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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 …
Greece: 11 arrests, arms seized in Turkey-linked terror raid
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece said Friday they have seized grenade launchers and other weapons in raids against suspected members of a far-left Turkish armed group.
Orthodox Jewish leaders unite against the coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — Leaders at six top Orthodox Jewish organizations on Friday jointly urged their members to heed social distancing rules designed to fight the coronavirus, a show of unity that underscores the importa…
USA Swimming urges USOPC to ask for delay of Tokyo Games
DENVER (AP) — The head of USA Swimming urged the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee to push for a 12-month postponement of the Tokyo Games, signaling the first fissure between powerful American factions attempti…
Zimbabwe announces 1st coronavirus case as pandemic threatens a nearly collapsed health system amid economic crisis
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe announces 1st coronavirus case as pandemic threatens a nearly collapsed health system amid economic crisis.
Zimbabwe announces 1st coronavirus case
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zimbabwe has confirmed its first case of the coronavirus as the pandemic reaches a health system that has nearly collapsed amid an economic crisis.
Remains of missing Colorado boy found in Florida
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Human remains found in Florida are believed to be those of a Colorado boy reported missing in January by his stepmother, who was later arrested and charged with killing him, authoriti…
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Man charged in 2008 killing of Wisconsin college student
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 53-year-old man was charged Friday in the 2008 killing of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student who was found strangled and stabbed in her downtown apartment after she returned home from …
Southwest Airlines cancels all fights in and out of Midway
CHICAGO (AP) — Southwest Airlines announced Friday that it has cancelled all of its fights in and out of Midway International Airport, its Chicago hub, days after federal authorities closed the airport's control to…
Stranded travelers board evacuation flights from Morocco
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Foreigners stranded in locked-down Morocco boarded evacuation flights Friday as governments tried to repatriate their citizens after days of travel frustration.
The Latest: Pentagon reports 2 coronavirus cases
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Stocks losses deepen, oil drops as virus clampdowns widen
Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street and the price of oil sank again Friday as New York became the latest state to mandate nearly all workers stay home to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Just get through today: Sheltering in place amid a pandemic
OAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — A week ago, I was that crazy parent. “Did you tell my friends’ parents I can’t hang out?” my teen protested. Yep, I basically did.
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Italy sees biggest day-to-day rise in coronavirus deaths
ROME (AP) — Italy has recorded its highest day-to-day-rise in the number of deaths of people infected with the new coronavirus.