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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 …
As virus inches closer, Trump says he's likely to be tested
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he will likely be tested for the coronavirus “fairly soon," as questions swirled about why the president, his top aides and his family weren't doing more to prot…
Stocks roar back from big losses after emergency declaration
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street roared back from its worst day in 30 years Friday with a broad rally that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average nearly 2,000 points higher — its biggest point gain ever — after President…
Man found guilty in Chicago police officer slaying
CHICAGO (AP) — A jury convicted a man Friday of first-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of a Chicago police commander.
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Global fund launched to raise funds for COVID-19 pandemic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The World Health Organization’s chief launched a global fund on Friday to raise money to help the world’s nations respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying “every dollar donated is a dollar tow…
The Latest: Trump says he is likely to take coronavirus test
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Stocks surge on new virus measures; Dow up 1,985 points
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street roared back from its worst day in 30 years Friday with a broad rally that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average nearly 2,000 points higher — its biggest point gain ever — after President…
Vegas officer fired for inaction in 2017 massacre reinstated
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A veteran Las Vegas police officer who was fired for hesitating in a casino-hotel hallway in October 2017 while a gunman upstairs carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has …
Judge: Hawaiian 'princess' needs help managing $215M estate
HONOLULU (AP) — A 93-year-old Native Hawaiian heiress needs someone to handle her estate despite taking testimony from the so-called princess on Monday that she didn't need a conservator because she's still alive, …
COVID-19 and beyond: World 'nowhere near' ready, expert says
GENEVA (AP) — A leading epidemiologist who heads a U.N.-backed alliance that helps get vaccines to developing countries said Friday the world is “nowhere near” proper readiness for outbreaks like the new coronaviru…
"Not a wave, a tsunami." Italy hospitals at virus limit
ROME (AP) — Talk of a 400-bed field hospital in Milan’s fairgrounds. A team of Chinese experts and surplus ventilators arriving on a cargo plane. Doctors Without Borders, usually dispatched to the third world when …
US attorney charges alleged MS-13 members in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal authorities in San Francisco announced charges against 17 alleged members and associates of the international MS-13 gang for a broad range of crimes, including racketeering and attempte…
The Latest: Morocco shuts downs schools nationwide
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Trump seeks to broaden virus testing; confusion persists
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration scrambled Friday to broaden testing for the coronavirus with a flurry of new measures, and public confusion persisted over who should be tested and how to get checked for …
Virus halts tradition of kissing Ireland's Blarney Stone
LONDON (AP) — For almost 600 years, nothing has stopped anyone so inclined from kissing Ireland's Blarney Stone to gain the gift of the gab.