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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 delivers tough blow to Lebanon’s dying economy
BEIRUT (AP) — Through 15 years of civil war and various bouts of violence since, Lebanon's Barbar eatery never closed its doors, serving up sandwiches to customers even if it meant doing so from behind sandbags.
The Latest: South Korea’s central bank to provide aid
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe…
The Latest: Japan setting up task force to discuss measures
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe…
Highlights of Congress' massive virus economic relief plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Partial highlights of a roughly
US deaths top 1,000 as $2.2 trillion in virus aid approved
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths from the coronavirus pandemic have topped 1,000, in another grim milestone for a global outbreak that is taking lives and wreaking havoc on economies and established routines of ordinary…
Fears for civil rights mount amid fight against coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — The orders seem prudent in the bid to thwart the spread of the novel coronavirus: Don't go out, don't gather with others and keep your stores closed. But growing segments of the U.S. population say s…
Trump's push to open economy could come at cost of lives
WASHINGTON (AP) — The contrast could hardly be more stark. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York has said that if all of his sweeping, expensive measures to stem the corornavirus saved one life, it would be worth it. Presi…
Many businesses cautious about restarting economy amid virus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — President Donald Trump wants the country open for business by mid-April, but some experts warn it's not as easy as flipping a switch: Economies run on confidence, and that is likely to be in…
Mexican governor says poor are 'immune' to coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The governor of a state in central Mexico is arguing that the poor are “immune” to the new coronavirus, even as the federal government suspends all nonessential government activities beginning Th…
Brazil's governors rise up against Bolsonaro's virus stance
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's governors are defying President Jair Bolsonaro over his call to reopen schools and businesses, dismissing his argument that the “cure” of widespread shutdowns to contain the spread of the …
Senate passes coronavirus rescue package on unanimous vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Police kill suspected militant, arrest 2 in Indonesia raid
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's police anti-terrorism squad shot and killed one suspect and arrested two others in a raid on the main island of Java, seizing weapons and chemicals allegedly used for bomb maki…
Senate passes $2.2 trillion economic rescue package in response to coronavirus pandemic; House vote later this week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate passes $2.2 trillion economic rescue package in response to coronavirus pandemic; House vote later this week.
Mormon church suspends temple activities over virus
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is suspending all temple activity due to concerns over the coronavirus.
New York struggles with coronavirus, US deaths top 1,000
NEW YORK (AP) — New York authorities mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the city Wednesday, with its emergence as the nation's biggest