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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 …
Apple Daily newspaper says publisher, opposition party vice chairman detained over Hong Kong pro-democracy march
HONG KONG (AP) — Apple Daily newspaper says publisher, opposition party vice chairman detained over Hong Kong pro-democracy march.
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.
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…
Asia stocks fall on virus fears after Wall Street plunge
Asian stock markets fell further Friday on spreading virus fears, deepening an global rout after Wall Street endured its biggest one-day drop in nine years.
UN chief: Growing inequality for women should shame world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Thursday that inequality for women is growing and it “should shame us all in the 21st century because it is not only unacceptable, it is stupid.”
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…
A Baltimore scandal ends as ex-mayor gets 3 years in prison
BALTIMORE (AP) — Yet another embarrassing chapter in Baltimore's troubled history ended Thursday when the city's ex-mayor was sentenced to three years in federal prison for fraudulently selling her
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World harshens its virus response as epidemic worsens by day
Mississippi man gets death sentence for multiple killings
MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was given four death sentences by a jury on Thursday, hours after he spoke in court and blamed the devil for his actions the night eight people were shot to death.
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…
Trump meets with black supporters, vows equal opportunity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday cited low unemployment rates for African Americans and passage of a criminal justice bill providing earlier release for thousands of federal drug offenders as ex…
South Korea reports 256 additional cases of new coronavirus, raising its total to 2,022
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reports 256 additional cases of new coronavirus, raising its total to 2,022.
US supervised injection site put on hold amid opposition
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Plans to open what could be the nation's first medically supervised injection site in Philadelphia were put on hold Thursday night amid strenuous opposition from a federal prosecutor and residen…
Countries take harsh containment steps as virus spreads
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…
Judge who presided over LIRR massacre trial dies at 84
A suburban New York judge who presided over the 1995 trial of the Long Island Rail Road massacre shooter,