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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 …
Trump commutes former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's sentence
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday commuted the 14-year prison sentence handed out to Rod Blagojevich for political corruption, saying the former Illinois governor was a victim of the same prosecutori…
Russia to soon ban entry of Chinese to shield from new virus
BERLIN (AP) — Russian authorities said Tuesday they will impose a temporary entry ban for all Chinese nationals amid the outbreak of the new virus in China that has infected more than 73,000 people worldwide since …
Imprisoned for leaking secrets, woman seeks Trump clemency
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A former government contractor serving time in federal prison for leaking a classified document to a news organization is making an appeal for early release to President Donald Trump, who once …
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Execution date set for man convicted of killing 81-year-old
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri man convicted of killing an 81-year-old mobile home park manager nearly three decades ago now faces execution in May.
Draft report doesn't recommend punishing ex-war college head
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A draft of a naval inspector general report does not recommend any punishment against a senior officer who was removed as president of the U.S. Naval War College, according to The Providence…
Trump commutes Blagojevich sentence, pardons others
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik.
Officials search for small plane that crashed near Dominica
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities on the French island of Guadeloupe said Tuesday that they were looking for the remains of a small plane that apparently crashed at sea near the eastern Caribbean island of D…
After learning of Whitey Bulger LSD tests, juror has regrets
EASTHAM, Mass. (AP) — One of the jurors who convicted notorious crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger says she regrets her decision after learning that he was an unwitting participant in a covert CIA experiment with LSD.
Israel to allow hundreds more Gazans to enter for work
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will provide hundreds of additional work permits for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli defense body said Tuesday, in a new step aimed at solidifying an informal cease-fire with the …
Courts make photo ID less likely in N Carolina 2020 voting
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's newest voter photo identification law seems flawed by “discriminatory intent” and should have been blocked months ago, a state appeals court ruled on Tuesday, creating another …
Mom, daughter plead not guilty to slaying 5 close relatives
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A mother and her adult daughter pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing five of their close relatives, including three children, at an apartment outside Philadelphia.
Texas man pleads not guilty to killing 2, including officer
MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A 28-year-old Texas man pleaded not guilty during the first day of his capital murder trial for the 2018 killings of a Dallas-area police officer and another man.
UN envoy warns `dire' military situation risks Yemen peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen warned Tuesday the “increasingly dire” military situation in the Arab world's poorest country is putting U.N. efforts to end the five-year conflict at “great r…
Peru gas workers unearth centuries of history in Lima's soil
LIMA, Peru (AP) — For nearly two decades, workers for a company building gas lines across Peru’s capital have found themselves unearthing a treasure trove of history.