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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 …
Joe Biden, nominee-in-waiting. And waiting. And waiting.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the three weeks since his blowout win in the South Carolina primary, Joe Biden has emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting. But, amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandem…
Correction: LT--Argentina-Transgender Newscaster story
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In a story March 17 about Argentina's first transgender newscaster, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the newscaster, Diana Zurco, said that she asserted her identity whi…
Trump focuses attention on possible coronavirus treatments
President Donald Trump focused attention on possible treatments for the new coronavirus on Thursday, citing potential use of a drug long used to treat malaria and some other approaches still in testing.
Israelis accuse Netanyahu of exploiting virus to keep power
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel appeared to be barreling toward a constitutional crisis Thursday as opponents took to the streets and turned to the Supreme Court to fight a series of unprecedented steps taken by Prime Mini…
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Egypt holds activists who urged prisoner releases amid virus
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Thursday continued to detain the mother of a prominent jailed activist, after she and three others were arrested earlier this week for staging a protest to demand the release of…
Rocket attack in northwest Syria kills 2 Turkish soldiers
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two Turkish soldiers were killed Thursday in a rocket attack in Syria's northwestern Idlib province, Turkey's Defense Ministry said.
Texas court delays 2nd execution due to virus outbreak
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas' highest criminal court on Thursday delayed the scheduled execution of a second death row inmate as the state tries to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump: US could take equity stake in bailouts due to virus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday the government should take an equity stake in companies bailed out in the coronavirus pandemic, a step that would mark an extraordinary federal reach into the …
The Latest: Portugal closing most shops to fight coronavirus
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 235,000 people and killed more than 9,700. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more lik…
Wall Street regains some lost ground in a less rocky day
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing with solid gains on Wall Street Thursday after shaking off a rocky start. The trading was still bumpy but nothing like the wild swings seen in recent weeks. The Dow Jones industri…
Coronavirus kills 3 in a single family; several remain ill
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey family is mourning the loss of three of its members to COVID-19, and several others remain ill.
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State athletics body argues it is not subject to Title IX
The organization that oversees high school sports in Connecticut is arguing in a court filing that it is not subject to the federal law that guarantees equal access to women and girls in education, including athlet…
McConnell to unveil economic plan as $1T rescue takes shape
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was poised Thursday to unveil a sweeping