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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 …
Bernie Sanders' campaign to request recount of Iowa caucuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign plans to ask for a partial recount of the Iowa caucus results after the state Democratic Party released results of its recanvass late Tuesday that show Sander…
Correction: Tribune-CEO story
In a story February 3, 2020, about executive changes at Tribune, The Associated Press erroneously stated in a headline that two executives were leaving the company. Only the CEO is leaving; the non-executive chairm…
Murdered Mexico City girl buried amid grief, outrage
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 7-year-old Mexico City girl whose brutal murder has generated national outrage was buried Tuesday as capital officials pledged to tighten rules for children leaving government schools on their …
New virus cases in China fall for 2nd day, deaths top 2,000
BEIJING (AP) — New virus cases in China continued to fall Wednesday, with 1,749 new infections and 136 new deaths announced after China's leader said disease prevention and control was at “a critical time.”
The Latest: Sanders pledges to take on NRA if he's president
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
Woman granted clemency got support from another ex-prisoner
DALLAS (AP) — A 40-year-old Texas woman who is
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.
Man charged with shooting kids who threw snowballs at car
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man is charged with firing shots at children who threw snowballs at his car, injuring two of them.
New virus cases in China continue downward trend with 1,749 new infections, 136 new deaths for total of 2,004
BEIJING (AP) — New virus cases in China continue downward trend with 1,749 new infections, 136 new deaths for total of 2,004.
Nebraska denies pardon for notorious killer's ex-girlfriend
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's pardons board refused Tuesday to pardon the murder conviction of the ex-girlfriend of Charles Starkweather, the infamous killer who went on a rampage in the 1950s that was later immo…
Florida woman in fraud case among those with Trump clemency
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman convicted in a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme is among the 11 federal inmates around the nation on whose behalf President Donald Trump has taken clemency actions.
Brazil oil workers clash with Petrobras in 18-day strike
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian oil workers and oil giant Petrobras are locked in a power struggle over plans to shift focus away from non-core assets, with a federation of unions saying on Tuesday that thousands o…
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President Trump goes on clemency spree, and the list is long
Tennessee Dems push to move up presidential primary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would be the first state in the nation to hold a presidential primary, freeing it from having to compete for attention on Super Tuesday, under a new bill.
US tells remaining cruise passengers: Stay out for 2 weeks
The U.S. government made good on its warning to Americans who chose to remain on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan, telling them they cannot return home for at least two weeks after they come ashore.