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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 …
Down syndrome abortion fight in Ohio takes legal twists
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal court in Cincinnati will hear complex legal arguments for and against Ohio's Down syndrome abortion ban Wednesday, in a case viewed as pivotal in the national debate over the procedu…
East Timor coalition says it has the seats to make Gusmao PM
DILI, East Timor (AP) — A six-party coalition in East Timor has chosen independence hero Xanana Gusmao to lead the next government, pending approval from the country's president.
Australia pushes out $2.4 billion virus aid package
PERTH, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Wednesday announced a $2.4 billion (US $1.6 billion) package to help tackle the virus outbreak that has infected nearly 120,000 people worldwide, rocked financia…
Facing recession, Europe grasps for ways to limit damage
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Suddenly staring recession in the face, European leaders are lining up an array of tax breaks, financial support for companies and likely central bank measures in the hope of preventing th…
Asian shares mostly lower despite hopes for US economic aid
TOKYO (AP) — Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday despite gains on Wall Street on hopes the Trump administration will act to cushion the economic pain of the virus outbreak.
Virus could test Latin America's already ailing economy
PROGRESO, Ecuador (AP) — For years, Dionisio Romero has relied for his livelihood on a magenta-colored dragon fruit that is wildly popular in Asia, planting dozens of the spindly trees at his farm near Ecuador’s Pa…
Afghans set to release 1,500 Taliban; US wants less violence
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — After a series of delays, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree early Wednesday promising to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations …
Lawmakers resist Trump's proposed payroll tax break
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's proposed payroll tax break met with bipartisan resistance on Capitol Hill as pressure mounts on the administration and Congress to work more vigorously to contain the coro…
House set to vote on bill extending surveillance authorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a rare bipartisan agreement, the House is preparing to vote to extend surveillance authorities just days before they are set to expire while Congress takes a weeklong break.
Disappointing results leave Sanders campaign at crossroads
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bernie Sanders has a choice.
AP VoteCast: Electability boosts Biden, Sanders falls short
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden came into Tuesday’s primaries riding a wave of voter confidence about his chances of victory in November — and that propelled him to wins in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi.
Weathering the stock markets: one investor's strategy
NEW YORK (AP) — Buy and hold — and don't sell when the stock market plunges.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Biden wins hard-fought Michigan, deals major blow to Sanders
Trump spurns Sessions, backs Tuberville for Alabama Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night spurned his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions to endorse former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville in the U.S. Senate race in Alaba…
California man will plead guilty in fake modern art fraud
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man has agreed to plead guilty to trying to sell $6 million worth of phony paintings he claimed were created by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and other modern masters, p…