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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 …
FBI raids Canadian fashion mogul following sex abuse claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities raided the Manhattan headquarters of the Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, a search that came amid claims he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of teenage girls and wome…
Barr, DeVos addressing National Religious Broadcasters
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. AttorneyGeneral William Barr will be a featured speaker Wednesday at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Tennessee. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Jay Sekulow, o…
Sanders takes hits while gaining spotlight as front-runner
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democrats unleashed a roaring assault against Bernie Sanders and seized on Mike Bloomberg’s past with women in the workplace during a contentious debate that tested the strength of the two m…
Body cam captures 6-year-old's tearful pleas during arrest
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A police officer's body camera shows a 6-year-old Florida girl crying and begging officers not to arrest her as one fastens zip ties around her wrists at a charter school.
Parents say daughter, 7, died 1 minute into tonsil surgery
CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Parents of a 7-year-old South Carolina girl said she died one minute into a surgery to have her tonsils removed.
Malaysian king meets more lawmakers to end political vaccum
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's king held unusual consultations with lawmakers for a second day Wednesday to resolve a political vacuum caused by the abrupt collapse of the ruling coalition and the resigna…
New virus has infected 80,000 globally, caused 2,700 deaths
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 80,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that caus…
Asian shares slide on fears virus' spread may be unstoppable
TOKYO (AP) — Asian sharesfell Wednesday on growing fears the virus' spread may be unstoppable, hurting global growth considerably.
South Korean virus cases jump again, 1st US soldier infected
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean virus cases jumped again Wednesday and the U.S. military confirmed its first case among American soldiers based in the Asian country, with his case and many others connected t…
Indian nation destroys own buildings over leadership dispute
A leadership dispute within the Cayuga Indian Nation took a stunning turn over the weekend when nation leader Clint Halftown sent bulldozers to demolish a working daycare center, store, schoolhouse and other buildi…
Death toll rises to 20 from Delhi riots during Trump trip
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 20 people were killed and 189 injured in three days of clashes in New Delhi that coincided with President Donald Trump's first state visit to India, with the death toll expected to rise as…
Before Lent begins, Paczki Day brings Chicagoans together
CHICAGO (RNS) — Lidia Kieca bought her paczki last Thursday (Feb. 20), when Paczki Day is celebrated in Poland.
Nonprofit says it will open injection site in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia nonprofit group said it will open the nation's first supervised injection site next week to combat overdose deaths after a federal judge rejected Justice Department efforts to block the plan.
China reports another 406 cases of new virus and 52 deaths, all of them in hard-hit Hubei province
BEIJING (AP) — China reports another 406 cases of new virus and 52 deaths, all of them in hard-hit Hubei province.
Honolulu marathon CEO says he was abused by Michigan doctor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The president and CEO of one of the nation’s largest marathons has joined a chorus of former students who have complained about a late University of Michigan doctor by saying the physician p…