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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 …
Pence's handling of 2015 HIV outbreak gets new scrutiny
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump's choice of Vice President Mike Pence to oversee the nation's response to the new coronavirus threat is bringing renewed scrutiny to the former governor's handling of an H…
Mississippi man asks jurors to spare him from death penalty
MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man convicted of killing eight people spoke in court Thursday, blaming the devil for his actions and asking jurors not to sentence him to death.
The Latest: Voter asks Biden about trips to South Africa
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential primary contest (all times local):
AP Week in Pictures, Europe and Africa
FEBRUARY 21-27, 2020
New virus cases, deaths in China continue downward trend
BANGKOK (AP) — China reported 327 new cases and 44 deaths from the new COVID-19 illness, continuing a sharp downward trend in the country where the epidemic began.
Babysitter accused of shooting nephew while taking selfie
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area teen was in jail Thursday after she was accused of accidentally shooting her 10-year-old nephew after making a selfie video of herself with a gun for her Instagram account.
China reports 327 new cases and 44 deaths from new viral illness, continuing a sharp downward trend in the country
BEIJING (AP) — China reports 327 new cases and 44 deaths from new viral illness, continuing a sharp downward trend in the country.
Grandfather, Navy vet among 5 victims of Wisconsin shooting
The five men who were killed by a co-worker at a Milwaukee brewery include an electrician, a Navy veteran, a father of two small children, a fisherman and a grandfather who is being remembered as someone who "alway…
The Latest: Biden says unity is next president's top task
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential primary contest (all times local):
Barr, DeVos speak at religious broadcasters forum
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr warned a group of Christian broadcasters on Wednesday that the decline of religion in America is undermining liberal democracy. In a speech at the National…
Securities agents sue 2 SC utility execs over nuclear fraud
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two former executives at a South Carolina utility lied repeatedly to regulators and investors about the progress of construction of two nuclear reactors taking more than a billion dollars out …
US--Election 2020-Iowa Results, ADVISORY
The Iowa Democratic Party on Thursday released updated results of the Iowa caucuses, following the completion of a recount requested by the campaigns of Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg.
Virus anxiety triggers biggest 1-day market drop since 2011
Worldwide markets plummeted again Thursday, deepening a weeklong rout triggered by growing anxiety that the coronavirus will wreak havoc on the global economy. The sweeping selloff pushed the benchmark S&P 500 down…
New coronavirus case escalates US response
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Public health officials were retracing the steps of a Northern California woman on Thursday believed to be the first person in the U.S. to contract the highly contagious coronavirus without…
Western nations demand immediate cease-fire in Syria's Idlib
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and key Western allies on Thursday demanded an immediate cease-fire in Syria’s last opposition stronghold in northwestern Idlib which is facing what the U.N. calls an “unfold…