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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 …
Hawaii: Delay international military drill over virus
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Friday he will ask the U.S. military to postpone the world's largest maritime exercises because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cuba gives prominent dissident house arrest, reads sentence
HAVANA (AP) — Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer was placed under house arrest Friday after a court sentenced him to 4 1/2 years for assault and kidnapping but released him from the prison where he had spent the pa…
The Latest: South Korea extends guidelines to slow spread
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Trump fires watchdog who handled Ukraine complaint
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly fired the inspector general of the intelligence community, sidelining an independent watchdog who played a pivotal role in his impeachment even as his Whi…
Barr orders increase in home confinement as virus surges
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr ordered the Bureau of Prisons on Friday to increase the use of home confinement and expedite the release of eligible high-risk inmates at three federal prisons where …
'Recovery' search for Kennedy Townsend's daughter, grandson
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Authorities were conducting a “recovery" search for the daughter and a grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, after a canoe they were paddling in the Chesapeake Bay di…
Statement: Search for daughter, grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend now a "recovery" mission.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Statement: Search for daughter, grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend now a "recovery" mission.
China holds 3-minute nationwide solemn reflection for victims of coronavirus outbreak as case numbers fall
WUHAN, China (AP) — China holds 3-minute nationwide solemn reflection for victims of coronavirus outbreak as case numbers fall.
Wisconsin limps toward Tuesday election despite virus fears
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's attempt to conduct an election in the midst of a coronavirus crisis lurched forward Friday, with a Democratic governor pushing for an all-mail election to replace in-person voting a…
China honors virus victims with 3 minutes of reflection
WUHAN, China (AP) — With air raid sirens wailing and flags at half-mast, China on Saturday held a three-minute nationwide moment of reflection to honor those who have died in the coronavirus outbreak, especially “m…
The Latest: Chinese man jailed after not reporting travel
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Biden to name VP vetting team, thinking about Cabinet makeup
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Friday that he will announce a committee to oversee his vice presidential selection process and is already thinking about whom he’d choose to join his Cabinet.
Lives Lost: Virus struck Wuhan family, took its patriarch
WUHAN, China (AP) — For more than a month, Wu Di did not know his father was dead.
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US urges masks as dramatic steps to combat virus roll out
Trump, 3M clash over order to produce more face masks for US
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will try to stop “profiteers” from exporting medical protective gear, shortly after picking a fight with manufacturing giant 3M, a major producer and exporter o…