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New coronavirus cases of unknown origin found on West Coast

Health officials in California, Oregon and Washington state worried about the novel coronavirus spreading through West Coast communities after confirming three patients were infected by unknown means. The patients — an older Northern California woman with chronic health conditions, a high school student in Everett, Washington and an employee at a Portland, Oregon-area school — hadn’t recently traveled overseas or had any known close contact with a traveler or an infected person, authorities said. Earlier U.S. cases include three people who were evacuated from the central China city of Wuhan, epicenter of the outbreak; 14 people who returned from China, or their spouses; and 42 American passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, who were flown to U.S. military bases in California and Texas for quarantining.

Police in Philadelphia arrest man who stole ambulance and tried to run over officer who shot him

A man who stole an ambulance and tried to run over an officer who shot him three times before leading police on a chase through the streets of Philadelphia has been arrested wearing only a pair of shorts. Police said they were called to a motel in northeast Philadelphia around 9.20pm (2.20pm GMT) after reports of a domestic disturbance involving a man and a woman that necessitated medical attention for one or more parties. The man became combative and jumped into the ambulance, driving at one of the officers whom medics had called for backup, Staff Inspector Sekou Kinebrew of Philadelphia police said. The officer fired his weapon four times, striking the man three times: twice in the left leg and once in the side. The officer was struck by the ambulance and was hospitalised with injuries that Mr Kinebrew described as non-life-threatening. During the ensuing low-speed police pursuit that ended around 10.40pm, the ambulance traveled at speeds of between 10 and 25 mph.

China manufacturing plunges in February amid virus controls

China’s manufacturing plunged in February by an even wider margin than expected after efforts to contain a virus outbreak shut down much of the world’s second-largest economy, an official surveyed showed Saturday. The survey, coming as global stock markets fall on fears the virus will spread abroad, adds to mounting evidence of the vast cost of the disease that emerged in central China in December and its economic impact worldwide. A sub-measure of imports plummeted, highlighting the shock waves spreading through China’s Asian neighbors and other suppliers of components and raw materials to its factories, which assemble most of the world's smartphones, toys, home appliances and other consumer goods.

Woman airlifted to hospital after being shot in road rage incident in Miramar, cops say

A road rage incident in Miramar just before the start of Friday rush hour ended in gunfire, police say.

California, Oregon confirm 2 more coronavirus diagnoses from community spread

Countries around the world are scrambling to respond to the influx of new novel coronavirus cases outside of China. The number of cases in the United States grew to more than 60 on Friday, including the second and third cases of the disease from so-called "community spread." There have been 2,791 deaths in China, among more than 78,000 cases, and 67 deaths outside of China, according to the World Health Organization.

Inmate who escaped Utah jail caught in Idaho 4 days later

A California man convicted of mail fraud who escaped from a Utah jail by posing as a fellow inmate whose time had come to be released was captured in Idaho Friday, authorities said. Kaleb Wiewandt was arrested on Interstate 84 southeast of Mountain Home, Idaho, the U.S. Marshals Service said in a news release. Wiewandt, 40, was allowed to leave a county jail in Ogden, Utah, on Tuesday because staff thought he was a fellow inmate who was supposed to be freed that night, authorities said.

'Leaning Tower of Dallas' designer glad it's hard to topple

The designer of the “Leaning Tower of Dallas” has been taking a wry pride in the stubborn resistance the creation is presenting to explosives and the wrecking ball. Thomas Taylor is the principal design engineer for Dallas-based Datum Engineers, which designed the 49-year-old, 11-story Affiliated Computer Services building that explosives mostly brought tumbling down Feb. 16. The problem is it didn't topple all the way, leaving the demolition contractor to chip away at the cast-in-place concrete with a wrecking ball.

