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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 …
Coronavirus hits harder in poorer NYC neighborhoods
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has hit especially hard in poorer New York City neighborhoods where telecommuting isn't an option and there are more likely to be many people living under one roof.
The Latest: NATO military leader to work on virus response
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Cuomo: New York could exhaust ventilator stockpile in days
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Thursday that the state’s supply of breathing machines could be exhausted in six days. The number of New Yorkers killed by COVID-19 soared again, to 2,373. Whil…
The Latest: US asks for release of those jailed for religion
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Court upholds Phoenix airport's Uber, Lyft fees
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix airport can raise fees for Uber and Lyft to operate on its property, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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Agonizing decisions being made in Spain's virus hot spots
ZARZA DE TAJO, Spain (AP) — Raquel Fernández watched as cemetery workers lowered her grandmother's casket into the grave and placed it on top of the coffin of her grandfather, buried just three days earlier.
Dr. Fauci's face will soon be on a bobblehead
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The United States' top infectious disease specialist is getting his own bobblehead.
Wall Street rises as higher oil prices revive energy stocks
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pushed higher Thursday after a surge in oil prices helped resuscitate beaten-down energy stocks. The gains helped overshadow another report showing the coronavirus outbreak is forcing mi…
Wisconsin doctor, husband targeted and killed, police say
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison police investigators were working Thursday to determine why a respected physician and her husband were targeted and killed.
Appellate court drops claim against Pulse shooter's employer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida appellate court upheld a lower court's ruling that a security firm employing the gunman responsible for a gay nightclub shooting can't be held liable for failing to investigat…
The Latest: Louisiana has 42% spike in confirmed virus cases
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Fire officials save cold kitten that was stuck on a roof
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A kitten stuck on a roof in the cold was saved by firefighters in Georgia.
Judge who presided over terrorism trials dies of coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Thomas Duffy, a longtime judge who presided over three major New York terrorism trials in the 1990s, has died of the coronavirus. He was 87.
Iran parliament speaker, Israeli health minister have virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament speaker has contracted the new coronavirus, the country's highest-ranking government figure yet to catch the disease, while in Israel, several top officials entered quarantine …