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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 virus has infected more than 37,500 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 37,500 people globally.
China reports virus death toll rises to 811, surpassing SARS
BEIJING (AP) — Mainland China has reported the virus death toll has risen to 811, surpassing SARS fatalities in the 2002-2003 outbreak.
21 dead, 31 hurt in Thai mass shooting; gunman hides in mall
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A gunman described as a soldier angry over a financial dispute killed two people and then went on a far bloodier rampage Saturday in northeastern Thailand, shooting as he drove to…
Mainland China reports virus death toll rises to 811, surpassing SARS fatalities in 2002-2003; total cases up to 37,198
BEIJING (AP) — Mainland China reports virus death toll rises to 811, surpassing SARS fatalities in 2002-2003; total cases up to 37,198.
Parallel parking eliminated from Nevada driving exam
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has eliminated the parallel parking portion of the driving skills test.
Mexico City residents displaced by earthquake finally home
MEXICO CITY (AP) — After more than two years of protests, including campouts, dozens of families displaced by the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City have a new home: a five-story building that stands where their former…
Wreckage of small jet found north of Atlanta
CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — The wreckage of a small jet was found Saturday in a remote area of northern Georgia, hours after the plane went missing from radar shortly after takeoff from the Atlanta area.
Top 3 parties in dead heat after Irish parliament elections
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland’s three biggest political parties are likely to face a difficult process of forming a new government, with an exit poll suggesting they finished in a virtual dead heat in parliamentary electio…
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20 dead, 31 hurt in Thai mass shooting; gunman hides in mall
Iowa Democrats reviewing 5 percent of precincts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Democratic Party is reviewing roughly 5 percent of the precincts in Monday's Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses after issuing a deadline for campaigns to offer data demonstrating…
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Reports: Wreckage of small jet found north of Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — The wreckage of a small jet was found Saturday in a remote area of Georgia, hours after the plane went missing from radar shortly after takeoff from the Atlanta area.
The Latest: Biden: first two states important, not critical
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on 2020 Democratic president race and Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire (all times local):
Mom, 6 kids die in Mississippi house fire; dad injured
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — A mother and her six children died when a fire destroyed their home early Saturday in central Mississippi, authorities said.
Biden tells NH Democrats that Buttigieg 'not a Barack Obama'
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Scrambling to salvage his presidential campaign, Joe Biden escalated his criticism of Pete Buttigieg on Saturday, mocking Buttigieg's experience as a small city mayor and cutting down the co…