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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 …
Xi's early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions
BEIJING (AP) — A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the response to a new virus outbreak from early on in the crisi…
Ministers seek to reinforce drive to cut Libya arms supplies
MUNICH (AP) — Foreign ministers and other top officials from about a dozen countries gathered Sunday in Germany to keep up the push for peace in Libya after countries with interests in its long-running civil war ag…
UK hit by hurricane-force winds, 'life-threatening' floods
Storm Dennis roared across Britain on Sunday, lashing towns and cities with high winds and dumping so much rain that authorities urged residents to protect themselves from “life-threatening floods" in Wales and Sco…
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Families returning to housing complex after health concerns
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Families are returning to a North Carolina public housing community more than a month after officials
Reid says Biden will do well in diverse Nevada's caucuses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wouldn’t say Saturday whether he’s told any of the eight Democrats running for president to drop out of the race but said people should not count former Vic…
UN official says airstrikes kill over 30 civilians in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Strikes killed more than 30 civilians in a mountainous northern Yemeni province Saturday, the U.N. humanitarian chief for the country said, calling the attack “shocking.”
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Skier suffocates to death after getting caught in chairlift
VAIL, Colo. (AP) — A skier appears to have suffocated to death at a Colorado resort after he fell through an opening in a chairlift seat and became caught with his coat wrapped around his head and neck, officials s…
New virus has infected more than 69,000 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 69,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that caus…
Another Mississippi inmate dies; no foul play suspected
An inmate in Mississippi died Saturday, making him at least the 17th inmate in the state's
Bolsonaro stresses Christian morals amid Rio's pre-Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro addressed tens of thousands of evangelicals on a Rio de Janeiro beach Saturday, telling them Brazil's government is working to restore morality in Latin America’s larg…
California death row inmate dies; prisoner killed in attack
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — A death row inmate died Saturday at a hospital, while the previous day another prisoner was killed after two inmates attacked him, California officials said.
Kin seek information on missing kids after orphanage fire
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Relatives of 15 children killed in a fire at an orphanage continued to show up outside the burned-out compound Saturday seeking news about their missing kids.
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