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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 …
Virus death toll nears 1,400 in China
BEIJING (AP) — China on Friday reported another sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new virus, as the death toll neared 1,400.
China reports 121 more deaths, 5,090 new cases in virus outbreak, raising death toll to nearly 1,400
BEIJING (AP) — China reports 121 more deaths, 5,090 new cases in virus outbreak, raising death toll to nearly 1,400.
Gunshots fired in Thai capital, no one hurt
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand say multiple gunshots have been fired into the air by a man in the middle of the capital Bangkok.
Asian stocks edge mostly lower after China virus cases spike
Asian shares mostly fell Friday as investors turned cautious following a surge in cases of a new virus in China that threatens to crimp economic growth and hurt businesses worldwide.
Warren has raised $6M since Iowa, says race is 'wide open'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says she's raised about $6 million from online donors since last week's first-in-the-nation caucuses, fueled by people who want to see her stay i…
China's virus crackdown leaves millions working at home
BEIJING (AP) — In the middle of a phone call with a customer, an important visitor knocks on Michael Xiong's door: his 3-year-old son.
Frederick Koch, low-profile Koch brother, dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Frederick Koch, who kept a low profile as an arts benefactor rather than joining the family oil business that became Koch Industries, has died, according to the New York Times. He was 86.
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Cruise stranded by virus fears ends with roses in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of cruise ship passengers long stranded at sea by virus fears cheered as they finally disembarked Friday and were welcomed to Cambodia by the nation's authoritarian leader wh…
UN official: justice for victims can't replace punishment
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who was tortured at a secret prison in her native Chile, told the Security Council on Thursday that justice for victims of conflict can’t be an alter…
DNA links dead criminal to a 1996 South Carolina cold case
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A cold-case slaying in South Carolina has been closed, as police believe the killer died in a Louisiana jail more than a decade ago.
2020 Democrats step up attacks to blunt Bloomberg's rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates hoping to revive their flagging campaigns increasingly took aim at Mike Bloomberg on Thursday, blasting their billionaire rival for trying to buy his way into th…
Spirit Airlines moving operations center to Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Spirit Airlines and Tennessee officials say the low-cost carrier is moving its operations control center from Florida to the Nashville area.
Man convicted in case tied to disgraced ex-cop exonerated
HOUSTON (AP) — A judge formally exonerated a second person Thursday who had been convicted and imprisoned based on testimony by a disgraced Houston ex-police officer.
Passengers finally begin leaving cruise ship in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — Hundreds of cruise ship passengers long stranded at sea by virus fears cheered as they finally disembarked Friday and were welcomed to Cambodia by the nation's authoritarian leader, w…