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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 …
The Latest: Biden urges Sanders to rein in some supporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on presidential campaign developments (all times local):
Aalst Carnival again has Jewish stereotypes in its parade
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Aalst Carnival opened with a parade Sunday which again included some stereotypical depictions of Jews despite warnings from organizers to avoid any anti-Semitic images in the wake of last year's…
Injured manatee, calf rescued in Florida waters
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A female manatee named Marlin and its calf were rescued after wildlife specialists found them injured in Florida waters.
Palestinian rockets strike Israel after Gaza border clash
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian militants fired some 20 rockets toward southern Israel on Sunday evening, the Israeli military said, hours after Israel said it killed a Palestinian militant who tried to place a bomb a…
Michigan sex-misconduct claims mirror Ohio State doctor case
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — When the University of Michigan announced last week that allegations of decades-old sexual misconduct by a sports doctor were under investigation, former wrestler Mike DiSabato was stunned b…
The Latest: Trump congratulates Sanders on Nevada caucus win
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on presidential campaign developments (all times local):
Passage to India: Trump ready for warm embrace, adulation
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the Trumpiest of offers.
Japan reports 3rd cruise ship death, 57 more infected
TOKYO (AP) — A cruise ship passenger who had been hospitalized after testing positive for the new virus died on Sunday, the third fatality from the Diamond Princess, Japan's health ministry said.
For Virginia Tech parents, new gun laws a long struggle
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Virginia lawmakers pass sweeping new gun control laws in the coming days, it will mark the culmination of nearly 13 years of often thankless work for two parents whose children were shot i…
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US 'honor roll' of historic places often ignores slavery
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Antebellum Southern plantations were built on the backs of enslaved people, and many of those plantations hold places of honor on the National Register of Historic Places - but don’t look fo…
Turkey closes borders with Iran over coronavirus concerns
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's health minister said the border with Iran would be closed from Sunday due to the number of coronavirus cases in its eastern neighbor.
2 migrants killed in car crash in Albania, 7 injured
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Two migrants were killed in a car crash and seven others were injured when their vehicle plummeted off a cliff in southern Albania, police said Sunday.
After learning of Whitey Bulger LSD tests, juror has regrets
EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) — One of the jurors who convicted notorious crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger says she regrets her decision after learning that he was an unwitting participant in a covert CIA experiment with LSD.
Iran says voter turnout dips below 50% in a first since 1979
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s interior ministry said Sunday that voter turnout in last week's parliamentary elections stood at 42.57%, the lowest in decades, in a possible sign of widespread dissatisfac…