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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 …
Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it intended to end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country in the most serious threat to their treaty …
Elbow bumps and bows: Singapore air show opens despite virus
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore's air show began Tuesday with the usual ribbon cutting and displays of aerial prowess, but also with less typical warnings to industry and military figures attending to avoid handshakes a…
Bangladesh official: At least 16 dead in sinking of an overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya refugees in the Bay of Bengal
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh official: At least 16 dead in sinking of an overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya refugees in the Bay of Bengal.
Police: Infant's death being investigated as homicide
WASHINGTON (AP) — An 11-month-old girl suffered multiple life-threatening injuries before her death, which police in Washington said was being investigated as a homicide.
Philippines notifies US of its intent to end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippines notifies US of its intent to end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country.
Nearly 200 evacuees to leave coronavirus quarantine in US
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 200 evacuees prepared Tuesday to end their two-week quarantine at a Southern California military base where they have been living since flying out of China during a deadly viral outb…
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…
Rebuilding Afghanistan has a high human cost, US agency says
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Rebuilding Afghanistan has cost hundreds of lives, according to a new report released Tuesday by a U.S. government watchdog that monitors the billions of dollars Washington spends in the w…
Congressman Lewis to receive NAACP honor at awards show
ATLANTA (AP) — The NAACP is honoring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist.
Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 16 dead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An overcrowded boat carrying about 125 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank early Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 16 dead, Bangladeshi officials said Tuesday.
Trump campaigns as 2nd Amendment warrior
WASHINGTON (AP) — After the Parkland school shooting in Florida two years ago, President Donald Trump chided Republican lawmakers for being too “scared” of the National Rifle Association to tighten gun laws — then …
What to watch in New Hampshire's primary on Tuesday night
The Democratic presidential race is deeply unsettled heading into the New Hampshire primary. It may be up to the state to put some structure around the chaotic contest, with Iowa being unable to declare a clear win…
Changing electorate could affect New Hampshire's primary
New Hampshire has been holding the first-in-the-nation presidential primary for 100 years, but a significant number of Tuesday's ballots could be cast by newcomers to that storied tradition.
US environmental law scale-back effort draws ire
DENVER (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday hosts the first of two hearings on a proposal to roll back a landmark environmental law, and activists say the abbreviated schedule is limiting the very public inpu…
Small New Hampshire town votes for Bloomberg in primary
DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg won the votes of a tiny New Hampshire community that barely hung onto its tradition of being among the first to cast ballots in the preside…