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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 …
Shot 9 times during mosque massacre, survivor overcomes fear
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — When the gunman walked into the Al Noor mosque, Temel Atacocugu was kneeling for Friday prayers. He looked up into the man’s face, thinking he was a police officer because of his pa…
Trump suspends travel between US and Europe for 30 days
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is suspending all travel between the U.S. and Europe for 30 days beginning Friday as he seeks to combat a viral pandemic.
Opposition street marches wearing thin for some Venezuelans
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…
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Louisiana man pleads not guilty in death of homeless man
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man accused of fatally shooting three homeless people pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge in one of the deaths.
Iditarod’s oldest musher quits, another gives dogs CBD oil
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A musher reached an Iditarod milestone and was feted with prizes made from beaver and moose.
Trump to address nation as Congress unveils virus response
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump prepared to announce a range of executive actions in an address to the nation Wednesday night as Washington raced to confront a viral pandemic that is roiling global financi…
Death toll from tainted drugs in Mexico rises to 5
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's state-owned oil company said the death toll from a tainted drug given to dialysis patients at one of its regional hospitals has risen to five.
Will heat stop the spread of new virus? No one really knows
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — As outbreaks of the new coronavirus that first emerged in China continue to spread in more than 100 countries — particularly those experiencing winter — one of the biggest unanswered quest…
Prosecutor says Australian cardinal's convictions must stand
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A prosecutor argued in Australia's highest court Thursday that Cardinal George Pell’s convictions for child sex abuse should stand and what may be his final appeal should be rejected.
Police: Remains identified as missing Tennessee girl
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Remains found last week in Tennessee were positively identified as those of a 15-month-old girl missing for weeks, police said Wednesday.
Mountain lion bites Colorado deputy responding to attack
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — A mountain lion attacked a person in northern Colorado on Wednesday and bit a sheriff's deputy who was responding to help, authorities said.
Miami airport Customs officer charged with fondling girl, 16
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who works at a South Florida airport fondled a 16-year-old girl and tried to take pornographic photos of her, authorities said.
Judge: Woman defamed Steve Wynn with police report of rape
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has ruled a woman defamed former casino mogul Steve Wynn when she reported to Las Vegas police in 2018 that Wynn raped her in Chicago in the early 1970s and that she gave birth to hi…