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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 …
Mexican president's popularity dips amid violence, recession
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador still draws crowds and has the support of the majority of the population, but his once stratospheric popularity appears to be coming back to Earth after more than a year…
Feds: Sandoz Inc. to pay $195M over antitrust allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says pharmaceutical company Sandoz Inc. will pay a $195 million penalty to resolve criminal charges of conspiring to fix prices and rig bids for generic drugs.
Dow surges 5% on hopes for central bank help on the economy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared nearly 1,300 points, or 5%, Monday as stocks roared back from a seven-day rout on hopes that central banks will take action to shield the global economy from the effects of t…
Provision could force Indiana attorney general from office
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana legislators have taken their first step toward possibly forcing the state’s attorney general from office if Indiana's highest court suspends his law license following
Stepmother arrested in disappearance of missing Colorado boy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The stepmother of a Colorado boy missing for over a month was arrested Monday in connection with his disappearance and presumed death, authorities said.
Florida man gets probation for taping dog's mouth shut
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of taping a dog's mouth shut and leaving the animal dehydrated and malnourished was sentenced to five years of probation on Monday.
Buttigieg's White House bid ensures place in LGBTQ history
NEW YORK (AP) — A divisive debate over same-sex marriage animated the 2004 presidential election as voters across the country approved constitutional amendments banning such unions. Sixteen years later, with those …
LA district attorney sorry husband aimed gun at protesters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of the first black woman to lead the country’s largest local prosecutor's office pointed a gun and said “I will shoot you” to Black Lives Matter members demonstrating outside the coup…
UN drastically curtails women's conference for 12,000 people
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is drastically curtailing a conference that had been expected to bring up to 12,000 people from its 193 member nations to New York next week for a major women's conference b…
GBI: Man who fired at police, drove into lake killed himself
BUFORD, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of stealing a car and shooting at police before he drove into a Georgia lake killed himself, authorities said.
Exit polls: PM gains in Israel vote, but short of majority
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a solid edge over his main rival in Israel’s third election in under a year, exit polls indicated Monday night, but it was unclear whether he can clin…
Biden nabs Klobuchar, Buttigieg backing on Super Tuesday eve
HOUSTON (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 b…
More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading in US
SEATTLE (AP) — An increase in testing for the coronavirus began shedding light Monday on how the illness has spread in the United States, including in Washington state, where four people died at a nursing home and …
Exit polls indicate Israeli PM Netanyahu holds edge over rival, but unclear if he can clinch parliamentary majority.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Exit polls indicate Israeli PM Netanyahu holds edge over rival, but unclear if he can clinch parliamentary majority.
The Latest: AP sources: Buttigieg to endorse Biden at rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the