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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 …
Facebook to allow paid political messages that aren't ads
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook decided Friday to allow a type of paid political message that had sidestepped many of the social network's rules governing political ads.
Jewish leaders seek better policing of online hate speech
MUNICH (AP) —
Thai police to probe surrogacy operation's Chinese links
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's prime minister has ordered an investigation into illegal surrogate birth services be extended to China after raids this week netted two alleged Chinese ringleaders, police said Friday.
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Teacher cleared for lesson that had students act as slaves
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey school district has cleared a teacher of wrongdoing for having students pretend to be slaves as part of a history lesson.
German president criticizes US stance at security conference
MUNICH (AP) — Germany's president criticized the U.S. administration at a security conference on Friday for appearing to reject “even the idea of an international community.”
Military, activists: Syrian helicopter shot down in Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) — A government helicopter was shot down and its crew killed Friday in Syria's northwest, where a military offensive against opposition fighters is unfolding, a Syrian military official and activists sai…
US secretary of state heads to Africa after long absence
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Africa this weekend as the first U.S. cabinet official to visit in more than 18 months, and he is certain to face questions about the
The Latest: Hong Kong announces anti-virus funds
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a new virus that originated in China (all times local):
Belarus leader says Russia insists on merging the two states
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — The president of Belarus said Friday that Russia insisted on merging the two states during last week's talks on further integrating the countries' economies.
Former priest convicted in 1960 Texas slaying dies at 87
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former Texas priest who was
Teacher investigated for telling students to act as slaves
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey school district is investigating a teacher's history lesson that had students pretend to be slaves, officials said.
Orphaned albino elephant recovers from poacher's snare
HOEDSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) — Khanysia did not see the trap set by a poacher in South Africa's Kruger National Park. She dove head first into the sharp wire snare, which cut her mouth, face and underneath her ear…
Correction: Slavery Lesson story
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — In a story February 13, 2020, about a New Jersey school district investigating a teacher’s history lesson that had students pretend to be slaves, The Associated Press erroneously reported th…
After residents cry fowl: Miami to relocate pack of peacocks
MIAMI (AP) — A pack of peacocks that has wreaked havoc on a Miami neighborhood will be relocated after city commissioners voted Thursday night to side with residents and agreed to have the birds taken away.