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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 …
Stocks fall, bond prices rise as investors seek safe ground
Stocks fell and bond prices rose sharply on Wall Street Friday amid signs that economic fallout from the viral outbreak that originated in China is hurting U.S. companies.
Cancer-linked chemical found inside Kansas aircraft hangar
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — More than 50 personnel at McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas may have been exposed to dangerous levels of a compound linked to cancer that was found inside an aircraft hangar last year, accordi…
School bus draped with message targets UK's Prince Andrew
LONDON (AP) — A yellow school bus with a banner depicting the face of Britain's Prince Andrew drove past Buckingham Palace on Friday, urging him to testify in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epst…
Oahu had hottest year on record in 2019, officials say
HONOLULU (AP) — Oahu experienced its hottest year on record in 2019, according tofederal officials and municipal authorities.
Brother testifies about man charged with killing 8 people
MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man on trial in the 2017 shooting deaths of eight people had previously helped two of those who were killed, his brother testified Thursday.
US, Taliban to begin a countdown to Afghan peace deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The countdown to the signing of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States on Feb. 29 to end the 18 years of war in Afghanistan will begin at midnight Friday, when a seven-day “red…
Mexico scientist accused as Russian spy held without bail
MIAMI (AP) —
Correction: Arizona-Sanctuary Policy Ban story
PHOENIX (AP) — In a story February 20, 2020, about the Arizona governor and lawmakers deciding to back off an attempt to make a sanctuary city ban part of the state constitution, The Associated Press erroneously re…
Tokyo delays Olympic volunteer training because of virus
TOKYO (AP) — While again stating there are no plans to cancel or delay the Tokyo Olympics, local organizers postponed training sessions for volunteers on Friday for at least two months because of the virus outbreak…
Caroline Kennedy resigns from Harvard Kennedy School board
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, has stepped down as honorary chair of an advisory board of an institute at a Harvard University graduate school named in honor of…
Mom helps 2 men rescue truck driver days after giving birth
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman who had given birth just a few days earlier said her instincts kicked in when she stopped along a highway to help save a driver who was on fire after his tanker truck loaded wit…
College investigating reports of coronavirus-themed party
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York college is investigating whether an off-campus coronavirus-themed party violated the student code of conduct.
Kansas man forced to take part in triple killing enters plea
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man who was forced to participate in the killing of his good friend to save his own life during a violent rampage in which two others died pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murd…
7 charged in Vietnam in deaths of 39 migrants in England
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Police in Vietnam have charged seven people in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were found in a refrigerated trailer near London last October, state media said.
Inmate confesses killing 2 molesters in letter to newspaper
CORCORAN, Calif. (AP) — A California inmate serving a life sentence for murder confessed in a letter that he beat to death two child molesters with a cane hours after a prison counselor ignored his urgent warning t…