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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 …
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help
Ivanka Trump deposed as part of inauguration fund lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump has been deposed by attorneys alleging that President Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration committee misused donor funds, a new court filing reveals.
S. Koreans take college entrance exam amid viral resurgence
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of masked students in South Korea, including 35 confirmed COVID-19 patients, took the highly competitive university entrance exam Thursday despite a viral resurgence …
Outspoken Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail after being charged with fraud amid crackdown on dissent
HONG KONG (AP) — Outspoken Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail after being charged with fraud amid crackdown on dissent.
Homes destroyed, people may be missing after Alaska mudslide
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Homes are believed to have been destroyed and at least two people are unaccounted for after multiple mudslides in the Alaska community of Haines on Wednesday, authorities said.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help
China: Moon probe preparing to return rock samples to Earth
BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday its latest lunar probe has finished taking samples of the moon’s surface and sealed them within the spacecraft for return to Earth, the first time such a mission has been attempte…
Home destroyed, people may be missing after Alaska landslide
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — One home is believed to have been destroyed and at least two people are unaccounted for after multiple mudslides in the Alaska community of Haines on Wednesday, authorities said.
Ex-South Carolina sheriff pleads guilty to domestic violence
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina sheriff who previously pleaded guilty to stealing public money and was then
Agency declines special protection request for tufted puffin
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The tufted puffin — a black seabird known for its white “mask” and orange bill — does not warrant Endangered Species Act protections, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday.
The Latest: UN to open special session on coronavirus crisis
UNITED NATIONS — Nearly 100 world leaders and several dozen ministers are slated to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s special session starting Thursday on the response to COVID-19 and the best path to recovery f…
Man gets 3 months for shooting flares, triggering rescue
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for shooting distress flares from a boat when there was no real emergency and triggering a U.S. Coast Guard rescue operatio…
Prosecutors to retry man accused of killing police officer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will re-try a case against a man accused of killing a
Key Hong Kong activists jailed over police HQ protest
HONG KONG (AP) — Three prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were sentenced to prison Wednesday for a protest outside police headquarters as authorities stepped up a crackdown on opposition to tighten control…
Nearly 100 world leaders to speak at UN session on COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly 100 world leaders and several dozen government ministers are scheduled to speak at the U.N. General Assembly’s special session that opens Thursday to discuss the response to COVID-19 an…