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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 …
Ohio health chief to order polls closed hours before the state was to hold its presidential primary, citing coronavirus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio health chief to order polls closed hours before the state was to hold its presidential primary, citing coronavirus.
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UN condemns peacekeeper killing in Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council and the secretary-general on Monday strongly condemned the killing of a U.N. peacekeeper in the Central African Republic during an attack by members of the mainly Chr…
Brazil’s biggest favela seeks foreigner ban on virus fears
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, nations have begun imposing travel restrictions and closing their borders to contain the pandemic’s spread. The latest attempt to impose controls inv…
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Holed up in the US: Coronavirus shutdown threatens jobs
Cruise ships stranded after countries adopt virus measures
MIAMI (AP) — New measures to seal off borders to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus have left cruise ships stranded in the Caribbean, South America and Europe, with local governments denying permission to d…
Presidential primaries in 4 states will go on as planned
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The four presidential primaries scheduled for Tuesday will go on as scheduled, after a judge in Ohio turned down a request to delay that state's election over concerns of widespread disruption…
New federal coronavirus guidelines to 'slow the spread'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government issued new guidelines Monday for Americans on how to combat the coronavirus pandemic, titled “15 Days to Slow the Spread.” The 15 days are seen as a trial period for the new…
Feds dropping case for 2 Russian companies in troll probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is moving to drop charges against two Russian companies that were accused of funding a social media campaign to sway American public opinion during the 2016 U.S. presidentia…
Reports: Ohio judge rejects request to postpone Tuesday primary; ruling can be appealed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Reports: Ohio judge rejects request to postpone Tuesday primary; ruling can be appealed.
USAID head, rare Trump aide with bipartisan support, resigns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of running America’s main foreign humanitarian aid programs.
Nevada police investigate killing of missing teen girl
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Law enforcement in northeastern Nevada said Monday that they have found the body of a 16-year-old girl who went missing, and she appears to be the victim of a homicide.
How the coronavirus is upending American politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — The most elemental act of American democracy — voting — will be tested Tuesday as four states set to hold presidential primaries confront the impact of a global pandemic that has turned everyday l…
Justice on hold: coronavirus prompts court delays, closings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California courts are delaying trials and even temporarily closing their doors in hopes of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus, moves intended to balance public safety with due process t…
Businessman found guilty in fraud scheme with polygamists
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A California businessman accused of helping a pair of Utah polygamists expand a biodiesel fraud scheme that ended up stealing nearly $500 million in government funds was found guilty Monday on…