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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 …
Man pleads not guilty in 1991 Missouri killing of classmate
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man
Stocks recoup most big losses as investors await virus aid
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Tuesday recouped most of their historic losses from the prior day as hopes rose, faded and then bloomed again on Wall Street that the U.S. government will try to cushion the economic pain …
AP VoteCast: A look at voters in Missouri and Mississippi
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is surveying voters in three of the six states holding Democratic presidential contests on Tuesday. Here’s a snapshot of voters in Missouri and Mississippi — who they are and …
AP VoteCast: Biden edges out Sanders on electability
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden came into Tuesday’s primaries riding a wave of voter confidence about his chances of victory in November — and that helped him win Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi.
National Guard is sent to virus-stricken New York suburb
New York's governor announced Tuesday he is sending the National Guard into a New York City suburb to help fight the nation's biggest known cluster of coronavirus cases, as the battle against the U.S. outbreak inte…
US Forecast
US Forecast for Wednesday, March 11, 2020
2 charged with painting near ancient rock art in Nevada
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two Nevada men have been indicted on charges of vandalizing an archaeological site after U.S. prosecutors say the pair spray-painted rock formations in a national monument that features petroglyphs…
Sanders, Biden cancel Ohio rallies over coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden abruptly canceled election-night rallies Tuesday night in Cleveland amid concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus — as public…
UN unanimously backs US-Taliban peace deal for Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States won unanimous U.N. Security Council backing Tuesday for the ambitious peace deal it signed with the Taliban aimed at ending the long war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troo…
Judge approves recount of Dallas County Super Tuesday votes
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas County will recount ballots from Super Tuesday voters in the 2020 primary after discovering 44 thumb drives containing ballots were not included in the final results.
US border officer charged with smuggling 17 kilos of cocaine
A Customs and Border Protection Officer smuggled more than a dozen bricks of cocaine from the U.S. Virgin Islands into the United States after he was allowed to bypass security because of his job, prosecutors said …
National Guard is sent into New York suburb to control virus
New York's governor announced Tuesday he is sending the National Guard into a New York City suburb to help fight the nation's biggest known cluster of coronavirus cases, as the battle against the U.S. outbreak inte…
Some schools shut for 2 weeks in NYC suburb hit by virus
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State officials are shuttering several schools and houses of worship for two weeks in a New York City suburb and sending in the National Guard to help with what appears to be the nation's bigges…
Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears
Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and how worried they should be.
Missouri suspect in 1991 killing of classmate denied bond
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri man