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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 …
Israel urges citizens to avoid Gulf, cites Iran threat
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government on Thursday urged its citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks.
Pelosi, McConnell discuss COVID relief as pressure builds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Hill's top leaders spoke about COVID-19 relief and other unfinished business Thursday, adding to tentative optimism that a medium-sized aid package might break free after months of Washing…
Judge dismisses criminal counts in Missouri duck boat deaths
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed neglect and misconduct charges against three employees of a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake in 2018, killing 17 people.
Israeli government urges citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, citing threat of Iranian attack
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli government urges citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, citing threat of Iranian attack.
4 people thought missing in Alaska landslide found safe
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Four of the six people feared missing after a landslide slammed into a neighborhood in a small Alaska town have been found safe, Alaska State Troopers said Thursday.
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OPEC, Russia agree to nudge up oil production from January
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — OPEC and allied countries including Russia agreed Thursday to increase oil production by 500,000 barrels a day from January and will meet monthly to assess the situation, gingerly adding m…
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TRUMP-PARDONS — Table. This digital embed shows pardons requested and granted by presidents from Donald Trump to Richard Nixon. This table will updated as events warrant. Source: Department of Justice Office of the…
Migrant farm workers allege pesticide exposure in Illinois
CHICAGO (AP) — More than two dozen migrant workers from Texas allege they were sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in Illinois cornfields, according to a federal lawsuit.
Wind fans wildfire in California canyons, residents flee
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Powerful gusts pushed flames from a wildfire through Southern California canyons on Thursday, one of several blazes that burned near homes and forced residents to flee amid elevated fire risk for…
Acting director of prominent Egyptian rights group says its three staffers arrested last month have been freed
CAIRO (AP) — Acting director of prominent Egyptian rights group says its three staffers arrested last month have been freed.
Police: 4 die after explosion at UK wastewater plant
LONDON (AP) — Four people died following an explosion in a silo that holds treated biosolids at a wastewater treatment plant near the southwest England city of Bristol, police said Thursday.
Rights group says Egypt has freed 3 arrested staffers
CAIRO (AP) — Three Egyptian rights workers who were arrested and slapped with terrorism-related charges last month were freed on Thursday after an outcry over the government's crackdown on one of the last rights gr…
Biden eyes defeated candidates for key administration roles
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In politics, there can sometimes be an upside to losing.
Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear Trump election lawsuit, likely dooming state court case seeking to overturn loss
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear Trump election lawsuit, likely dooming state court case seeking to overturn loss.