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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 …
Asian shares sink after Dow hit bear level on pandemic news
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares plunged Thursday after the World Health Organization declared a coronavirus pandemic and indexes sank on Wall Street.
Several detained in China over quarantine building collapse
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have taken several people into custody as part of their investigation into the collapse of a coronavirus quarantine facility that killed at least 28 people.
Opposition's street protests losing appeal in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — When a re-energized opposition leader Juan Guaidó returned to Venezuela from a world tour that saw him meet President Donald Trump, he turned to a well-worn page in the opposition's playbo…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Trump clamps limits on travel from Europe to US for 30 days
State Department advises all US citizens to 'reconsider travel abroad' due to virus pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department advises all US citizens to 'reconsider travel abroad' due to virus pandemic.
'Tough measures': Text of Trump's address on coronavirus
Text of President Donald Trump's national address Wednesday night on the new coronavirus, as provided by the White House.
St. Patrick's Day parades nixed, from New York to Dublin
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed for the first time in its 258-year history because of coronavirus concerns, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday.
Trump clamps limits on travel from Europe to US for 30 days
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking dramatic action, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral p…
Trump announces delay of tax deadline for virus victims
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night that he will instruct the Treasury Department to allow individuals and businesses negatively affected by the coronavirus to defer their tax payment…
New York City postpones its St. Patrick's Day parade because of concerns about the coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City postpones its St. Patrick's Day parade because of concerns about the coronavirus.
NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade postponed due to virus
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed for the first time in its 258-year history because of coronavirus concerns, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday.
The Latest: Stock futures signal more losses in US markets
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the action in the financial markets (all times local):
Trump suspends travel from Europe to US for 30 days
WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking dramatic action Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral p…
White House: Trump cancels planned travel to Colorado, Nevada 'out of an abundance of caution' amid virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House: Trump cancels planned travel to Colorado, Nevada 'out of an abundance of caution' amid virus outbreak.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDT
WHO declares virus crisis a pandemic, U.S. stocks plunge