little) decrease of that.

NEW YORK (AP) — Peril and uncertainty proceed to manipulate Wall Road, and stocks fell sharply Tuesday after an emergency interest-rate cleave by the Federal Reserve failed to reassure markets wracked by worries that a quick-spreading virus will slam corporate earnings and the economic system.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a shock switch, the Federal Reserve slash its benchmark hobby rate by a good half-percentage point Tuesday as a ability to beef up the financial system within the face of the spreading coronavirus.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme chief build the Islamic Republic’s protection force on alert Tuesday to encourage correctly being officers in combating the outbreak of the fresh coronavirus — the deadliest inaugurate air of China — that authorities deliver has killed 77 folks.

TOKYO (AP) — On this day of infection and fright, a recent propaganda picture sums up the image North Korea needs to demonstrate the environment, as successfully as its individuals: Troopers with sunless surgical masks surround chief Kim Jong Un, ensconced in a leather-essentially based totally overcoat and sans masks as he oversees a defiant military drill.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No longer less than two tornadoes touched down early Tuesday in central Tennessee, including one who ripped across downtown Nashville and ended in about 40 buildings to collapse across the metropolis, police talked about as they sought for injured of us.

KASTANIES, Greece (AP) — Thousands of migrants looked for methods to immoral Greece’s land border on Tuesday, days after Turkey made lawful on a longtime risk to commence its borders for those making an try for to immoral illegally into Europe.