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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 …
Third student-runner who was struck by speeding truck dies
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A third member of a suburban Oklahoma City high school cross-country team who was struck by a speeding pickup truck earlier this month has died.
Accuser testifies in ex-college athlete's sex assault trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — One of six women to accuse a former University of Delaware baseball player of sexually assault has testified that he choked her as she tried to free herself.
The Latest: Democrats start early voting in Nevada caucuses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local):
France announces 1st death of virus patient outside Asia
PARIS (AP) — France on Saturday reported the first death outside Asia of a person infected with the new virus from China, an 80-year-old Chinese tourist who two French hospitals initially turned away, and also repo…
Ex-Baltimore police commissioner released from prison
BALTIMORE (AP) — A former Baltimore police commissioner who pleaded guilty to failing to file federal tax returns has been released from prison.
Authorities: 14-year-old arrested in fatal stabbing of Barnard College student Tessa Majors in a Manhattan park
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities: 14-year-old arrested in fatal stabbing of Barnard College student Tessa Majors in a Manhattan park.
Police: 14-year-old held in Barnard College student death
NEW YORK (AP) — A 14-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard College student in a Manhattan park in December, authorities said Saturday.
2 charged in multimillion-dollar prostitution operation
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado woman and an Israeli man are charged with laundering millions of dollars that U.S. prosecutors say came from a high-end prostitution operation they ran for years.
New virus cases fall; WHO says China bought the world time
BEIJING (AP) — China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases Saturday while the head of the World Health Organization praised the country's efforts to contain the new disease, saying they have "bought the …
Ex-diplomat's daughter charged with murder in fatal stabbing
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A woman arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing an acquaintance during an argument in a Maryland home has been identified by news reports as a daughter of a former U.S. ambassador.
Body found in rough seas as UK faces another fierce storm
LONDON (AP) — Rescuers found a body in rough seas following an extensive search Saturday off the coast of southeast England, as Britain faced a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding.
Democrats gaining voter edge in California House battles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republicans hope to recapture seven California U.S. House seats lost in a 2018 rout, but Democrats are gaining ground among registered voters as the party looks to hold districts that could be cr…
Ivanka Trump in Abu Dhabi ahead of women's conference
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ivanka Trump, daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, where she met with women entrepreneurs and was to meet Abu Dhabi's crow…
Enormous waves race across Atlantic, UK faces another storm
LONDON (AP) — Enormous waves churned across the North Atlantic on Saturday as Britain braced for a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding. Hundreds of flights were cancelled, and the Royal Navy…
Questions complicate efforts to contain new virus from China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports one day suggest the respiratory outbreak in China might be slowing, the next brings word of thousands more cases. Even the experts have whiplash in trying to determine if the epidemic is g…