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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 …
The Latest: Buttigieg formally announces Biden endorsement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the
Biden nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg support on Super Tuesday eve
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…
Colombia court upholds law restricting access to abortion
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s Constitutional Court voted Monday in favor of upholding the nation's restrictive abortion law in a ruling that had been closely watched around Latin America.
Man charged with stealing hearse carrying casket in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday charged a man suspected of stealing a hearse with a body inside and leading police on a wild chase that ended with a crash on a busy Los Angeles freeway.
China says North Korea is suffering `negatively' from virus
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China’s U.N. ambassador said Monday that North Korea is suffering “negatively” from the coronavirus and called for greater flexibility from the United States and other countries on lifting san…
Reward for info on slain dolphins increases to $54,000
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A reward for information about the recent deaths of two slain Dolphins along Florida's Gulf Coast has increased to $54,000, officials said.
Man accused of killing officer indicted on gun possession
WARRIOR, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man accused of fatally shooting a police officer in an ambush has been indicted on firearm possession charges.
Scientists meet in Havana on diplomats' mystery illnesses
HAVANA (AP) — Some scientists who gathered Monday for a two-day conference on the mysterious illnesses suffered by U.S. and Canadian diplomats in Havana said they suspected pesticides as a possible culprit, althoug…
Numerous weapons found after UPS worker threatened shooting
SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — A UPS worker suspected of threatening a mass shooting at the company's facility in Silicon Valley has been arrested after investigators found numerous firearms and ammunition at his home, p…
Exit polls: Netanyahu short of majority in Israel vote
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party emerged as the largest party in the country’s third election in under a year, exit polls indicated, but it was unclear whether the embattled Israeli …
Trump lobs fresh barbs at Dems, aims to rally GOP faithful
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump lobbed fresh criticism at the Democratic presidential field Monday as he made an appearance in North Carolina to rev up his supporters on the eve of Super Tuesday's big…
Man pleads not guilty to child abuse but murder plea delayed
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Columbia man
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1st African American on Illinois high court dies at 86
CHICAGO (AP) — Justice Charles E. Freeman, the first African American to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court, died on Monday, according to a statement from the state's high court. He was 86.