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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 …
Global stocks pare losses after US jobs report, oil up again
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were down Friday after the U.S. government said employers cut 701,000 jobs in March as they shut down or sharply curtailed business due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Commission seeks clarity on absentees for Wisconsin election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Election Commission wants a federal judge who ordered an extension for absentee voting in Tuesday’s presidential primary as the coronovirus spreads to ensure that no results are r…
US sheds 701,000 jobs, ending a record-long hiring streak
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record-long streak of U.S. job growth ended suddenly in March after nearly a decade as employers cut 701,000 jobs because of the viral outbreak that's all but shut down the U.S. economy. The une…
AP Entertainment Digest for Friday, April 3, 2020
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Florida finally takes cruise passengers, some on stretchers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Passengers from an ill-fated cruise were carefully freed from their cabins and allowed to touch dry land Friday for the first time in weeks, after the removal of 14 critically ill peopl…
The Latest: Amsterdam bans recreational boats from canals
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…
NYC mayor urges national enlistment program for doctors
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called Friday for a national enlistment program for doctors and nurses to handle an expected surge in coronavirus cases in New York and other places around the cou…
AP PHOTOS: The spaces we filled, now filled with space
It’s a scene playing out all over the world. The empty streets, the silent playgrounds and the lone commuter. Rush hour feels more like hush hour.
Europe's hospitals buckle under the crush of the coronavirus
MADRID (AP) — Setting up makeshift ICU wards in libraries and conference centers, embattled European medical workers strained Friday to save thousands of desperately ill coronavirus patients as stocks of medicine, …
▲ AP-SYNC 1, AP-SYNC 2 Friday Coverage
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Prince Charles opens fast-tracked London hospital
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles on Friday remotely opened the new Nightingale Hospital at London's main exhibition and conference center, a temporary facility that will soon be able to treat 4,000 people who have cont…
The Latest: Johnson still has fever, remains in isolation.
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe ill…
Dr. Fauci's face will soon be on a bobblehead
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The United States' top infectious disease specialist is getting his own bobblehead.
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, April 3, 2020
Global Forecast-Celsius
Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Friday, April 3, 2020