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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 …
Public debut without public for polar bear cubs at Dutch zoo
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A pair of twin polar bear cubs have made their public debut at a Dutch zoo -- but without the public because of coronavirus restrictions.
Many pastors follow coronavirus rules but some defy them
NEW YORK (AP) — On the first Sunday after the coronavirus began upending American life, some religious institutions – including two churches whose pastors are close to President Donald Trump – held in-person servic…
The Latest: Trump: Size of checks to Americans not decided
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on action in the financial markets (all times local):
US nursing homes warn of looming shortage of masks and gowns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many nursing homes risk running out of protective masks and gowns by next week because of the coronavirus, and at least one facility already had to resort to using plastic garbage bags to make gow…
Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care
Some cancer surgeries are being delayed, many stent procedures for clogged arteries have been pushed back and infertility specialists were asked to postpone helping patients get pregnant. Doctors in virtually every…
S&P 500 sinks 7%, causing trading halt, on recession fears
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank 7% on Wall Street Wednesday, triggering another temporary halt to trading and wiping out the optimism and big gains sparked the prior day by Washington’s promises for massive aid for the…
Africa should 'prepare for the worst' with virus, WHO says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa should “prepare for the worst” as the coronavirus begins to spread locally, the World Health Organization's director-general said Wednesday, while South Africa became the continent's new …
US naval officer sues over military transgender ban
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. naval officer who is facing involuntary discharge because of a policy restricting transgender people from military service has filed a lawsuit that aims to force defense officials to allow her …
Trump invokes emergency authority; Big 3 automakers closing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump moved to invoke a federal law Wednesday that allows the government to marshal industry to fight the coronavirus, as the economic fallout from the crisis mounted with word t…
Olympic leaders back IOC's Tokyo stance after rare criticism
GENEVA (AP) — Regional Olympic officials on Wednesday rallied around the IOC and backed its stance on opening the Tokyo Games as scheduled, as direct criticism from gold medalist athletes built amid the coronavirus…
Bulgaria: Police examine if journalist's work tied to attack
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Police in Bulgaria say a well-known investigative journalist has been attacked by unknown assailants near his home in Sofia.
Cruise ship with COVID-19 patients docks in Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — A British cruise ship rejected by Caribbean port officials for weeks docked in Cuba on Wednesday to unload more than 1,000 people on board, including five with confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus…
AP Exclusive: Barr creating task force on prison misconduct
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is creating a special task force to address criminal misconduct by federal Bureau of Prison officers at several correctional facilities after a loaded gun was found at the s…
A snapshot of Mexico's cartel landscape amid rising violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Another year, another homicide total unseen before in Mexico’s modern history as the country struggles to check rising violence.
Africa's virus focus swings to South Africa as cases double
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa became Africa’s new coronavirus focus of concern on Wednesday as cases nearly doubled to 116 from two days before. The country with the most cases in sub-Saharan Africa said 14 of t…