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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 …
California is abnormally dry after low-precipitation winter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A dry beginning of the year has left most of California abnormally parched, as officials brace for the possibility of an early and more intense wildfire season amid record-breaking temperatures.
EU slaps sanctions on Turkish officials over Cyprus drilling
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Thursday slapped sanctions on two senior members of the Turkish Petroleum Corporation and accused them of responsibility for illegal drilling in waters off the Mediterranean is…
22 Turkish soldiers killed in northeast Syria air strike
BEIRUT (AP) — Nearly two dozen Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike by Syrian government forces in northeast Syria, a Turkish official said Friday.
Russian mourners mark 5-year anniversary of Nemtsov killing
MOSCOW (AP) — Mourners are placing lit candles and bouquets of flowers on the Moscow bridge where Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov was gunned down five years ago.
Turkish official says 9 Turkish soldiers killed in airstrike in Syria's northeast, in largest death toll in a single day
ANKARA (AP) — Turkish official says 9 Turkish soldiers killed in airstrike in Syria's northeast, in largest death toll in a single day.
Media giant Discovery insured against Olympic disruption
Baseball and basketball played before empty stands. Soccer leagues delayed matches. Clubs left out of Asian competitions or matches were forced to relocate.
Stock market rout deepens on virus worries; indexes lose 4%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank nearly 1,200 points Thursday, deepening a weeklong global market rout caused by worries that the coronavirus outbreak will wreak havoc on the global economy.
Virus outbreak spreads in France with 20 new cases
PARIS (AP) — French authorities on Thursday reported twenty new cases of people infected with the new virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total in the country to 38, including two deaths.
Italy blasts virus panic as it eyes new testing criteria
ROME (AP) — With tourism tanking and panic rising, Italy tried to control the coronavirus in the realm of public perception Thursday as its outbreak grew to 650 cases and other countries took measures to limit trav…
People rescued after water main break floods Houston freeway
HOUSTON (AP) — Emergency crews rescued stranded drivers from the roofs of their vehicles on Thursday after a water main break flooded a Houston freeway.
Milwaukee police search house in wake of brewery shooting
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police searched a home on Milwaukee's north side Thursday as they hunted for clues about why an employee at one of the nation's largest breweries gunned down five co-workers before taking his own l…
Illinois man seeks bench trial in young son's beating death
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man charged in the beating death of his 5-year-old son asked Thursday for a judge, not a jury, to decide his fate when he stands trial.
Election 2020-South Carolina Primary, ADVISORY
South Carolina holds its primary on Saturday. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern.
AP-SYNC 1 Wednesday Coverage URGENT ADVISORY Pence event
Stations: AP Radio news plans the following long-form coverage on our special events channels today:
Police: Teen faces charges in vandalism on Plymouth Rock
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A 17-year-old boy is responsible for