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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 …
Republicans to honor girls suing over transgender policy
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Republicans will honor three high school runners who are suing to block a policy that allows transgender athletes to compete in girls sports, the party chairman said Monday.
Iowa man guilty in 1979 killing of high school student
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — More than 40 years after an 18-year-old high school student's body was found outside an Iowa shopping mall, jurors Monday convicted a man of murder in her death.
Donald Trump Jr. receives permit to hunt Alaska grizzly bear
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The oldest son of President Donald Trump has received a permit to hunt and kill a grizzly bear in Alaska, officials said Monday.
Epidemic vs. pandemic? Glossary of terms for virus outbreak
Some of the terminology being used about the new virus:
World's first in vitro cheetah cubs born at Ohio zoo
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — Two cheetah cubs have been born through in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer to a surrogate mother for the first time, Ohio zoo officials announced Monday.
Shaky truce appears to take hold in Israel-Gaza fighting
JERUSALEM (AP) — A shaky cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad appeared to be taking hold early Tuesday, ending a two-day round of violence that had threatened to disrupt next w…
Activists raise concerns about privacy of voting machines
ATLANTA (AP) — Election integrity activists are raising concerns about Georgia's new voting machines, saying the large, bright, vertical touchscreens allow other people in the room to see a voter's selections in vi…
Court awards $1.5M to Kansas man wrongfully convicted
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man awarded more than $1.5 million on Monday after spending 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit plans to continue his fight against those responsible for his night…
Brazil: Violent crime up in state hit by police strike
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Violent crime has been rising in Brazil's northeastern state of Ceara amid a police strike in its seventh day, federal Justice Minister Sergio Moro said Monday.
AP PHOTOS: A corps of women covering the Weinstein trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Much of what the world has seen and heard about Harvey Weinstein's rape trial has come from a core group of women journalists — the regulars at the Manhattan courthouse who would be there reporting …
Informal truce in jeopardy for Israel-Islamic Jihad fight
JERUSALEM (AP) — An informal cease-fire meant to end two days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip appeared to be unraveling late Monday, threatening to unle…
Forest fire near I-80, Appalachian Trail mostly contained
HARDWICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A forest fire burning through a popular hiking area that is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and a major interstate highway was about 80% contained by Monday afternoon, New Jersey fir…
Dow drops more than 1,000 as outbreak threatens the economy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 1,000 points Monday in the worst day for the stock market in two years as investors worry that the spread of a viral outbreak that began in China will weaken globa…
Mexicans protest "private beach" at Playa del Carmen resort
MEXICO CITY (AP) — With chants of “Free beach!”and waving placards, banners and Mexican flags, hundreds of protesters staged a symbolic beach party on a stretch of sand in the Caribbean resort of Playa del Carmen w…
Men hire lawyers over alleged abuse by U. of Michigan doctor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Several men alleging sexual abuse by a deceased University of Michigan doctor have retained law firms that are representing accusers who sued Michigan State University and Ohio State Univers…