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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 …
Death toll at 21 as Egypt storms, flooding enter 2nd day
CAIRO (AP) — Thunderstorms and flooding around Egypt entered a second day Friday, interrupting daily life in much of the country, including the capital Cairo, as the death toll rose to 21, authorities said.
AP-Sync 2: CDC teleconf postponed Sat URGENT ADVISORY update
Stations: The CDC teleconference originally advised for 1:00 pm EDT on AP Sync 2 has been postponed until Saturday.
Correction: Virus Outbreak-Vulnerable Workers story
LONDON (AP) — In a story March 10, 2020, about vulnerable workers during the virus outbreak, The Associated Press misspelled the name of an attorney in Boston. It is Shannon Liss-Riordan, not Shannon Liss-Reardon.
Trump preparing to invoke emergency powers over coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to invoke emergency powers over the coronavirus outbreak, an emerging development Friday as an aid package teetered in Congress without his full public support.
World Health Organization chief says Europe now the epicenter of the world's coronavirus pandemic
GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization chief says Europe now the epicenter of the world's coronavirus pandemic.
Servicemen killed in Iraq attack were Oklahoman, Californian
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two servicemen killed in an Iraqi rocket attack on a U.S. base in Iraq were an Oklahoman and a Californian, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday.
Philippine president tests negative for new coronavirus
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has tested negative for the new coronavirus and will continue to take precautions to avoid infection, an official said Friday.
The Latest: WHO chief: Europe now center of virus pandemic
The Latest on the world's coronavirus pandemic:
On the heels of Italy, Spain to go drastic in battling virus
MADRID (AP) — With Italy already submerged in a national quarantine, Spain took a major step Friday toward a similar lock-down as it struggles to ride the wave of the coronavirus pandemic spawning illness and fear …
Stocks claw back some ground a day after historic plunge
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks have clawed back some of their recent losses at the end of a brutal week of selling. The gains Friday came in another day of turbulent trading fueled by heightened fears of a global recession…
Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has tested negative for the new coronavirus, according to a post Friday on his official Facebook profile.
AP-Sync 1, AP-Sync 2 Trudeau URGENT ADVISORY update
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Officials: Los Angeles Unified School District and San Diego schools to close over coronavirus threat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials: Los Angeles Unified School District and San Diego schools to close over coronavirus threat.
Police officer serving warrant is killed; fugitive arrested
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer was shot and killed early Friday as he served a homicide warrant at a home, and several people were arrested, including the fugitive being sought, officials said.