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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 …
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Gov. DeSantis, wife Casey announce birth of baby Mamie
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey announced Monday on Twitter the arrival of their third child, a girl named Mamie. And then the governor crossed the state to update Floridians o…
In move likely aimed at Liberty, on-campus teaching halted
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's governor on Monday ordered all higher education institutions to stop any in-person instruction amid the
Florida officials seek arrest for pastor that violated rules
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff on Monday sought an arrest warrant for the pastor of a megachurch after officials said he held two services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order put in pla…
Macy's to furlough majority of its 125,000 workers
NEW YORK (AP) — Macy's says it will temporarily stop paying tens of thousands of employees who were thrown out of work when the chain closed its stores in response to collapsing sales during the pandemic.
Moscow goes into lockdown, rest of Russia braces for same
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian capital, Moscow, on Monday woke up to a lockdown obliging most of its 13 million residents to stay home, and many other regions of the vast country quickly followed suit to stem the spread…
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4.2 quake hits southern Puerto Rico amid coronavirus curfew
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit Puerto Rico at a shallow depth and was felt across the U.S. territory on Monday.
Phoenix officer killed, 2 others wounded; gunman killed
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a 22-year-old man fatally shot a Phoenix police commander and wounded two other officers as they tried to remove him from a home after his roommates complained he was acting erratical…
Activists say IS prisoner riots break out again in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Imprisoned Islamic State militants broke out into riots again on Monday at a jail in northeastern Syria, hours after the Kurdish-led forces running the site said it had restored order, activists said.
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New York governor pleads for help as virus death toll rises
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor put out an urgent plea for medical volunteers and a Navy hospital ship pulled into port Monday as coronavirus deaths in the city mounted and hospitals buckled in what authorities…
Hay fever or virus? For allergy sufferers, a season of worry
HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) — The spring breezes of 2020 are carrying more than just tree pollen. There’s a whiff of paranoia in the air.
Man, 72, dies of injuries 3 months after Hanukkah stabbings
MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) — A man who was among the five people stabbed during a Hanukkah celebration north of New York City has died three months after the attack, according to an Orthodox Jewish organization and communit…