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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 …
UN chief: World at war with a virus, recession near certain
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday the world “is at war with a virus” and warned that “a global recession — perhaps of record dimensions — is a near certainty.”
Houston pleads for more tests, gear as cars pack hospital
HOUSTON (AP) — Cars lined up for more than a mile outside a Houston hospital Thursday as the nation's fourth-largest city began drive-thru testing for the coronavirus, but officials warned they don't have enough ki…
Egypt charges activists calling for prisoners' release
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has detained and charged four activists with spreading false news and violating the country's protest ban after they stood outside the Cabinet building and called for the government to release pr…
The Latest: Queen urges British people to work together
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 227,000 people and killed more than 9,300. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more lik…
Trump weighs controls on companies that take virus bailouts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday the government should take an equity stake in some companies that need bailouts because of devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the U.S. economy.
The Latest: Church of England advising smaller weddings
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 227,000 people and killed more than 9,300. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptom…
Minnesota jury acquits sheriff's deputy in shooting death
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff's deputy was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter Thursday in the 2018 fatal shooting of a suicidal man who held a gun to his own head as he knelt in the street durin…
Governors ask feds for funding, flexibility, to battle virus
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — States need more federal funding and increased access to test kits, ventilators and other supplies
Trump says feds should take equity in firms it bails out
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday the government should take an equity stake in companies that need bailouts because of the devastating effects of the coronavirus on the U.S. economy.
Trump says government should take equity stake in companies that need bailouts, supports restrictions on bonuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says government should take equity stake in companies that need bailouts, supports restrictions on bonuses.
Business Fallout: Airlines fear failure, delivery in demand
It was less than 11 weeks ago that the first cases of pneumonia were detected in Wuhan, China. The speed at which what would soon be named
European experts accuse Russia of spreading fake virus news
BRUSSELS (AP) — Russian state media and news outlets supporting President Vladimir Putin are waging a fake news campaign aimed at undermining public confidence in the ability of European health care systems to cope…
Minnesota jury acquits sheriff's deputy of manslaughter in 2018 shooting death of suicidal man who had a gun
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota jury acquits sheriff's deputy of manslaughter in 2018 shooting death of suicidal man who had a gun.
AP PHOTOS: Business stalls, caution reigns as virus spreads
The U.N.’s International Labor Organization estimates that fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic could cause nearly 25 million job losses worldwide and drain up to $3.4 trillion worth of income by the end of …
No family, fanfare for NASA astronaut launching next month
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA astronaut who's about to leave the planet for six months will blast off without any family or fanfare because of the coronavirus.