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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 …
Trial date set for man charged last year in 1993 killing
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A trial date was set Monday for a convicted pedophile accused of raping and killing a 9-year-old Missouri girl in 1993.
Jurors begin deliberations in Iowa cold case murder trial
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Jurors began deliberations Monday in the Iowa cold case trial of a man accused of killing a high school student more than 40 years ago.
Heavy rains, flooding pummel Cairo and parts of Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — Heavy rains pummeled the Egyptian capital of Cairo and other parts of the country Monday, causing massive traffic jams and flooding on many key roads.
Agents' shootings escape scrutiny, use-of-force reforms
PHOENIX (AP) — First came the crash, reverberating off the walls of the retirement community like a “mini atom bomb,” then a barrage of gunfire shattered the desert morning calm.
Virginia lawmakers pass bill ending Lee-Jackson holiday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amid an ongoing debate about how Virginia should acknowledge its Confederate history, state lawmakers passed a bill Monday that scraps a 116-year-old state holiday honoring rebel generals Rober…
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Across races, religions, coalitions organize for solidarity
(RNS) — Rachel Prestipino knows how segregated Miami can be every day, including Sunday: “It’s not just at 11 a.m.”
Men hire lawyer 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 a California law firm that is representing dozens of accusers who sued Ohio State University in a …
Victims turn to media to expose sex abuse by college doctors
Robert Julian Stone was tired of waiting, afraid that complaints of sexual abuse at the hands of a former University of Michigan doctor would be covered up.
UN reiterates support for 2-state Israel-Palestine solution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday reiterated its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in its first statement following the unveiling of the U.S. plan for res…
Pilot in Istanbul airport crash earlier this month arrested
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A court ordered the arrest of the pilot of a plane that crashed earlier this month at an Istanbul airport killing three passengers, on charges of "involuntary manslaughter and causing injury,"…
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German man drives car into Carnival crowd, injures 30
BERLIN (AP) — A man intentionally drove a car into a crowd at a Carnival parade in a small town in central Germany, injuring around 30 people including children, officials said Monday.
Louisiana judge apologizes for racial slurs in text messages
NAPOLEONVILLE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge has apologized for using racial slurs in angry text messages, which she now admits she sent during an argument with her lover in an extramarital affair.