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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 …
Vatican suspends investigative mission to Mexico over virus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's bishops said Friday the Vatican had suspended a mission to investigate clerical abuse in Mexico due to the spreading coronavirus in Italy and most recently the Vatican.
Truce brings some relief but no joy for Syrians in Idlib
BEIRUT (AP) — For the first time in three months, Omar Zaqzaq says he and his family slept through the entire night, without an airstrike or artillery shell jolting them out of bed.
Ex-La Luz del Mundo members find community on Reddit
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — It took Raquel Guerra years to get over her fear of thunderstorms.
The Latest: UN climate change agency postpones meetings
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the
US prisons, jails on alert for spread of coronavirus
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The nation’s jails and prisons are on high alert, stepping up inmate screenings, sanitizing jail cells and urging lawyers to scale back in-person visits to prevent the new coronavirus from sprea…
Tunisia: Suicide bombers near US Embassy kill, injure police
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two suicide bombers blew themselves up near the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing one police officer and wounding four others, the Interior Ministry said.
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Video of black man’s arrest spurs outrage, NYPD probe
NEW YORK (AP) — Video showing New York City police officers arresting a young black man sparked outrage and elicited questions about the amount of force used to make the arrest in a city where mistrust of police re…
Inside the 3 days that remade the Democratic primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — At Mike Bloomberg’s midtown Manhattan campaign headquarters, a team of pollsters and analysts churned out multiple tranches of data each day on the state of the Democratic race. The sophisticated …
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UK police arrest 2 men over 'suspicious' device found in car
LONDON (AP) — British police arrested two men Friday on suspicion of offenses relating to explosives after a "suspicious device” was found in a car north of London.
Virus hits 100,000 cases as its economic impact snowballs
BANGKOK (AP) — Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone Friday, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as it wove itself deeper into the daily lives of millions, infecting the powerful, the …
Video: Police shocked Texas college student before shooting
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Police shocked a Texas college student holding a frying pan and a cleaver twice with a stun gun before an officer fatally shot him as he advanced toward them carrying the pan, newly released bo…
Blueprints for the original World Trade Center are on sale
NEW YORK (AP) — Blueprints for the original World Trade Center are on sale at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair after a Colorado man rescued them from the trash.
Latest: UN postpones Africa climate change meet due to virus
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the