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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 …
Atlanta's Olympic cauldron to be relit for marathon trial
ATLANTA (AP) — The Olympic cauldron used in the 1996 Games in Atlanta was scheduled to be publicly lit for the first time in more than two decades on Saturday.
2 California ministry members plead in forced labor case
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two members of a Southern California-based ministry that allegedly forced homeless people and drug addicts to panhandle, stole their welfare benefits and held them against their will pleaded guilty…
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FEBRUARY 20-27, 2020
Nigeria confirms coronavirus, first in sub-Saharan Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's health authorities on Friday reported the country's first case of a new coronavirus in Lagos, the first confirmed appearance of the disease in sub-Saharan Africa.
World harshens its virus response as epidemic worsens by day
BANGKOK (AP) — Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers as a new virus t…
Turkey raises death toll from Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwest Syria to 33 Turkish troops killed
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey raises death toll from Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwest Syria to 33 Turkish troops killed.
Ardern calls out Australia: Don't deport 'your problems'
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called out her Australian counterpart at an extraordinarily abrasive joint news conference Friday for his country's rigid policy of deporting for…
Virus epidemic growing by day hits schools, concerts, parks
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's schools prepared to close for almost a month and entertainers, topped by K-pop superstars BTS, canceled events as a virus epidemic extended its spread through Asia into Europe and on Friday, in…
California woman sentenced for DUI crash that killed 3 teens
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A drunken driver who caused a fiery Southern California crash that killed three Las Vegas teenagers on spring break was sentenced Thursday to 51 years to life in prison.
Alaska officials react strongly to JPMorgan oil pullback
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska state officials reacted with alarm this week after a second large U.S. bank said it would not support future oil and gas projects in the Arctic.
Speaker rejects Mahathir's call as Malaysia's turmoil grows
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The speaker of Malaysia's House rejected interim leader Mahathir Mohamad's call for a vote next week to chose a new premier, deepening the country's political turmoil after the ruling …
Northern California city struggles with coronavirus mystery
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Residents of a Northern California community are at the epicenter of what officials are calling a turning point in the spread of the
Feds seek 18 months for Virginia man with neo-Nazi ties
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking an 18-month sentence for an alleged neo-Nazi from northern Virginia who pleaded guilty last year to weapons violations.
Cycling race canceled with 2 virus cases, Froome quarantined
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A major cycling race in the United Arab Emirates was canceled early Friday after two Italians tested positive for the new coronavirus, setting off a quarantine that also ensnared …
New Zealand reports first virus patient; case linked to Iran
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand health officials on Friday said the country had its first case of the new coronavirus, a person in their 60s who recently returned from Iran.