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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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The Latest: Sanders says 'establishment is getting nervous'
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Houston boil order lifted after water deemed to be safe
HOUSTON (AP) — A boil order for most of Houston that was issued after a water main ruptured was lifted Saturday morning.
Chicago mayor: Police shooting video 'extremely disturbing'
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago's mayor said video footage of police shooting and wounding a suspect inside a downtown Chicago train station is “extremely disturbing” and that she supports the interim police superintendent'…
Westwood mixes message of ecology with regal Paris fashion
PARIS (AP) — A singer at Vivienne Westwood's eco-minded Paris Fashion Week show serenaded guests about fighting for the environment on Saturday. Elie Saab presented a 1970's-inspired study in the bow collar. And Ag…
Students end sit-in outside University of Oklahoma offices
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Dozens of students at the University of Oklahoma have ended a sit-in outside the university's administrative offices following two instances in which professors used racial slurs in their class…
Ecuador reports 1st new virus case; Mexico confirms 2 more
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Officials in Ecuador on Saturday confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in the South American nation, while Mexico reported two more cases and Brazil one more.
Italy reports virus cases top 1,100, deaths reach 29
MILAN (AP) — Italian tourism officials fear a new virus could do more damage to the industry than the Sept. 11 terror attacks as the number of confirmed cases in the country shot up past the 1,000 mark and deaths c…
The Latest: Steyer optimist going into South Carolina vote
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Police: Suspect in multiple Detroit-area slayings has died
DETROIT (AP) — A police informant who was charged in two Detroit-area slayings and named a suspect in at least four others — all six of which occurred after he was released from custody in October — has died, polic…
Italian authorities report coronavirus cases are up to 1,128, including eight more deaths for a total of 29
MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities report coronavirus cases are up to 1,128, including eight more deaths for a total of 29.
Trump to discuss coronavirus threat Saturday at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he'll address the nation about the coronavirus threat, as officials in Washington state reported the first U.S. death from the virus.
The Latest: Bloomberg makes bid to suburban Virginia women
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France bans gatherings, frowns on kissing, to fight virus
PARIS (AP) — France is banning all indoor public gatherings of more than 5,000 people to slow its snowballing spread of coronavirus cases and recommending that people no longer greet each other with kisses.
Virus' effect on world economy grows more alarming
TOKYO (AP) — Concerns about the coronavirus outbreak's threat to the world economy grew Saturday as authorities in the U.S. reported its first domestic death from the virus and President Donald Trump denounced crit…