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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 …
44 African American graves found under Florida parking lot
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A private archaeology firm says it has discovered what appear to be about 44 graves from a long-forgotten African American cemetery under a Florida parking lot.
Eight fighters with Lebanon's Hezbollah killed in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group lost at least eight fighters in northwest Syria in skirmishes with insurgents and airstrikes by Turkey's air force, an opposition war monitor and the militant group …
The Latest: Biden looking for a big 'bump' in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the
Baltimore squeegee kids find work, risks, cash at stoplights
BALTIMORE (AP) — A clock starts ticking when the light turns red at Baltimore intersections. Young men huddled on the sidewalk jump into the street, a squeegee in one hand, a bottle of glass cleaner in the other.
France banning large gatherings to slow spread of virus
PARIS (AP) — France is banning all indoor public gatherings of more than 5,000 people to slow the spread of a coronavirus epidemic.
`Let's go home': Afghan war vets torn on US-Taliban deal
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Veterans of America's longest war are finding themselves torn as the U.S. signs a potentially historic peace accord with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
US officials say complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan not contingent on specific outcome of intra-Afghan talks
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — US officials say complete troop withdrawal from Afghanistan not contingent on specific outcome of intra-Afghan talks.
AP Explains: US-Taliban deal won't ensure peace for Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — More than 18 years after the U.S. invasion toppled Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Washington on Saturday signed a peace agreement with the insurgents to end the costly war and bring American…
Pompeo says US is 'realistic,' but 'seizing the best opportunity for peace in a generation' in Afghanistan
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Pompeo says US is 'realistic,' but 'seizing the best opportunity for peace in a generation' in Afghanistan.
Pompeo: US 'realistic' but sees opportunity for Afghan peace
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. is “realistic” about the peace deal it signed with the Taliban, but is "seizing the best opportunity for peace in a generation."
A timeline of key events in Afghanistan's 40 years of wars
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The former Soviet Union marched into Afghanistan on Christmas Eve, 1979, claiming it was invited by the new Afghan communist leader, Babrak Karmal, setting the country on a path of 40 year…
US to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan in 14 months if Taliban meet commitments to prevent terrorism
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — US to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan in 14 months if Taliban meet commitments to prevent terrorism.
US, Taliban sign peace agreement aimed at ending 18 years of conflict in Afghanistan, America's longest-running war
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — US, Taliban sign peace agreement aimed at ending 18 years of conflict in Afghanistan, America's longest-running war.
US, Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Acknowledging a military stalemate after nearly two decades of conflict, the United States on Saturday signed a peace agreement with the Taliban that is aimed at ending America's longest war and …
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's viral spin on virus; Dem oversteps
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has not proved to be the bearer of reliable information when calamity threatens and people want straight answers about it. That's happening again as he addresses the prospec…