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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 …
The Latest: Ocasio-Cortez warms up crowd at Sanders rally
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The latest on campaigning for the 2020 election (all times local):
US to seek extradition of Mexican drug kingpin's nephew
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Brooklyn said Monday they intend to seek the extradition of a nephew of convicted Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, a notorious underworld figure who is on the FBI’s most wanted…
Ginsburg: Equal Rights Amendment backers should start over
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Monday that those like her who support an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution should start over in trying to get it passed rather than countin…
Trump paying tribute to 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan
DOVER, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump was traveling Monday to Dover, Delaware, to pay respects to two U.S. soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan when a soldier dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire w…
Maryland unveils statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — At a time when states are debating the removal of Confederate monuments, Maryland unveiled bronze statues of famed abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass during a ceremony Monday …
AP Photos: Beijing eerily quiet after Lunar New Year break
BEIJING (AP) — Officially, much of China got back to work on Monday after an extended Lunar New Year holiday, but there were few signs of activity in Beijing.
Ex-Chicago officer gets 10 years for fatal off-duty shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police officer convicted of murder for fatally shooting an unarmed man in 2017 was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison.
Growing dispute over ride-sharing apps and Phoenix airport
PHOENIX (AP) — A dispute between ride-hailing companies and the city of Phoenix deepened on Monday, as Arizona state lawmakers introduced legislation that would bar raising fees on Uber and Lyft at Sky Harbor airpo…
Arkansas officer on leave after placing student in chokehold
CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas police officer has been placed on leave as his department investigates him for placing a student in a chokehold Monday morning in a school altercation caught on video.
China's daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time
BEIJING (AP) — China's daily death toll from a new virus topped 100 for the first time and pushed the total past 1,000 dead, authorities said Tuesday after leader Xi Jinping visited a health center to rally public …
Deputy sues Toronto Raptors' boss over NBA Finals scuffle
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A law enforcement officer in California is suing the president of the Toronto Raptors over a scuffle following the team's NBA Finals victory over the Golden State Warriors last June.
Jury seated in trial of coach's knowledge of Nassar abuse
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A jury was selected Monday in the trial of a former Michigan State gymnastics coach who is charged with lying to investigators in connection with sexual assault complaints against sports docto…
Kobe Bryant's widow expresses grief, anger in online post
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Bryant expressed grief and anger in an Instagram post Monday as she copes with the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gigi and seven other people in a helicopter crash last…
'Satanist' Kansas soldier pleads guilty to bomb plot charges
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 24-year-old an Army infantry soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist who hoped to overthrow the U.S. government pleaded guilty Monday to distributing information through social media ab…
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British traveler with the new virus may have exposed dozens