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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 …
Israeli forces open fire, killing Palestinian throwing rocks
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces shot and killed a 32-year-old Palestinian man early on Monday who was hurling rocks at Israeli troops, the Palestinian health ministry and the Israeli military said.
Travel hub UAE to halt flights as virus reaches Gaza, Syria
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates, home to the world's busiest international airport, announced early on Monday that it was suspending all passenger and transit flights for two weeks to st…
Despite coronavirus pandemic, US Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Kabul to jumpstart flagging Afghan peace process
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Despite coronavirus pandemic, US Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Kabul to jumpstart flagging Afghan peace process.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
What you need to know today about the virus outbreak
The head of the World Health Organization says the coronavirus outbreak is accelerating but insists “we can change the trajectory of this pandemic.” More than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world’s populatio…
Grieving and saying goodbye in the time of coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — Tucked deep in the obituary for Charles Recka was an announcement that a Mass celebrating his 87 years of life “will be held at a later date.”
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US Forecast
US Forecast for Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Virus pandemic an unprecedented test for a young generation
CHICAGO (AP) — For Jalen Grimes, the virus pandemic is stirring up a slew of emotions. “Annoyed" is the first one the 13-year-old Chicagoan mentions. “Scared, confused, worried.”
The Nation's Weather
The Nation's Weather for Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Pompeo rushes to Kabul to jumpstart flagging peace process
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a U.S. peace deal signed last month with the Taliban, a trip that comes despite the co…
Congressional rescue talks churn as crisis deepens
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House churned late into the night over a now nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package, as the
Workers crowd trains for home as Indian cities close further
NEW DELHI (AP) — As cities and factories were closing in virus-control measures, Indian migrant workers crowded a railway station to reach their home villages Sunday, suggesting social distancing could be difficult…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Testing blunders crippled US response as coronavirus spread
23 inmates dead after protest over virus fears in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A deadly riot broke out in a prison in Colombia's capital, leaving 23 inmates dead, authorities said Sunday, as tensions rise over the spread of the coronavirus in one of the most vulnerable…