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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 …
Patient No. 1 is out of ICU as virus pushes Italy to brink
ROME (AP) — Italian doctors celebrated one small victory in their battle against the coronavirus after a 38-year-old man was moved out of intensive care for the first time since he tested positive Feb. 21 and opene…
Australia's High Court to hear Pell abuse appeal Wednesday
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The most senior Catholic to be convicted of child sex abuse will take his appeal to Australia’s highest court on Wednesday in potentially his last bid to clear his name.
Investigator: Body had 'exact clothing' as missing toddler
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An investigator revealed new details about the discovery of a child's body on property belonging to relatives of a Tennessee woman whose daughter was reported missing last month.
Patient No. 1 is out of ICU as virus pushes Italy to brink
ROME (AP) — Italian doctors celebrated one small victory in their battle against the coronavirus after a 38-year-old man was moved out of intensive care for the first time since he tested positive Feb. 21 and opene…
China food prices spike as anti-virus effort disrupts supply
BEIJING (AP) — China's food prices jumped 21.4% over a year earlier in February as anti-virus efforts disrupted supplies, adding to pressure on communist leaders who are trying to revive economic activity.
Safety of Fukushima waste water focus of sea release debate
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Inside a giant decontamination facility at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant, workers in hazmat suits monitor radioactive water pumped from three damaged reactors, making sure it's ade…
Trump plans payroll tax relief in response to coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration will ask Congress to pass payroll tax relief and other quick measures as a public health and economic maelstrom brought on by the coronavirus drew cl…
AP Deleg Count-Dem States, 11 Takes,450
State Biden +- Sanders +- Warren +- Bloomberg +-
Stocks steady after plunge due to outbreak, oil-price crash
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets took a breather from recent steep declines on Tuesday, with several regional benchmarks gaining more than 1% after New York futures reversed on news that President Donald Trump pl…
AP Deleg Count-Dem Regions, 10th Add,400
NORTHEAST Others +- Total Write +-
Spotty sick leave policies limit options for avoiding virus
LONDON (AP) — A barber in Beijing is supporting his wife and child by charging food and other expenses to a credit card while he waits for his employer's shop to reopen. A waiter at a barbecue restaurant in Kansas …
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Wuhan, making his first visit to hardest-hit city since virus outbreak began
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Wuhan, making his first visit to hardest-hit city since virus outbreak began.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Stocks plummet amid coronavirus fears and oil-price crash
Mom, son safe after 52 hours trapped in China hotel rubble
BEIJING (AP) — A 10-year-old boy and his mother have been rescued 52 hours after being trapped in the collapse of a virus quarantine site in southeastern China.
North Korea says Kim supervised 2nd artillery drill in week
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised his second live-fire artillery exercise in a week, state media said Tuesday, as the country continues to expand its military capabilities.