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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 …
Report: Surge in white nationalism ramps up violence threat
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A recent surge in white nationalism in the U.S. has led to a growing threat of violence by factions that embrace bloodshed and advocate for a race war, according to a report released Wedne…
4 soldiers, 7 militants killed in shootout in NW Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in a former Taliban stronghold bordering Afghanistan on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed four soldiers and seven militants, …
5.7-magnitude quake shakes Utah, Salt Lake airport closed
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An earthquake shook millions of people across metro Salt Lake City Wednesday, closing a major international airport hub, showering bricks onto sidewalks and damaging a spire and statue atop th…
Stuck home? Planets, moon providing predawn entertainment
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck at home this week? The planets and our moon are providing some early morning entertainment.
Travel grinds to a halt, plants close, virus tightens grip
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide surpassed 200,000 for the first time Wednesday and the damage being seeded in the global economy is growing more clear. Furloughs and j…
Senate turns to House-passed virus bill, bigger one in works
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate turned to a House-passed
Philippines declares cease-fire with rebels to fight virus
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared a unilateral cease-fire with communist guerrillas on Wednesday to focus on fighting the coronavirus outbreak that prompted him to place the n…
5.7-magnitude quake in Utah felt by millions of people
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook Salt Lake City and its suburbs early Wednesday, sending spooked residents fleeing their homes, knocking out power and bringing the city's light rail system to …
North Carolina police: Man shot to death inside ambulance
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A suspect in North Carolina fatally shot a man while the victim was being treated inside an ambulance on Wednesday, police said.
Norwegian musher achieves boyhood dream, wins Iditarod race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — As a young boy growing up in Norway, Thomas Waerner spent idle hours thinking long and hard about two different kinds of iconic American modes of transportation: muscle cars and the sled do…
Man convicted in killings of 2 gay men, transgender woman
DETROIT (AP) — A 19-year-old Detroit man has been convicted of gunning down two gay men and a transgender woman who authorities believe were targeted because of their sexual orientation last year following a house …
Trump wages Twitter fights in midst of virus crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used Twitter to air his grievances and boasts Wednesday even as he announced new steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Travel grounds to a halt, plants close, as virus takes hold
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide surpassed 200,000 for the first time Wednesday and the damage being seeded in the global economy is growing more clear. Furloughs and j…
5.7 magnitude quake felt by millions in Salt Lake City
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook Salt Lake City and its suburbs early Wednesday, sending spooked residents fleeing their homes, knocking out power and bringing the city's light rail system to …
South Africa's coronavirus cases nearly double in 2 days
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…