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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 …
Congress, White House move swiftly on new virus efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was considering a national disaster declaration and new travel advisories while Congress unveiled a multi-billion dollar coronavirus aid package Wednesday as Washington race…
Chicago, other cities, cancel St. Patrick's Day parades
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago on Wednesday joined the ranks of cities around the world to scrap St. Patrick's Day parades amid concerns about spread of the new coronavirus, calling off an event that attracts tens of thous…
Dow sinks 1,600 points as fear of virus fallout grips market
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling sharply on Wall Street as fears of economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak grip markets again. The Dow Jones industrials dropped 1,600 points, or 6.7% in late trading Wedne…
Wall Street down more than 5% as stakes rise in pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are tumbling again Wednesday, and indexes lost 5% as Wall Street keeps reeling on worries about the coronavirus. The losses deepened after health authorities declared the crisis a pandemic, a…
Utah female senators walk out before abortion bill passes
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — All six women in the Utah Senate walked out in protest and refused to vote before the chamber passed a bill mandating that a woman be shown an ultrasound before receiving an abortion.
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Royer feted with beaver musher mitts for Iditarod milestone
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A musher reached an Iditarod milestone and was feted with prizes made from beaver and moose.
Big events banned in Seattle, San Fran as virus toll mounts
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities banned large gatherings in the hard-hit Seattle area and in San Francisco on Wednesday — including pro baseball and basketball games — in the most sweeping efforts yet to control the coro…
Caribbean tries to resolve vote dispute in oil-rich Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Several Caribbean prime ministers traveled to Guyana on Wednesday to try to help resolve an election crisis in the South American country, where rival factions are competing for control of…
Miami crime expert to plead guilty in Venezuela graft case
MIAMI (AP) — A University of Miami professor who is a top expert on money laundering in Latin America is scheduled to plead guilty for trying to hide $3 million in proceeds from a corruption scheme with Venezuela's…
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54 years for hit-and-run driver that killed 3 girls, mother
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 54 years in prison Wednesday for the hit-and-run deaths of three Girl Scouts and a mother as they picked up trash along a rural road in 2018.
Pelosi to unveil virus aid as GOP signals possible support
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is moving swiftly toward House passage of a coronavirus aid package possibly this week as Congress rebuffs President Donald Trump's
WHO declares virus crisis a pandemic, urges world to fight
GENEVA (AP) — Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and inadequate government responses, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic but added tha…
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