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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 …
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.
Moderate Democrats woo Utah Republicans turned off by Trump
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates like to boast about their ability to lure away disaffected Republican voters. If there’s a place to test their skills, it’s Utah.
Nigeria announces first confirmed case of new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria announces first confirmed case of new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa.
California voting changes raise concerns for 'Super Tuesday'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Major changes to the way people vote have election advocates on edge as Californians cast ballots in a high-profile primary that was moved up from June so the country's most populous state coul…
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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.
Stocks just 'corrected,' a regular but still scary event
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market's current slide hit a big milestone Thursday after indexes got pounded for a sixth straight day.
Coronavirus fear touches off a global run on face masks
Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite medical experts' advice that most people who aren't sick don't need to wear them.
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…
Japan sends vice justice minister to Lebanon on Ghosn case
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese vice minister for justice is heading to Lebanon for talks on the case of former Nissan Motor Co. executive Carlos Ghosn, who fled for his home country late last year while out on bail awaiti…
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 virus has infected 83,000 globally, caused 2,800 deaths
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 83,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that caus…
Texas man sentenced to death for killing officer, friend
MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A North Texas man was sentenced to death late Thursday for the 2018 killings of a Dallas-area police officer and another man.
Cultural preservation among options in oil and gas plan
ALBUQUERQUE, N .M. (AP) — The preservation and protection of Native American cultural sites would be a priority of U.S. land managers under one of the options up for consideration as they work to amend an outdated …
Malay rulers to meet as Malaysia's political tumult deepens
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's nine ethnic Malay rulers are due to hold a special meeting Friday to help resolve a political wrangle over the premiership after the ruling alliance collapsed this week.