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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 …
New virus has infected more than 77,000 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 77,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that caus…
Virus cases jump in S Korea to 346, China daily count drops
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Saturday reported a six-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 346, most of them linked to a church and a hospital in and around the fourth-largest city where health …
Police: Suspect dies after hit-and-run, shooting, car in lake
BUFORD, Ga. (AP) — A rifle-toting suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash and a subsequent carjacking Friday afternoon allegedly fired at police justbefore he drove a vehicle into a Georgialake and it sank, authori…
City that prayed, searched for missing girl says goodbye
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina community that searched, prayed and then cried for a missing 6-year-old girlsaid goodbye Friday to the youngster, who disappeared from her front yard and
University of Michigan officials told of abuse decades ago
ANN ARBOR, Michigan (AP) — University of Michigan officials were warned more than four decades ago that one of its doctors was fondling patients during medical exams, but he continued working there despite a demoti…
South Korea reports 142 new virus cases
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 142 new cases of a viral outbreak, bringing the country's total to 346.
South Korea reports 142 new cases of the virus, most in Daegu and nearby regions, bringing the total to 346
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea reports 142 new cases of the virus, most in Daegu and nearby regions, bringing the total to 346.
Los Angeles man sentenced for smuggling drugs to Australia
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man who smuggled nearly 90 pounds of cocaine to Australia inside of air conditioners, water heaters and other household appliances was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal pris…
China reports major daily drop in virus cases to 397, slight fall in daily death toll to 109, most in epicenter of Hubei
BEIJING (AP) — China reports major daily drop in virus cases to 397, slight fall in daily death toll to 109, most in epicenter of Hubei.
Boyfriend of slain Georgia student charged with murder
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) — The boyfriend of a slain university studentin central Georgiawas charged with malice murder in her death Friday evening, authorities said.
San Diego sheriff agrees to share immigration information
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego County Sheriff's Department will share records of people who were criminally arrested with immigration authorities, becoming the first local law enforcement agency in five states to c…
Man accused of fatally stabbing girlfriend at Airbnb
SAN JOSE (AP) — A man was arraigned Friday in the alleged fatal stabbing of his girlfriend at the Airbnb rental home they shared in the San Francisco Bay Area, then leaving in her car with all of his belongings.
Italy reports 1st virus death, cases more than quadruple
CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — Italy reported its first death from the new virus from China early Saturday and the number of people infected more than quadrupled due to a cluster of cases that prompted officials to order sc…
Columbus ship replicas sail into Mississippi harbor
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Replicas of Christopher Columbus' Niña and Pinta have arrived along Mississippi's Gulf Coast, sailing into a Biloxi harbor as spectators aimed their phones out to the horizon.
In Nevada, Biden casts Sanders, Bloomberg as party posers
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As the Democratic presidential primary advances toward Super Tuesday, Joe Biden wants voters to choose a loyal Democrat. Preferably him, of course, but mostly just not Bernie Sanders or Mike Bloomb…