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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 …
Klobuchar shifts on immigration before Nevada caucuses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar says she no longer believes English should be the national language of the U.S., disavowing a vote she took more than a decade ago as she tries to bu…
Angry protests in Mexico after woman's gruesome killing
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Angry demonstrations broke out in Mexico City on Friday as hundreds of women protested the gruesome slaying and mutilation of a young woman, a case that has come to personify outrage over the ris…
Indonesia rebels say they took weapons from crashed chopper
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rebels in Indonesia's Papua province said Saturday they had seized weapons and ammunition from a military helicopter that crashed eight months ago in jungle-covered mountains.
Warren Buffett's son helps Colombia kick cocaine curse
TIBU, Colombia (AP) — With Colombian military snipers in position, Howard Buffett descends from a helicopter and trudges through the wet grass in steel-toe boots chewed through by his dog’s teeth.
US prosecutors end old terror case against California man
SACRAMENTO, Calif (AP) — One of the nation's highest profile post-9/11 terrorism cases fully unraveled Friday, with federal prosecutors saying they won’t pursue charges after a judge last year overturned the convic…
5-year-old who rescued family from fire gets honor
KINGSTON, Ga. (AP) — A 5-year-old boy who saved his family from a house fire received special recognition Friday from officials in northwest Georgia.
Mainland China announces major drop in new virus cases to 2,641, total deaths rise by 143 to 1,523
BEIJING (AP) — Mainland China announces major drop in new virus cases to 2,641, total deaths rise by 143 to 1,523.
Salvage firm asks US judge to halt removal of capsized ship
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A maritime salvage company is asking a federal judge to stop the Coast Guard and a rival firm from carrying out their plans to remove a cargo ship that overturned five months ago on the Georgia…
The US Embassy in Japan says Americans aboard quarantined ship will be flown back to US on chartered flight Sunday
TOKYO (AP) — The US Embassy in Japan says Americans aboard quarantined ship will be flown back to US on chartered flight Sunday.
Man charged with trespassing near Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was arrested Thursday after officers spotted him hiding near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, authorities said.
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De Blasio endorses former 2020 rival Sanders for president
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is endorsing Bernie Sanders for president, a move that puts de Blasio in a position to become a leading voice in opposition to Sanders' newest rival, Mike Bloomber…