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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 …
5 Turkish troops killed in clashes with Syrian army
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's defense ministry said five Turkish soldiers were killed and five others were wounded on Monday as a result of "intense" shelling by Syrian government forces in Syria's northern Idlib …
Ex-Michigan State coach set for trial in Nassar scandal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A trial was expected to get underway Monday for a former Michigan State gymnastics coach charged with lying to investigators in connection with the sexual assault complaints against former spo…
'Oh deer!": Man gets trampled in North Carolina parking lot
LOCUST, N.C. (AP) — A suspect escaped from a hit and run in a North Carolina McDonald's parking lot last month. But police aren't looking for who's responsible.
Turkey's defense ministry says Syrian army shelling kills 5 Turkish soldiers, wounds 5 in Syria's northwest Idlib area.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's defense ministry says Syrian army shelling kills 5 Turkish soldiers, wounds 5 in Syria's northwest Idlib area.
Armed groups killed more than 450 civilians in central Mali
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Islamic militants and ethnic-based militias killed more than 450 civilians in central Mali last year, making it the deadliest year in the region since the country's crisis began in 2012, Human…
Maryland schools addresses Nazi flag seen hanging in window
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Officials for a public school in Maryland are investigating after a Nazi flag was pictured hanging in a classroom window over the weekend.
South Sudan's leader wins dubious 'spoiler of peace' award
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Monday was named the top “spoiler of peace” in a new award that seeks to shame him and others into taking serious steps to end bloody conflict in the world…
Drugs fail to slow decline in inherited Alzheimer's disease
Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer's disease at a relatively young age because they inherited rare gene flaws.
AP Was There: Nelson Mandela released from jail 30 years ago
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — EDITOR'S NOTE: To mark the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison, a key event in ending South Africa's brutal apartheid system of racial oppression, AP is republishing its cov…
Russia says Israeli strike in Syria jeopardized civilian jet
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday that a passenger jetliner in Syria was endangered by Israeli fighter jets that used it as shield while striking the suburbs of Damascus the previous day.
Pope to visit Malta on May 31 in first foreign trip of 2020
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will visit the Mediterranean island nation of Malta on May 31, the Vatican said Monday, confirming the Pope's first foreign trip for the year.
China virus cases rise again, 65 more on ship in Japan
BEIJING (AP) — China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday, denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while the operator of a cruise ship in Japan reporte…
The Latest: EU says new virus poses serious danger
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
High-level North Korean defector to run in S. Korea election
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The highest-level North Korean diplomat to defect to South Korea will join its main opposition party and run in April parliamentary elections, party officials said Monday.
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