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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 …
Democrats sue to block Texas straight-ticket voting in 2020
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats sued Texas elections officials Thursday in an effort to stop a new ban on straight-ticket voting in 2020, claiming that long lines on Super Tuesday hinted at problems to come in Novem…
Trump defends his rhetoric in 1st TV town hall of 2020
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump defended the administration's response to the coronavirus and his confrontational style of name-calling political opponents as he fielded questions Thursday from select m…
Latest: Families decry incompetence of nursing home staff
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The Latest: Dems haven't requested Secret Service protection
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Judge sharply rebukes Barr's handling of Mueller report
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sharply rebuked Attorney General William Barr's handling of the special counsel's Russia report, saying Barr had made “misleading public statements” to spin the investi…
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…
California aims to avoid 'Carmageddon' freeway closure
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — It could be “Carmageddon II,” and it's coming to a major freeway near Los Angeles on the last weekend of April.
President Trump to visit tornado-ravaged Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump will visit disaster areas in Tennessee on Friday, just days after storms that whipped across the state left 24 dead and many more injured.
At least 10 Palestinians killed in Gaza market fire
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 10 Palestinians were killed Thursday when a fire broke out at a busy market in central Gaza Strip, the health ministry said.
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Man pleads guilty to selling guns stolen from ATF facility
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty Thursday to charges that he bought and sold guns and gun parts that had been stolen from a federal disposal facility.
Death penalty sought in 2019 California synagogue shooting
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Prosecutors in California plan to seek the death penalty against a former college student accused of carrying out a 2019 attack on a San Diego-area synagogue that left one woman dead and three othe…
Milwaukee man faces Minnesota charge in death of daughter, 2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man already charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend last year was charged Thursday with killing the couple's 2-year-old daughter.
Toddlers to grandparents, Tennessee tornado victims mourned
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The storms that tore through Tennessee early Tuesday have left communities reeling from the loss of at least 24 lives. They were toddlers, young parents, a couple married nearly six decades,…