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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 …
Israel's Netanyahu calls for emergency government with rival
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called for the formation of an emergency government to confront a growing crisis over the coronavirus, offering a potential way out of the dead…
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Stations: AP Radio News AP-Sync 1 will air live coverage of remarks at 3:00 pm EDT from Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., from Burlington, Vt. regarding the “health and economic crisi…
Italians in New York, family in Italy worry for each other
NEW YORK (AP) — Annaelisa Lugini had every intention of returning to Italy after visiting her husband, Gianmarco de Felice, in New York City, where he is spending a few months on a research project.
Broadway theaters to suspend performances through April 12
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway theaters to suspend performances through April 12.
New York bans all gatherings of 500 people or more in an attempt to contain virus
NEW YORK (AP) — New York bans all gatherings of 500 people or more in an attempt to contain virus.
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The Latest: 500 still on virus-hit cruise ship in California
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Walk the dog or no? Italians unsure what virus decree allows
ROME (AP) — Can you walk the dog? Take the kids to the playground or out for a gelato? Go to the bank? These questions and more swirled in Italy on Thursday after the government imposed more restrictions on work, p…
Israel's Netanyahu calls for establishment of emergency unity government to confront coronavirus threat
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Netanyahu calls for establishment of emergency unity government to confront coronavirus threat.
What's Happening: People separated, entertainment disrupted
People around the world have become
Pregnant 19-year-old, child die trying to climb US wall
HOUSTON (AP) — A 19-year-old pregnant woman from Guatemala died this week from injuries suffered when she fell trying to climb the U.S. border wall near El Paso, Texas, U.S. and Guatemalan authorities said Thursday.
The Latest: China suggests US Army brought virus to China
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Iran accuses US of `economic terrorism,' urges sanctions end
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister demanded Thursday that the United States immediately halt what he called a “campaign of economic terrorism” and lift sanctions, saying they have made it increasingly di…
Foxx touts record as Smollett case engulfs Illinois primary
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago mom Rya Smith has no doubts about backing the top prosecutor in the nation's second-biggest county for another term, even while acknowledging the office fumbled a criminal case against “Empir…
Stocks cut losses after Fed steps in to support bond trading
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks cut their losses dramatically after the Federal Reserve said it would step in to the bond market to address “highly unusual disruptions” in trading of Treasury securities. The Dow was still d…