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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
WHO racing to send supplies to countries as new virus surges

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In an open expanse of desert in Dubai, seven World Health Organization workers are racing to sort, package and send out hundreds of shipments of medical supplies to countries arou…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Global spread of new virus brings more travel woes, bans

BANGKOK (AP) — The accelerating spread of the coronavirus created new barriers between the world's regions and peoples Thursday, draining color from India's spring festivities, closing Bethlehem's Nativity Church, …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Stocks slide in US, Europe as virus worries dominate again

NEW YORK (AP) — And back down goes the U.S. stock market.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Tributes, protest mark 250th anniversary of Boston Massacre

BOSTON (AP) — Solemn ceremonies and a protest marked the 250th anniversary Thursday of the massacre in Boston that helped spark the Revolutionary War.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Survival stories: Amid tornado devastation, beacons of hope

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Moments after a tornado tore through his quiet Tennessee neighborhood, Darrell Jennings walked out his front door and heard screaming.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
AP Entertainment Digest

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
Chief: 'Mental health' likely motive for brewery shooting

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man who killed five co-workers at a Wisconsin brewery before shooting himself was likely motivated by “mental health issues” rather than racism, Milwaukee's police chief said.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Former Denmark soccer player quarantined with virus

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A former professional soccer player who represented Denmark at the 2010 World Cup has tested positive for the virus that is spreading around the world.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
EU, Turkey trade blame on deal as thousands gather at border

BRUSSELS (AP) — As thousands of people near Turkey’s border with Greece wait to cross over to the European Union, a migration deal the EU and Turkey reached four years ago has become a political football. The two s…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Arkansas man convicted in 6-year-old son's death in retrial

BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A northwest Arkansas man accused of killing his 6-year-old son by assaulting the child with a stick was found guilty of capital murder and battery during a retrial.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
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Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
German police: At least 7 involved in Dresden jewelry theft

BERLIN (AP) — At least seven people were involved in the November theft of 18th-century jewels from a unique collection in Dresden, German authorities said Thursday as they released a sketch of one possible suspect.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
New Hampshire gov joins legal fight to keep 'Obamacare'

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said New Hampshire will join 17 other states in defending the Affordable Care Act as a case that is aimed at repealing the law goes before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
EU's Barnier warns of big divergences with UK in talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU's chief trade negotiator with former member Britain warned Thursday of “serious divergences" between the two sides after the conclusion of the first round of talks.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Italy limits visits to elderly in nursing homes

BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):