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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 …
Man is missing after falling from Florida dinner cruise
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says a man went missing after falling into the water from a dinner-cruise ship in the Gulf Coast in Florida.
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Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down
With a COVID-19 vaccine perhaps just days away in the U.S., most of California headed into another lockdown Sunday because of the surging outbreak and top health officials warned Americans that this is no time to l…
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German experts defuse WWII-era bomb found in Frankfurt
BERLIN (AP) — German explosives experts successfully defused and disposed of a 500-kilogram (1,100 pound) bomb Sunday in the country's financial capital Frankfurt, which was dropped during World War II and discover…
Uruguay's 1st socialist president, Tabaré Vázquez, dies
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Uruguay's first socialist president,Tabaré Vásquez, who rose from poverty to win two terms as leader, died Sunday of cancer, a disease the physician dedicated much of his life to fighting.
1.2M doses of China-made COVID vaccine arrive in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's government said 1.2 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by China-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech arrived in the country late Sunday.
Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a newer, bigger version of its Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first time the company has two capsules in orbit at the same t…
Zanzibar's opposition party to join coalition government
ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — The main opposition party in Tanzania's semiautonomous Zanzibar archipelago has announced it will join a coalition government with the islands' ruling party, after a disputed poll in Octob…
Egypt court upholds asset freeze of 3 rights workers
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld a prosecutors’ decision to freeze the assets of three workers at one of the country’s most prominent human rights groups.
Venezuela vote likely to give Congress to Maduro's party
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's congressional election on Sunday will almost certainly give President Nicolás Maduro control over the country's last major independent institution, but will do little to improv…
The Latest: Snowstorm wreaks havoc on Austria virus testing
BERLIN — Several communities in the Austrian Alps have put mass coronavirus testing on hold and others were urged to do the same after a storm dumped huge amounts of snow, sending some avalanche warnings to their h…
Last-ditch post-Brexit trade talks to resume between EU, UK
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and British negotiators Sunday entered what is potentially the final attempt to strike a deal over future trade ties, even though “significant differences remain" on three essential p…
Sheriff: Defiant NYC bar owner struck deputy with his car
NEW YORK (AP) — The co-owner of a New York City bar that authorities said has been defying coronavirus restrictions was taken into custody early Sunday after running over a deputy with a car, authorities said.