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Updated 1 week, 3 days ago

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 …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Man gets 15 years in prison for 2002 Michigan homicide

CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — A man

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
New threshold for next debate likely rules out Tulsi Gabbard

The Democratic National Committee has ratcheted up the threshold to qualify for its next presidential debate, requiring candidates to have picked up at least 20% of convention delegates allocated in state primary c…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
AP Week in Pictures, Europe and Africa

LONDON (AP) — FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 5, 2020

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Boeing hit with 61 safety fixes for astronaut capsule

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing faces 61 safety fixes following last year's botched test flight of its Starliner crew capsule, NASA said Friday.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Hall-of-Famer questions sense of handshake ban

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Vatican halts Mexico abuse prevention mission, cites virus

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's bishops said Friday the Vatican had suspended a clerical sex abuse fact-finding and assistance mission to Mexico due to the spreading coronavirus in Italy and now the Vatican.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Delaware Rep. Blunt Rochester joins Biden's campaign team

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will serve as a co-chair for former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential campaign, officials announced.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Parents sue after daughters' bodies switched after car crash

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The parents of two teenagers killed in a car crash are suing the Florida Highway Patrol and others, claiming the bodies of their daughters were misidentified and switched.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
AP Entertainment Digest, 1st Ld-Writethru

If you have questions, please email Nekesa Mumbi Moody at [email protected] or Anthony McCartney at [email protected] . For up-to-the-minute coverage, visit coverage plan at https://newsroom.ap.org for information. For…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Ohio State settling some suits over doc abuse; cost unclear

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some athletes b…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Survivor recalls Oklahoma hit-and-run that killed 3 friends

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma high school student who was among three people to survive a hit-and-run that killed three of his friends says his fellow cross-country runners helped save his life.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
AP News Digest 2:10 p.m.

Here are the AP's latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP's coverage, visit

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
AP Interview: UN official appeals for more access in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the U.N. children's agency said Friday she has asked government officials for more access inside Syria, saying it's critical to bring aid to "the most vulnerable" in the war-torn country, …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Ohio State: Unspecified settlement reached with nearly half the men alleging decades-old sex abuse by team doctor

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State: Unspecified settlement reached with nearly half the men alleging decades-old sex abuse by team doctor.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Virginia lawmakers send 'historic' energy bill to governor

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers gave final passage Friday to a sweeping energy bill that would overhaul how the state's utilities generate electricity, a measure environmental groups and other renewable ene…