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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 …
Fiery train derailment in Kentucky spills ethanol into river
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A large rock slide on a rain-saturated mountain caused a fiery train derailment Thursday morning in eastern Kentucky that briefly trapped two crew members and caused a chemical leak into a ri…
AP hires 2 reporters to cover race, join national team
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has hired two veteran journalists to join its national reporting team that covers race and ethnicity.
Teacher unions: Children terrified by active shooter drills
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The nation's two largest teachers unions want schools to revise or eliminate active shooter drills, asserting Tuesday that they can harm students' mental health and that there are better wa…
New evidence frees 2 men serving life in double killing
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Two men serving life sentences for a double killing 25 years ago, but whose convictions were recently thrown out because of evidence that cast doubt on their guilt, celebrated with relatives an…
North Macedonia finds 53 migrants crammed into a truck
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia have found 53 migrants crammed into a truck in a southeastern border region and arrested the driver on suspicion of belonging to a trafficking gang, official…
The Latest: Hong Kong Catholics suspend Masses over virus
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a new virus that originated in China (all times local):
The Latest: Anti-virus Valentine bouquets include sanitizer
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a new virus that originated in China (all times local):
US woman wanted for husband's slaying arrested in Rome
ROME (AP) — An American woman wanted in the 2002 death of her husband, whose remains were so badly burned they weren’t identified for more than a decade, has been arrested in Rome, police said.
Rome police arrest Michigan woman in 2002 slaying of husband whose burned body wasn't identified for a decade
ROME (AP) — Rome police arrest Michigan woman in 2002 slaying of husband whose burned body wasn't identified for a decade.
Flooding forces Alabama school system to shut down
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama school system called off classes Thursday because flooding affected its public water supply, and officials asked residents to conserve water.
Brazilian journalist slain on lawless Paraguay border
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian journalist was gunned down in his home on Paraguay's border as he ate dinner with his wife, father-in-law and young child, prosecutors said Thursday.
New virus has infected more than 60,000 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 60,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that caus…
Trump Fed nominee Shelton promises 'intellectual diversity'
Washington (AP) — President Donald Trump's nominee to the Federal Reserve touted her credentials in written testimony Thursday and said she would “work collegially” if approved.
Getting the story of South Sudan's devastating oil pollution
PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — Air so foul it is hard to take a deep breath. Toxic chemicals seeping into the earth. Mothers giving birth to disabled children.
China reports spike in virus cases with new way of counting
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday reported a sharp spike in deaths and infections from a new virus after the hardest-hit province of Hubei applied a new classification system that broadens the scope of diagnoses for…