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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 …
US tourists stranded abroad desperate as they try to return
Linda Scruggs and Mike Rustici trained for months to hike the winding trails leading to Machu Picchu's complex of Inca ruins. So they were thrilled when their flight landed earlier this month in the Peruvian capita…
The Latest: North Macedonia imposes curfew to fight virus
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The Latest: Turkey announces 12 more coronavirus deaths
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Mexico turns to cartoon character for coronavirus education
The Mexican government has created a super-woman style cartoon character called “Susana Distancia,” a play on the Spanish words for “A Healthy Distance,” to remind people to keep apart to prevent the spread of the …
Israeli leader offers to step down next year in unity deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister Saturday said he is ready to step down next year as part of a proposed power-sharing agreement with his chief rival meant to steer the country through the coronavirus crisis…
The Latest: Uzbekistan halting public transportation
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Bolivian tribunal recommends vote delay due to coronavirus
Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Tribunal on Saturday recommended that elections scheduled for May 3 be delayed as the government imposes nationwide restrictions in an attempt to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.
6 bodies recovered after water sweeps cars from Indiana road
LAUREL, Ind. (AP) — The body of a 13-year-old boy was recovered Saturday in a southeastern Indiana creek, the last six people presumed to have drowned when two vehicles were swept off a roadway after torrential rai…
NY airports, hospitals under pressure as virus cases mount
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state is scouring the globe for medical supplies and scouting temporary hospital locations in and around New York City. Flights were briefly suspended to New York…
The Latest: France could renew virus containment measures
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Virus leads FAA to briefly suspend flights to NYC, Philly
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted a brief suspension of flights to New York City-area airports because of coronavirus-related staffing issues at a regional air-traffic control center.
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Africa lockdowns begin as coronavirus cases above 1,000
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Lockdowns have begun in Africa as coronavirus cases rise above 1,000, while Nigeria on Saturday announced it is closing airports to all incoming international flights for one month in the cont…
The Latest: Turkey bans high-risk groups from leaving homes
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New York scours for medical supplies, scouts hospital sites
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is scouring the globe for desperately needed medical supplies and scouting field hospital locations in New York City and its suburbs as confirmed coronavirus cases soared above 10,000 s…