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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 …
Outspoken Hong Kong publisher held over pro-democracy march
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper says the outspoken head of its publishing group, Jimmy Lai, has been held by police Friday over his participation in a protest march in August that was part of a m…
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Arrest made in video assault of elderly San Francisco man
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police Thursday arrested a man in the taunting and robbery of an elderly Asian man who was collecting recyclables near a Bayview area housing project, an attack that was caught on video and pos…
Maryland police officer won't be charged in fatal shooting
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Criminal charges will not be filed against a police officer in Maryland who fatally shot a man accused of threatening to hurt himself and others.
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 …
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.
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…
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.
Turkey raises death toll to 33 troops in Syrian airstrike
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Friday raised the death toll from a Syrian government airstrike on its forces in northwestern Syria the day before to 33 Turkish troops killed. It was the largest death toll for Turk…
Asia stocks tumble on virus fears after Wall Street plunge
Asian stock markets plunged further Friday on spreading virus fears, deepening an global rout after Wall Street endured its biggest one-day drop in nine years.
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.
Afghans view US-Taliban deal with well-earned skepticism
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Many Afghans view Saturday's expected signing of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal with a heavy dose of well-earned skepticism. They've spent decades living in a country at war — some their whole …
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 highly contagious coronavirus, as investigators try to r…
Sanders' appeal tested in moderate Virginia on Super Tuesday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Rep. Elaine Luria is the kind of up-and-comer the Democratic Party would like to keep in Congress.