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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 …
Trump's challenge: keeping his act fresh in reelection year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump show has a consistent script. Same villains. Same nicknames. Same grievances. Same hero: himself.
SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX successfully launched another load of station supplies for NASA late Friday night and nailed its 50th rocket landing.
China rejects report it fired laser at US Navy plane
BEIJING (AP) — China's Defense Ministry says a report one of its navy ships fired a laser last month at a U.S. Navy surveillance plane circling overhead does not “accord with reality."
Florida Health Department says in statement that 2 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in the state
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Health Department says in statement that 2 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in the state.
China trade slumps as anti-virus controls close factories
BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports fell by double digits in January and February as anti-virus controls closed factories, while imports sank by a smaller margin.
Florida: 2 dead in the state who tested COVID-19 positive
MIAMI (AP) — Florida health officials said late Friday that two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in the state.
Biden invokes Obama, swipes at Sanders with six-state ad buy
ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is plowing $12 million into a six-state ad buy ahead of the March 10 and March 17 primaries, his largest single advertising effort of the 2020 campaign and a demonst…
China responds to report it fired laser at US Navy plane
BEIJING (AP) — China's Defense Ministry says a report one of its navy ships fired a laser last month at a U.S. Navy surveillance plane circling overhead does not “accord with reality."
AP sources: Inmate fatally beaten at US prison in Illinois
WASHINGTON (AP) — An inmate was killed after being beaten by another prisoner inside a high-security federal prison in Illinois, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.
Trump to honor retired pro golfers with Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is honoring a pair of retired pro golfers with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the president can give a civilian.
China refutes report its ship fired laser at US navy plane
BEIJING (AP) — China's Defense Ministry says a report one of its navy ships fired a laser last month at a U.S. Navy surveillance plane circling overhead does not “accord with reality."
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Virus cases top 100,000 in 90 countries as markets take dive
Ronaldinho arrested in Paraguay in false passport case
SAO PAULO (AP) — Soccer star Ronaldinho was arrested Friday night in a hotel in Paraguay's capital after authorities said he entered the country with falsified documents.
UN: 9 countries delay rotating troop and police over virus
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nine countries that contribute troops and police to the United Nations’ far-flung peacekeeping operations are delaying bringing in replacements for three months because of the new coronavirus,…
UN chief and top US diplomat meet on global hot spots
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed global hot spots Friday, while America’s top diplomat again expressed “outrage” at the U.N.’s publication o…