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Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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 …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Mubarak, Egypt's autocrat ousted by protests, dies at 91

CAIRO (AP) — Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who was the autocratic face of stability in the Middle East for nearly 30 years before being forced from power in an Arab Spring uprising, died Tuesday, state-run TV …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Iran Health Ministry spokesman says the head of country's counter-coronavirus task force tested positive for the virus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran Health Ministry spokesman says the head of country's counter-coronavirus task force tested positive for the virus.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
1st virus cases reported confirmed in Austria, Croatia

BERLIN (AP) — Austrian public broadcaster ORF reports that authorities have confirmed the first COVID-19 cases in the Alpine country.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: Trump again calls for Ginsburg-Sotomayor recusal

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Latest on

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Do guns and drinks mix at home? Court hearing man's case

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Having a few too many at home shouldn't make handling one's own firearm illegal, according to an Ohio man challenging his arrest on a charge of possessing a weapon while intoxicated.

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Syrian troops press ahead with campaign as strike kills 3

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held northwestern Syrian city struck a school Tuesday, killing three people, Syrian opposition activists said, as government forces moved forward in their offensive tow…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
The Latest: 'Where's the goat?' is refrain at Indian banquet

NEW DELHI (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to India (all times local):

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Egyptian state TV says ex-President Mubarak has died at 91

CAIRO (AP) — Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was a fixture in Mideast politics before being forced by the military to resign after nationwide protests that were part of the Arab world's 2…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
AP Explains: Malaysia political upheaval as leader resigns

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's ruling alliance collapsed this week after 94-year-old Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned and dozens of lawmakers defected in an audacious attempt to form a new governm…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Global Forecast-Fahrenheit

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Global Forecast-Celsius

Global Forecast as of 23:00 GMT Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Egypt state TV: Ex-President Mubarak has died at 91

CAIRO (AP) — Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who for nearly 30 years was the resolute face of stability in the Mideast before being forces by the military to resign after 18-day nationwide protests that were par…

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
Desperate to stop virus' spread, countries limit travel

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials in the U.S. warned Tuesday that the fast-spreading coronavirus is certain to reach the country at some point, even as their counterparts in Europe and Asia scrambled to contain new …

Updated 6 years, 7 months ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

'Are you still alive?' Virus fears grip South Korean city