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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 …
Gunman ambushes NYC police twice in 12 hours, spawns outrage
NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman was arrested after he ambushed police officers in the Bronx twice in 12 hours, authorities said, wounding two in attacks that brought outrage from officials who blamed the violence on an at…
Trump budget to face skepticism, overwhelming politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronted with the threat of trillion-dollar-plus deficits for as far as the eye can see, President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year that rehashes…
Conservationists attacked in refuge for Mexican porpoise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Conservationists on a Sea Shepherd vessel out to protect the endangered vaquita porpoise came under gun fire in the upper Gulf of California over the weekend by men in small boats.
Mainland China virus cases rise again after earlier decline
BEIJING (AP) — China reported a rise in new virus cases on Monday, possibly denting optimism disease control measures that have isolated major cities might be working, while the government promised billions of doll…
El Salvador standoff deepens over loan for security forces
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele heeded his call to converge on the country's parliament Sunday after lawmakers refused to gather to vote on a $109 millio…
Suspect in slaying of Rio councilwoman killed in operation
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A former military policeman being investigated for his possible involvement in the 2018 murder of a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and activist was killed by special forces Sunday in Brazil's nor…
US--Election 2020-Iowa Results, ADVISORY
The Associated Press has reviewed updated results of the Iowa caucuses provided Sunday evening by the Iowa Democratic Party and has decided that it remains unable to declare a winner based on the available informat…
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Space station delivery from Virginia nixed at last minute
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Northrop Grumman delayed a space station delivery from Virginia on Sunday because of trouble with ground equipment.
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST
'QAnon' conspiracy theory creeps into mainstream politics
Dave McCoy, who gave skiers Mammoth Mountain, dies at 104
BISHOP, Calif. (AP) — Dave McCoy, who transformed California's Mammoth Mountain from a remote Sierra peak into a downhill destination for skiers and snowboarders from around the world, has died at 104.
Klobuchar pushes to keep defying expectations in campaign
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar titled her 2015 memoir “The Senator Next Door,” but in New Hampshire, her rivals include two congressional colleagues who actually come from neighboring states.
Police: Texas teen killed by bully he had stopped earlier
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Police in Arlington, Texas, say a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot by another teen who the victim had stopped from bullying another boy a few days earlier.
Man accused of killing hotel worker seeks lawsuit dismissal
DARIEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man charged with killing a hotel worker he says attacked his family on the Caribbean island of Anguilla is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed against him.
Trump budget to face skepticism, be overwhelmed by politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronted with the threat of trillion-dollar-plus deficits for as far as the eye can see, President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year that rehashes…