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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 …
With virus, shops in China suffer a star-crossed Valentines
BEIJING (AP) — In virus-stricken China, couples can celebrate Valentine's Day with a roast beef salad, hot chocolate, a rose and a note, all delivered to their door.
Haiti health workers say 13 children died in residence fire
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A fire swept through a Haitian children's home run by a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit group, killing 13 children, health care workers said Friday.
Chicago-area student freed from immigrant detention center
CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago high school student was released from a southern Illinois immigrant detention center with supporters planning to continue a fight against her deportation to Honduras.
12 Germans detained over probe into far-right extremism
BERLIN (AP) — German police have detained 12 men on suspicion of involvement in a far-right group that allegedly planned attacks against politicians and minorities, officials said Friday.
US service member dies in non-combat incident in Djibouti
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Pentagon has released the identity of a U.S. soldier who was killed Thursday in a non-combat-related incident in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti.
Belarus leader says Russia insists on merging 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.
San Diego aquarium breeds rare weedy sea dragon in captivity
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Southern California aquarium has successfully bred the rare weedy sea dragon, the lesser known cousin of the sea horse that resembles seaweed when floating.
Haitian orphanage worker says 13 children die in fire
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Thirteen children died in a fire at an orphanage outside the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, a child-care worker said Friday.
UK judge: Police probe of 'transphobic' tweets was unlawful
LONDON (AP) — A British court ruled Friday that police infringed a man’s right to free expression when they showed up at his workplace to quiz him over his Twitter posts about transgender people.
Turkey court acquits exiled novelist of terror charges
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish court on Friday acquitted journalist and award-winning novelist Asli Erdogan of terrorism-related charges for writing for a pro-Kurdish newspaper that has since been shut-down.
Legendary rodeo clown Lecile Harris dead at 83
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A legendary rodeo clown who spent decades performing has died after the final performance of the 55th Annual Dixie National Rodeo and Livestock Show in Mississippi.
Carter Center chooses US AID leader as its new executive
ATLANTA (AP) — A human rights organization founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, has appointed a new chief executive.
Syrians scramble for refuge in last opposition frontier
BEIRUT (AP) — Throughout Syria’s civil war, Maad al-Khalaf helped other Syrians find shelter in the opposition enclave in the northwest as they fled government military advances around the country. Now he’s the one…
Virus infects more than 1,700 health workers in China, 6 die
BEIJING (AP) — More than 1,700 Chinese medical workers have been infected by the new virus that has killed nearly 1,400 people and spread to other parts of Asia and as far as the U.S. and Europe, a senior Chinese o…
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