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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 …
Iraq's protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
BAGHDAD (AP) — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq's modern history, crowds have dwindled, and donation boxes have sprouted up. Loudspeakers resound with calls by activi…
House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus emergency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation early Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic.
Virus cases balloon around the world as China recovers
BEIJING (AP) — As the rest of the world mobilized to fight the widening coronavirus pandemic on Saturday, China continued to ease up lockdown measures in its hardest-hit region, where the number of new cases has dw…
Virus concerns affecting all facets of Californians' lives
Empty store shelves. Empty churches. Shuttered classrooms and courts. Warnings everywhere to wash hands and avoid close contact. Even cancelled state Senate hearings.
Bipartisan virus relief bill: Free testing, paid sick leave
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House, with President Donald Trump's support, early Saturday passed a bill to provide free testing for the coronavirus, as well as paid sick and family leave, strengthene…
The Latest: New Zealand orders self-quarantine on arrivals
The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic:
Disneyland visitors savor final day before closure for virus
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The trip to Disneyland was a special vacation for a 4-year-old girl and her three cousins from Mexico — one that her parents couldn’t wait to take. It was a short freeway drive for a pair of …
Trump declares virus emergency; House passes aid package
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight the outbreak, and then threw his support behind an aid package in C…
House passes bipartisan package to provide relief to Americans coping with coronavirus pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — House passes bipartisan package to provide relief to Americans coping with coronavirus pandemic.
Trump disbanded NSC pandemic unit that experts had praised
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health and national security experts shake their heads when President Donald Trump says the coronavirus "came out of nowhere" and “blindsided the world.”
For Chinese, US visa halt puts jobs, citizen hopes at risk
BEIJING (AP) — Courtney Huang fell in love with the U.S. as a nursing student in Texas. She ended up staying 13 years and wants to become a U.S. citizen.
Colombia's president orders border with Venezuela closed as coronavirus containment measure
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's president orders border with Venezuela closed as coronavirus containment measure.
Dems, GOP forge virus outbreak into '20 campaign issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coronavirus is already coloring the 2020 campaign, with Democrats convinced President Donald
Colombia closes border with Venezuela over coronavirus cases
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Colombia’s president has ordered his nation’s border with Venezuela closed as a coronavirus containment measure.
2 dead in Southern California small plane crash
SYLMAR, Calif. (AP) — A small plane crashed near a Southern California landfill in overcast, rainy weather on Friday, killing two people on board, authorities said.