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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 …
Tennessee man to be electrocuted for killing fellow inmate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee inmate is scheduled Thursday to become the fifth to die in the state's electric chair in the past 16 months. Each of those inmates chose electrocution over the state's preferred …
Mississippi man accused of killing 8 tears up during trial
MAGNOLIA, Miss. (AP) — Testimony from a Mississippi woman whose son and nephew were two of the eight victims killed in an early morning shooting in 2017 was so emotional that the man accused of killing them was in …
South Korea city urges 2.5M to stay home as virus cases grow
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spiked and he pleaded for help from the central g…
China's virus cases, deaths rise, but count revised again
BEIJING (AP) — New virus cases in China have again declined, up just 394, after authorities Thursday again changed how they count new daily infections. They are now discounting cases that had come back negative aft…
South Korean city urges 2.5M people to stay home over virus
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spike.
Mayor of South Korean city of Daegu urges its 2.5 million people to refrain from going outside as its virus cases spike
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Mayor of South Korean city of Daegu urges its 2.5 million people to refrain from going outside as its virus cases spike.
Egypt's once-reviled street dogs get chance at a better life
CAIRO (AP) — Karim Hegazi spends his days in a Cairo clinic taking care of animals long considered a menace in Egypt.
Analysis: Dems' civility gives way to combustible conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) — Through a year of campaigning, the Democratic presidential candidates played nice, talking up party unity, disagreeing mostly politely on policy.
Pentagon chief visits nuke base to highlight weapon spending
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper used his first-ever visit to a nuclear missile field in frigid North Dakota to tout the Trump administration's multibillion-dollar plan for a top-to-bo…
PM says Australians 'devastated' by domestic violence attack
SYDNEY (AP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday that Australians were “shocked, saddened and devastated” by the deaths of five people including three children after a car fire in apparent domestic violenc…
Suspect, 1 other found dead after 9 people killed in Germany
HANAU, Germany (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting nine people in the German city of Hanau was found dead at his home early Thursday, hours after the attacks in and outside two hookah lounges, police said.
Police say the suspect in deadly shootings in German city of Hanau has been found dead at his home
BERLIN (AP) — Police say the suspect in deadly shootings in German city of Hanau has been found dead at his home.
Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street rises to record
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mixed Thursday in Asia after Wall Street recovered to record highs, with the Shanghai benchmark jumping nearly 2% after China's central bank cut interest rates to help ease credit for compa…
Police: Suspect found dead after 9 killings in German city
HANAU, Germany (AP) — A man suspected of fatally shooting several people in the German city of Hanau was found dead at his home early Thursday, hours after the attacks in and outside two hookah lounges, police said.
AP FACT CHECK: Dems' debate flubs; Trump untruths at rally
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest Democratic presidential debate was a raucous one, ripe for exaggerations and distortions as Mike Bloomberg made his debut on the debate stage and rivals went after him and each other. P…