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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 …
Most of U.S. starts answering census questions in next days
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 2020 census kicked off in rural villages of Alaska in January. Now the rest of the nation gets to start participating in the once-a-decade head count. Here are answers to some frequently as…
Venezuelan security forces repel protesters with tear gas
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas Tuesday to repel an anti-government march led by Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who is struggling to reignite street protests to capitalize on mou…
Italy says its coronavirus infections have topped 10,000 and deaths have risen to 631 overall
ROME (AP) — Italy says its coronavirus infections have topped 10,000 and deaths have risen to 631 overall.
Schools to shut for 2 weeks in NY suburb 'containment area'
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Schools, houses of worship and large gathering places will be shuttered for two weeks in a “containment area” centered in suburban New Rochelle, the heart of what appears to be the nation's bigg…
AP Entertainment Digest, 1st Ld-Writethru
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US, European military commanders possibly exposed to virus
BERLIN (AP) — At least two top European military commanders tested positive for the new coronavirus after a conference on an American military base in Germany, and the commander of U.S. Army Europe has isolated him…
Election 2020-Primaries, ADVISORY
Six states hold nominating contests today. There are 352 Democratic delegates at stake March 10, which is 8.9% of the overall total of delegates. It is the fourth biggest delegate day in the Democratic calendar.
Stocks claw higher on Wall Street after an early surge fades
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street endured another day of whipsaw trading Tuesday as an early burst of hope that the U.S. and other governments will come to the economy’s aid quickly gave out to more uncertainty surroundi…
Court: House entitled to Mueller probe grand jury testimony
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department must give Congress secret grand jury testimony from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, giving the House a signific…
Inmate reported as escaping did not flee prison
SPRINGVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A convicted murderer did not escape from an Alabama prison despite the corrections system initially reporting that he did, state officials said Tuesday.
Lawmakers race to respond to outbreak; Trump to go to Hill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats on Tuesday that Congress should stay at work this week as “captains of the ship” despite the risk of coronavirus infection on Capitol Hill as lawmakers sc…
Putin OKs legal tweak letting him stay in power after 2024
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed his tightly guarded political plans Tuesday and supported a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek reelection in 2024 by suspending a …
Florida family stuck on Nile cruise by the coronavirus
CAIRO (AP) — When Javier Parodi returned from a tour of Egypt’s famed ancient tombs in the southern city of Luxor last week, he was unnerved to see that the cruise ship that brought him there wasn’t where he left i…
Venezuela capital sees dueling political rallies
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó set off at the head of a march Tuesday aimed at retaking the congress building that has been held by pro-government factions, but the path ahead ap…
Tibetan President-in-exile urges UN official to visit Tibet
DHARMSALA, India (AP) — Tibetan President-in-exile Lobsang Sangay urged the United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday to visit Tibet to examine rights violations and press for unrestricted access to the China-co…