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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 …
LA man charged with killing ex, prominent family therapist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man suspected of killing his ex-girlfriend, a prominent family therapist and the former fiancee of comedian Drew Carey, was charged Wednesday with her murder.
The Latest: Sanders goes on offensive on health questions
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest on the
China says number of new virus cases rose by just 394 from previous day, death toll rises by 114
BEIJING (AP) — China says number of new virus cases rose by just 394 from previous day, death toll rises by 114.
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Debate underway: Bloomberg expecting fierce attacks
Bloomberg under fierce attack at Democrats' Nevada debate
LAS VEGAS (AP) — From the opening bell, Mike Bloomberg faced fierce attacks from his Democratic rivals over race and gender at Wednesday night's high-stakes debate in Las Vegas as the former New York City mayor fac…
New coronavirus case confirmed among cruise ship evacuees
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A new case of coronavirus was confirmed among people evacuated from a cruise ship to a California military base, authorities said Tuesday.
Racist comment stirs emotion for black Rhode Island lawmaker
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island lawmaker who is accused of calling another black female lawmaker a term that disparages their culture says she's ready to have a private conversation with her colleague so the…
Brazil deploys national guard after senator shot in strike
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian senator was shot Wednesday as he tried to intervene in a strike by military police demanding higher salaries in the northeastern state of Ceara, prompting authorities to deploy fed…
The Latest: Warren slams Bloomberg for comments about women
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest on the
Mexico City arrests 2 suspects in death of 7-year-old girl
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities said late Wednesday they arrested a woman and a man suspected in the kidnapping of a 7-year-old girl whose dead body was found wrapped in a plastic bag days later, a case that has pro…
Trump taps loyalist Grenell as nation's top intel official
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will become acting director of national intelligence, a move that puts a staunch Trump ally in c…
Judge nixes claim that Bronx Zoo elephant is 'imprisoned'
NEW YORK (AP) — Animal rights advocates have lost a bid to get a Bronx Zoo elephant declared to have human-like rights and transferred to a sanctuary, though a judge said the case for sending the pachyderm to a san…
Mom of man slain in home robbery arrested on drug charges
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Awoman whose son was fatally shot during a home invasion has been arrested after officers found more than $1 million worth ofdrugsin theGeorgiahome.
Missouri man charged in Chinese wife's death despite no body
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The American husband of a Chinese woman who has been missing since October was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in her death, even though her body hasn't been found.
Blagojevich praises, endorses Trump as justice reformer
CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich gushed about Donald Trump a day after the Republican president set him free from a federal prison, delivering a 20-minute monologue Wednesday outside h…