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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 …
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West Virginia Univ. president responds after 2 shootings
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The president of West Virginia University released a letter Sunday emphasizing the university's commitment to safety after two recent shootings near the Morgantown campus, one of them invol…
Center-right president takes office in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — A right-of-center president took office in Uruguay on Sunday, promising to crack down on crime and tighten government finances after a 15-year string of left-leaning governments.
Eastern Libya officials visit Syria to discuss Turkey
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister hosted officials from Libya's east-based government on Sunday, the official Syrian news agency SANA reported.
Dominican Republic, France report Caribbean virus cases
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Health officials in the Dominican Republic and France on Sunday reported the first confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the tourist-rich Caribbean, while British cruise…
Arizona restaurateurs get backlash over support of Trump
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The owners of a Mexican restaurant in the Tucson area are fending off social media attacks after appearing in the VIP area at President Donald Trump's Phoenix campaign rally last week.
AP Photos: Migrants head to Turkish-Greek border
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — All it took was a thinly veiled suggestion by a Turkish official that his country would no longer prevent migrants and refugees from trying to cross Turkey’s borders into the European Union. W…
New virus: Over 88,000 infected globally, 3,000 dead
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 88,000 people globally and caused 3,000 deaths. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and t…
Biden, Sanders claim momentum heading into Super Tuesday
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden said Sunday he can "unite this country, the whole country” after scoring a
Italy says its coronavirus infections jump 40% to 1,576 and deaths of infected people rise to 34
ROME (AP) — Italy says its coronavirus infections jump 40% to 1,576 and deaths of infected people rise to 34.
Super Tuesday race tightens in Amy Klobuchar's Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Bernie Sanders has a shot to deliver an embarrassing blow to Amy Klobuchar in the moderate senator's home state on Super Tuesday, thanks to a large and motivated progressive base in a state w…
The Latest: Biden shrinks delegate deficit after big SC win
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the
Virus spreads to over 60 countries; France closes the Louvre
PARIS (AP) — Coronavirus cases surged in Italy, and France closed the world-famous Louvre Museum on Sunday as the deadly outbreak that began in China sent fear rising across Western Europe, threatening its tourism …
Dominican Republic reports first case of new virus
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Health officials in the Dominican Republic on Sunday reported the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in the tourist-rich Caribbean, while British cruise ship passen…
Spielberg daughter arrested on domestic charge in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An adopted daughter of film director Steven Spielberg was arrested in Tennessee in a domestic incident involving her boyfriend, police said.