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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 …
Recruiter told Oklahoma students to line up by skin color
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A college president has apologized after a recruiter
On Super Tuesday eve, Biden gets boost from 2 former rivals
DALLAS (AP) — Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just hours be…
Kim watches N Korea military drill alongside masked officers
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised an earlier live-fire rocket artillery exercise to confirm his military’s combat readiness and “further kindle the flames of training revolution,”…
LA County sheriff says 8 deputies took Bryant crash photos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted.
Asian shares rise on hopes central banks may act on outbreak
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Tuesday amid hopes that central banks will take action to shield the global economy from the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
China's crisis wanes as epidemic takes hold in US, elsewhere
BEIJING (AP) — China's coronavirus caseload continued to wane Tuesday even as the epidemic took a firmer hold beyond Asia, with three countries now exceeding 1,000 cases and the U.S. reporting its sixth death.
Wells Fargo third major bank to end Arctic oil investment
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Wells Fargo & Co. became the third major U.S. bank to announce it will not support financing for oil and gas projects in the Arctic.
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Biden nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg support on Super Tuesday eve
Trump lobs fresh barbs at Dems, rallies GOP faithful in NC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump gloated about the stock market roaring back Monday, while throwing sharp barbs at the thinning Democratic presidential field on the eve of Super Tuesday's big round of …
After delay, Virginia Democrats advance redistricting
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After a lengthy delay, Virginia Democrats are advancing legislation to amend the state's constitution to overhaul how new congressional and legislative maps are drawn.
Ukraine backlash continues as Pentagon nomination withdrawn
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump’s nomination for the post of Defense Department comptroller an official who had questioned the suspension of military assistance to Ukraine, wh…
Indonesia's most active volcano erupts, spews ash into sky
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Tuesday, spewing sand and pyroclastic material and sending massive smoke-and-ash column as high as 6,000 meters (19,680 feet) into the sky.
San Francisco to pay $369K to journalist for police raids
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco has reached a $369,000 settlement with the San Francisco freelance journalist whose home and office were raided by police trying to find the confidential source of a leaked report…
The Latest: Sanders tells Trump to stay out of Dems' primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the
Kushner sells stake in firm using tax breaks he lobbied for
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has sold his stake in a company investing in Opportunity Zone projects offering tax breaks he had personally lobbied for in Washington, …