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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 …
Mississippi residents fleeing floods after torrential rains
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Trash cans and ducks floated through a neighborhood along a rain-swollen river in Mississippi on Friday as residents packed up what they could and fled to higher ground to escape what author…
Ex-Michigan State coach convicted in case tied to Nassar
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A jury on Friday convicted a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach of lying to police when she denied that two teen athletes told her of sexual abuse by sports doctor
Jury convicts ex-Michigan State University coach of lying to police in probe of past complaints about Larry Nassar
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jury convicts ex-Michigan State University coach of lying to police in probe of past complaints about Larry Nassar.
Police: Mall shooter found dead from apparent suicide
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man accused of
In retort to abortion ban, lawmaker calls for vasectomies
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama lawmaker fed up with her colleagues' attempts to outlaw abortion has filed legislation to require all men over 50 to get vasectomies.
Mexican activists protest after gruesome killing of woman
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dozens of women spray-painted slogans such as “We won't be silenced” on the facade and doorway of Mexico City's National Palace on Friday, and hundreds marched later through the capital's center …
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Black Mormon missionary attacked in possible hate crime
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah authorities are investigating an attack on a black missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a possible hate crime.
US stock indexes edge lower, but on track for weekly gains
Stocks headed lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, erasing modest early gains.
Vatican, Chinese foreign ministers hold highest-level talks
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican and Chinese foreign ministers met Friday in the highest-level encounter between the two sides following the 2018 signing of a landmark accord on Catholic bishop nominations.
Police: Houston-area ex-pastor killed wife, son and himself
SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) — Police are trying to determine why a former pastor from the Houston area fatally shot his wife and 11-year-old son, tried to strangle his daughter, then killed himself.
Home renovation bittersweet occasion for Parkland widow
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Debbi Hixon was a bundle of nerves waiting to see the 10-day makeover that had transformed her home. She wasn't concerned about the new kitchen counters or paint colors; the Parkland shooting…
Mississippi gave $2M in welfare money to wrestler's group
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi gave more than $2.1 million in federal welfare money to a ministry run by former pro wrestler Ted DiBiase Sr., who was known in the ring as “The Million Dollar Man."
Haiti officials say 15 children died in residence fire
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A fire swept through a Haitian children's home run by a Pennsylvania-based religious nonprofit group, killing 15 children, officials said Friday.
Trump's $1.5B uranium bailout triggers rush of mining plans
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump's $1.5 billion proposal to prop up the country's nuclear fuel industry has emboldened at least one company to take steps toward boosting operations at dormant uranium mi…