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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 …
US appeals court says Ohio inmates don't get extra vote time
CINCINNATI (AP) — Federal appeals judges ruled Tuesday that people in Ohio who unexpectedly find themselves in jail ahead of an election should not be granted the same ability to vote late as those who are suddenly…
Self-defense? Man stands trial in killing of Chicago officer
CHICAGO (AP) — The lawyer for a man charged in the killing of a Chicago police commander said Tuesday that his client acted in self-defense, while prosecutors said he fatally shot the veteran officer to avoid arres…
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US Forecast for Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Tornadoes, virus fears mar voting in some states
Deadly tornadoes knocked out polling places in Tennessee while fears over the coronavirus left some polling places in California and Texas short of election workers as Super Tuesday voting was underway around the c…
Super Tuesday's Sanders-Biden fight to shape Democratic race
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Millions of voters from Maine to California were casting ballots in a series of high-stakes Super Tuesday primary contests that tested the strength of starkly different visions for America's futu…
Libya says oil shutdown losses close to $2.6 billion
CAIRO (AP) — Economic fallout continues from a protracted blockade of Libya’s vital oil fields and ports, with losses close to $2.6 billion, the national oil corporation announced Tuesday, intensifying the pressure…
Mild now, wild later? UK prepares for severe virus spread
LONDON (AP) — British authorities laid out plans Tuesday to confront a COVID-19 epidemic, saying that the new coronavirus could spread within weeks from a few dozen confirmed cases to millions of infections, with t…
Virginia bans conversion therapy for minors
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is outlawing the discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children.
US citizen arrested in murder of 2 women in Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan police arrested a U.S. citizen in the killing of two women in the tourist destination of Granada, the government said Tuesday.
Man gets 5½ years for lying to FBI in probe of Texas attack
PHOENIX (AP) — A witness in the investigation of a 2015 attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas was sentenced Tuesday to 5½ years in prison for making a false statement to FBI agents and tam…
2 Chinese men plead guilty to photographing US Navy base
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Two Chinese men pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally taking photographs at a Florida Navy base.
Super Tuesday voting starts with tornadoes, virus fears
Deadly tornadoes knocked out polling places in Tennessee while fears over the coronavirus left some polling places in California and Texas short of election workers as Super Tuesday voting opened around the country.
Report: No proof of Dem hacking claim by Georgia Gov. Kemp
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia attorney general’s office has concluded that there is no foundation to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s allegations that Democrats sought to hack the state’s voter registration system before …
Stocks slide after Fed rate cut fails to stem market's dread
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply on Wall Street Tuesday after an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to reassure markets racked by worries that a fast-spreading
Cyprus sees surge in migrants after Turkey opens border
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus is seeing a surge of migrants after Turkey's president made good on a threat to stop intercepting people trying to reach Europe.