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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 …
San Francisco Bay Area issues new stay-at-home order
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The health officers in five San Francisco Bay Area counties issued a new stay-at-home order Friday requiring some businesses to close and banning all gatherings, as the number of virus cases su…
The Latest: Alabama health officials ask for mask extension
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama health officials have urged the state Friday to extend its statewide mask mandate, set to expire next week.
COVID-19 relief: What's on the table as Congress seeks deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — After numerous fits and starts and months of inaction, optimism is finally building in Washington for a COVID-19 aid bill that would offer relief for businesses, the unemployed, schools, and healt…
Pentagon installs 2 Trump allies on defense advisory board
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has appointed two close allies of President Donald Trump, Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie, to a defense advisory board, continuing a post-election purge in the final weeks of the a…
High court will hear appeal over Medicaid work requirements
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the midst of a pandemic, the Supreme Court said Friday it will take up the Trump administration's stalled plan to allow states to require low-income people to work to receive health care under …
The Latest: Biden urges equitable distribution of vaccine
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Wayward wallaroo rescued from river after chase in Illinois
PERU, Ill. (AP) — Police in Peru, Illinois, are no strangers to chases — unless what they’re after hops away on two legs.
The Latest: Kansas Gov: Grocery workers in line for vaccine
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly says Kansas considers meatpacking plant workers and grocery store employees essential workers, putting them in the second phase for possible vaccinations.
Big fire hits Michigan boat storage building near Lake Erie
LASALLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Fire swamped an enormous building loaded with boats Friday in southeastern Michigan, sending smoke for miles along Lake Erie.
Fort Bragg IDs 2 bodies found in military training area
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Officials at the Army’s largest base have identified the two men whose bodies were found in a training area this week.
Kansas man's obit criticizes those who won't wear masks
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — He was born as America was recovering from the Great Depression and about to enter World War II — periods of national sacrifice his son would recall decades later in an obituary lamenting …
Gala ignites political dispute over COVID-19 restrictions
A New Jersey restaurant that hosted a political gala put on by a New York Republican club was ordered temporarily closed Friday over potential violations of coronavirus guidelines.
VIRUS TODAY: Sagging job market, deadline for vaccine orders
Here's what's happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
Ex-prosecutor's home riddled with bullets in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former federal prosecutor's Mississippi home was riddled with bullets during a drive-by shooting last week, authorities said.
Pence comes to Georgia as calm before potential Trump storm
ATLANTA (AP) — Ahead of President Donald Trump wading into two high-profile Georgia Senate runoffs this weekend, Vice President Mike Pence on Friday urged Republicans to form a united front in the contests that wil…