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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 …
Wisconsin Republicans say election should be held as planned Tuesday despite governor's request to delay
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans say election should be held as planned Tuesday despite governor's request to delay.
Stocks fall again after another dismal report on job losses
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell again on Wall Street following the latest grim reading on the toll that the coronavirus is having on jobs as the economy grinds to a halt. The government reported earlier Friday that mor…
Zion is latest national park to close amid virus spread
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The red rock vistas at Zion National Park were closed to the public Friday as the Utah site became the latest national park to lock its gates to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Wisconsin governor calls special session to change election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called Friday for the Republican-controlled Legislature to meet in special session to move Wisconsin to an all-mail presidential primary amid fears that voters and po…
McConnell: Health care tops list for next virus aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that health care must be at the “top of the list” in the next
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Trump administration changes national stockpile definition
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration abruptly changed its description of the Strategic National Stockpile, the federal government’s repository of life-saving medicines and supplies, to conform with President …
The Latest: Pope Francis addresses Italy in recorded message
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Daughter and grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend missing after canoe found in Chesapeake Bay
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Daughter and grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend missing after canoe found in Chesapeake Bay.
Search underway for Kennedy Townsend's daughter, grandson
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Authorities were searching for the daughter and a grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on Friday after a canoe they were paddling in the Chesapeake Bay didn’t return …
Iraq suspends, fines Reuters news agency over virus report
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq on Friday suspended the work of the Reuters news agency for three months, following a report by the agency the previous day that said the Iraqi government was under-reporting confirmed cases of …
Group holding immigrant children settles ex-employee claim
HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says a Texas-based organization that runs facilities to hold immigrant children has settled a retaliation claim from an ex-employee.
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The Latest: US stepping up protection of Trump, Pence
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