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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: Confusion in immigration courts after ruling
The Latest on a court ruling putting the Trump administration's “Remain in Mexico" policy on hold (all times local):
Missouri man charged with murder in wife's presumed death
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A grand jury on Friday indicted a Missouri man on first-degree murder and other charges in the disappearance of his Chinese wife, who is presumed dead.
Pence says states will receive help if coronavirus spreads
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that the federal government is prepared to assist the states if the coronavirus spreads significantly across the country — an eventuality he called…
States to get virus testing kits as White House urges calm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials said Friday they're scrambling to get coronavirus testing up and running in every state, as President Donald Trump's chief economic adviser urged Americans not to overreac…
Dad gets 72 years in death of boy found encased in concrete
DENVER (AP) — The father of a 7-year-old boy whose body was found encased in concrete in a storage unit in 2018 was sentenced to 72 years in prison on Friday in his death.
Italy moves to curb virus impact as more countries get cases
ROME (AP) — Italian health authorities asked residents in northern Italy to ride out shuttered schools, closed factories and other public health measures for a little longer Friday as the country's count of coronav…
Trump tries to shift blame as virus outbreak rattles markets
WASHINGTON (AP) — As global markets plunged amid growing fears about the coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump and his allies pulled from a familiar playbook Friday and blamed others for the slide. It's a ch…
US, Taliban set peace signing for America's longest war
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's longest war may finally be nearing an end.
Ex-bus driver gets jail time for assaulting disabled student
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has sentenced a former school bus driver to prison for assaulting a disabled student.
2 killed in dry ice accident at Moscow bath complex
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian officials say two people were killed Friday when a large amount of dry ice was dumped into a pool at a bath complex in Moscow.
Many Venezuelans struggle to put food on the table in crisis
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — For Yeri Guerra, getting by during hard times in Venezuela means sometimes skipping meals so her two young boys still at home can eat before heading to school.
Mass killings database: Workplace shootings remain rare
The mass shooting at a brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was the 13th in the U.S. since 2006. Workplace mass shootings remain a rare event but there are some trends among who carries them out and why.
Another slump delivers worst week for Wall Street since 2008
Stocks sank again after another wild day, extending a rout that left Wall Street with its worst week since October 2008. The market clawed back much of its intraday losses in the last 15 minutes of trading. Bond pr…
The big crunch: For 2020 Dems, March is key in delegate race
WASHINGTON (AP) — March is crunch time for Democratic presidential candidates, with a nominee likely to emerge over the next several weeks, if not sooner.
Prosecutors: Hawaii man led meth ring while councilman
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii councilman pleaded not guilty Friday to charges accusing him of leading a drug-trafficking organization, supplying guns, conspiring with a gang leader, requesting sexual favors as payment f…