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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to …
New roads pave way for massive growth of Israeli settlements
JERUSALEM (AP) — In the coming years, Israelis will be able to commute into Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from settlements deep inside the West Bank via highways, tunnels and overpasses that cut a wide berth around Palest…
China trade surplus hits record $75B as Nov exports soar
BEIJING (AP) — China’s politically sensitive trade surplus with the U.S. soared to a record $75.4 billion in November as exports surged 21.1% over a year earlier, propelled by American consumer demand.
Senator says Trump, McConnell likely to back COVID-19 relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposed
Amid pandemic, grants keep Army veteran's business afloat
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Nicole Walcott’s lip started to quiver as she turned her misty gaze away from a reporter’s question. “I don’t want to cry on camera,” the 33-year-old said when asked why she’s fought tooth…
Fauci's plea 'Wear a mask' tops list of 2020 notable quotes
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A plea from Dr. Anthony Fauci for people to “wear a mask” to slow the spread of the coronavirus tops a Yale Law School librarian’s list of the most notable quotes of 2020.
Venezuelans wait for results from boycotted congress vote
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s socialist party was poised to gain control of the National Assembly, the country’s last major independent institution, in congressional elections boyc…
Asian shares slip on report of more US sanctions on China
Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday following a report that the U.S. is preparing to slap sanctions on a dozen more Chinese officials, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing.
Acting US defense secretary in Indonesia on Asia tour
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The acting U.S. secretary of defense met with his counterpart in Indonesia on Monday as part of a visit to Asia in which he will push Washington's free and open Indo-Pacific policy.
Asia Today: South Korean minister warns of virus 'war zone'
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's health minister said Monday that the Seoul metropolitan area is now a “COVID-19 war zone,” as the country reported another 615 new infections and the virus appeared to be spr…
Georgia governor again rejects lawmakers replacing electors
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor is again telling lawmakers that he won't call a special session to overturn Georgia's election results and appoint 16 presidential electors who would support Republican President D…
Trump lawyer Giuliani in hospital after positive COVID test
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the latest in Trump's inner circle to contract the disease that is now surging a…
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Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response
In Georgia, Loeffler again refuses to say Trump lost
ATLANTA (AP) — Sen. Kelly Loeffler repeatedly refused to acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost reelection in November, as she debated her Democratic opponent, Rev. Raphael Warnock, ahead of twin Georgia runo…
2 out of hospital after Texas petroleum facility fire
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Two of the seven workers injured when a storage tank at a petroleum facility in Texas exploded after catching fire have been released from the hospital, while the remaining five are hos…
Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administr…