Wall Street in coronavirus contingency mode with staff, visitors, regulators

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big U.S. banks have been rolling out contingency plans to respond to the global coronavirus outbreak - requiring some staff to work from home, implementing travel restrictions, and talking to regulators about potential stresses. The preparations come amid growing fears that the fast-spreading virus which has infected around 83,000 people in more than 50 countries could lead to a global recession. On Friday, U.S. presidential candidate and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the five largest U.S. banks asking how they are preparing to mitigate the risks of the outbreak.

Man gets 99 years in prison for role in Texas girl's death

Dallas County jurors deliberated for about an hour before sentencing Desmond Jones for his involvement in the death of Shavon Randle. Earlier Friday, jurors found Jones, 24, guilty of organized criminal activity, which carries a prison term of up to life behind bars. Randle had been missing from her Lancaster, Texas, home for several days when she was identified as one of two people found dead inside an abandoned drug house in the nearby Oak Cliff area of Dallas.

Arson death of eight-year-old Rochester girl still a mystery sixteen years later

Savannah Streber was asleep in her bed when a fire broke out at her home on Yates Street in Rochester, New York, on February 28, 2004. But it was no accident. A Molotov cocktail had been thrown into the house and the fire was ruled as arson. No one has ever been arrested. The Rochester Police Department is investigating.

Mainland China reports 427 new coronavirus cases on Feb. 28, up from day earlier

Mainland China had 427 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Friday, the country's National Health Commission said on Saturday, up from 327 cases a day earlier. The death toll from the outbreak in mainland China had reached 2,835 as of the end of Friday, up by 47 from the previous day.

CBS suspends production of 'Amazing Race' amid coronavirus fears

CBS has suspended production of the reality TV series "The Amazing Race" over coronavirus fears, a representative for the network told ABC News. Nobody involved with the show has contracted the virus or shown symptoms of the disease, the statement continues, and "all contestants and production staff are in the process of returning home." "The health and well-being of the Racers and the production team are our top priorities."

Trump wins bid to block McGahn testimony sought by House Democrats

A divided U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a major legal victory on Friday by dismissing a Democratic-led congressional panel's lawsuit seeking to enforce a subpoena for testimony from former White House Counsel Donald McGahn. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit endorsed the Trump administration's argument that the court had no place in settling the closely watched dispute between the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government.

New York scrambles to replace U.S. government's faulty coronavirus test kits

New York health officials are trying to get their own coronavirus testing kits up and running after getting stuck with faulty tests from the federal government that they said left them unable to diagnose people quickly in the nation's most populous city. New York state's Department of Health filed an emergency application on Friday with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be allowed to use a testing kit for the new coronavirus it has developed in-state, according to an official involved in the process. "Upon FDA approval, which we believe is imminent, New York State's public health laboratory, the Wadsworth Center, can immediately begin testing," Jonah Bruno, a spokesman for the state's Department of Health, wrote in an email.

United Airlines sharply cuts flights to Asia, cancels investor day

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it was sharply cutting flights to Japan and South Korea, as travelers worried about the coronavirus outbreak slash ticket purchases for those destinations. It also canceled its investor day that had been due to be held on March 5. With investors firmly focused on how the company is managing the near-term impact of the coronavirus, United said it was not "practical to expect that it can have a productive conversation focused on its long-term strategy next week."

Mom beat daughter at school after learning she skipped. At home, she used belt, cops say.

When Ana Friasrosario showed up at her 14-year-old’s school she “began to strike her in the face repeatedly with her cellphone,” pulled her hair and punched her in the face and body, police said.

Did Trump try to cut the CDC's budget as Democrats claim?: ANALYSIS

President Donald Trump is taking heat from Democrats for proposing budget cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amid growing fears about a new coronavirus outbreak in the United States, but administration officials say CDC funding has steadily increased since Trump took office. An ABC News analysis of the president’s budget proposals compared to the congressionally approved spending plans ultimately enacted show both claims are true. The president introduced his fiscal year 2021 budget proposal on Feb. 10, just 11 days after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concerns.