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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 …
Argentina delays payment on bond principal
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina announced Tuesday that it will delay paying principal on a peso-denominated bond that had been due this week while it works on restructuring an overall debt it says is unpay…
Samsung updates flagship phones, new foldable model expected
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samsung updated its flagship phones with better cameras Tuesday — but its big reveal is expected to be flashier.
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Official: Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face trial on charges of war crimes and genocide, a top Sudanese official…
Texas asks Supreme Court to repeal a California travel ban
HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas attorney general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a California law prohibiting state employees from using taxpayer-funded business trips to expos or conferences in Texas.
Kansas City man convicted in shooting that killed missionary
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man was convicted of killing a Christian missionary from China and wounding two others while high on PCP.
Feds: Ex-convict extorted college students for nearly $1M
NEW YORK (AP) — An ex-convict accused of bilking several college students out of nearly $1 million and forcing some into prostitution or unpaid labor was arrested Tuesday on extortion and sex trafficking charges.
Rains flood roads, swell rivers across the Deep South
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Roads were flooded and rivers were rising across the Deep South on Tuesday after a day of heavy rains that once again threatened a Mississippi lake where a dam previously was in danger of fa…
Defense: Case related to Nassar is about memory, not lies
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The case against a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach accused of lying to investigators about sports doctor Larry Nassar is about memory, a lawyer told jurors Tuesday.
Justice Thomas: Judges must uphold law, even when unpopular
ATLANTA (AP) — Judges must resist the temptation to bend their rulings to personal racial, religious or partisan preferences and instead uphold the rule of law, even when that leads to unpopular decisions, U.S. Sup…
Financial impact of virus plays out before global tech fair
LONDON (AP) — The impact on travel and commerce from the viral outbreak in China is playing out ahead of one of the world's biggest technology fairs scheduled later this month in Europe.
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New name for disease caused by virus outbreak: COVID-19
LONDON (AP) — The disease caused by a new virus that emerged late last year in China and has since sickened tens of thousands of people now has an official name: COVID-19.
Judge tosses more drug convictions in Chicago cop scandal
CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge on Tuesday threw out the felony drug convictions of 12 men who were framed by a disgraced former Chicago police sergeant, bringing to 94 the number of overturned convictions linke…
Defense: Case related to Nasar is about memory, not lies
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The case against a former Michigan State University gymnastics coach accused of lying to investigators about sports doctor Larry Nassar is about memory, a lawyer told jurors Tuesday.