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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 …
Official: Strip powers from Chicago cops in station shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers who were involved in the shooting of an unarmed man in a downtown train station last week should be completely stripped of their police powers for the time being, the head…
The Latest: Airline leaders meet with Trump about virus
BANGKOK (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):
Jury decides Tavis Smiley must pay PBS in #MeToo dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury decided Wednesday that former television talk show host Tavis Smiley, who was fired amid allegations of workplace sexual misconduct at the height of the #MeToo movement, must pay about $1.5…
Trump lawyers ask for halt in suit from woman alleging rape
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyers urged a judge Wednesday to halt a lawsuit from a woman seeking Trump's DNA to help prove her claim that he raped her in the 1990s, though her lawyer offered to hold …
Noose placed on Wisconsin brewery shooter's locker in 2015
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Someone placed a noose several years ago on the locker of a Wisconsin brewery employee who opened fire on his co-workers last week, the brewery operator said Wednesday. Police quickly warned th…
The Latest: Italy closes schools nationwide to combat virus
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Deal reached on bipartisan $8.3B bill to battle coronavirus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Capitol Hill negotiators have reached agreement on an $8.3 billion measure to battle
Russia-Turkey talks a last chance to avert Idlib calamity
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A summit between the Turkish and Russian leaders on Thursday may be the last chance to work out a deal that avoids further calamity in Syria’s northwest.
Police: Small child seen falling from moving vehicle unhurt
HANSON, Mass. (AP) — A small child seen on surveillance video tumbling from a moving vehicle was unharmed, and the driver will not face charges, police in Massachusetts announced Wednesday.
Mainstream Dems express relief at Biden presidential upsurge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mainstream Democrats were rejoicing over Joe Biden's rousing Super Tuesday performance that bolstered his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, easing worries over the havoc they fear aw…
Maryland board approves $8.7M for 3 wrongly imprisoned men
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland board voted Wednesday to pay a total of $8.7 million to three men who were wrongly imprisoned for more than 35 years each for a murder they did not commit.
Virus death rate still uncertain as mild cases are missed
WASHINGTON (AP) — How deadly is the coronavirus that exploded from China? The answer reflects a hard reality about fast-moving outbreaks: As cases pop up in new places, the first to get counted are the sickest.
Man who filmed infant sex abuse sentenced to life in prison
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man convicted of filming an infant being sexually abused will likely spend life in prison.
Bloomberg spent $500M on failed Democratic presidential bid
NEW YORK (AP) — Over the course of 101 days Michael Bloomberg spent over $500 million of his own fortune in a quixotic bid for the presidency that collapsed in stunning fashion Tuesday night, when he won just one U…