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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 …
New York files lawsuit over ban on Global Access program
NEW YORK (AP) — New York state officials filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Department of Homeland Security's move to block New York residents from participating in Global Entry and other programs that allow tr…
Man pleads guilty for killing teen, posting photos online
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A man who stabbed a 17-year-old girl to death and posted photos of her bloody corpse online pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday.
Sheriff seeks help for inmate; mental health system 'broken'
DETROIT (AP) — A sheriff in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is using social media to plead for assistance for a mentally ill jail inmate.
Yemen talks about prisoner exchange underway in Jordan
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s warring sides quietly began U.N.-backed talks about a prisoner swap on Monday, according to the United Nations.
Health officials trace British patient travels in outbreak
LONDON (AP) — A middle-aged businessman from England who vacationed in the Alps has illustrated how the ease of international travel is complicating global efforts to track and contain the new coronavirus that emer…
Heavy rains, floods, mudslides paralyze parts of Sao Paulo
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Heavy rains in Sao Paulo brought Brazil's most populous city nearly to a halt on Monday with floods, mudslides and enormous traffic jams.
State to review LA police use of California gang database
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Department of Justice will review the Los Angeles Police Department's records and policies regarding use of the state's gang member database after allegations emerged that officers…
Palestinian leader to address UN on Trump plan, but no vote
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will reiterate his rejection of the Trump administration’s Mideast plan in an address to the U.N. Security Council Tuesday, but members will not be voting o…
Georgia tweaks policies for Puerto Rico driver's licenses
ATLANTA (AP) — Driver's license applicants who want to exchange a Puerto Rican license for a Georgia license no longer have to take tests or meet other requirements not imposed on other U.S. citizens, according to …
Abducted 3-year-old found safe inside car on I-10 in Florida
APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — State troopers safely recovered a 3-year-old girl who was abducted early Monday in central Florida, finding her inside a vehicle they stopped hours later on an interstate in the northern part of…
Forrest City Mayor says a gunman is dead and two officers are injured after a shooting at an Arkansas Walmart
FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) — Forrest City Mayor says a gunman is dead and two officers are injured after a shooting at an Arkansas Walmart.
Fierce storm causes deaths, damage and delays across Europe
BERLIN (AP) — A storm battered Europe with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains, killing at least seven people and causing severe travel disruptions as it moved eastward across the continent Monday and bore down o…
Guilty plea to federal charges in black church burnings
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — The aspiring ‘black metal’ musician who was arrested in a series of fires set at African American churches in Louisiana last spring pleaded guilty Monday to federal and state criminal charges.
Prosecutors: Thief dropped journal with list of homes to hit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee say they busted a well-organized burglar after he allegedly dropped a notebook during a break-in that contained a list of other places he planned to target.
Judge sides with couples suing feds over marriage interviews
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge in Maryland has banned immigration officials from arresting, detaining and deporting immigrants who are seeking legal status based on their marriages to U.S. citizens.