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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 …
Neighbors try to stop dog mauling with sticks, gutter, chair
SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — Neighbors used sticks, pieces of a gutter and a lawn chair in an attempt to stop a pack of dogs from mauling a Florida woman, who was critically injured in the attack that lasted at least f…
Hundreds of dogs dash for Westminster agility title
NEW YORK (AP) — Over 300 dogs from dachshunds to Doberman pinschers are scrambling for the Westminster Kennel Club’s agility trophy. But will any breed – or even a mixed-breed – get past the border collie?
The Latest: Bloomberg courts black voters in Alabama
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The Latest: Sanders says 2016 victory shows he's not radical
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US official: American casualties in Afghan military mission
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — American and Afghan military personnel were fired on while conducting an operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the U.S. military said Saturday, and one official said there…
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First female, lesbian leads Michigan Episcopal diocese
DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan diocese of the Episcopal Church has its first female and openly lesbian bishop.
Mom, six kids die in Mississippi house fire; dad injured
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — A mother and her six children died when fire destroyed their home early Saturday in central Mississippi, authorities said.
Tennessee county suspends policy to destroy records requests
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee county has paused a policy to destroy public records requests after a newspaper highlighted the practice.
Biden mocks rival Buttigieg's record as small city mayor
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 warning that he wou…
The Latest: Warren reminding voters 'she persisted'
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Pope to visit Italian region poisoned by toxic waste dumping
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will mark the fifth anniversary of his ecological manifesto by visiting a southern Italian region where decades of toxic-waste dumping by the mob have polluted the environment and s…
US military says US, Afghan troops fired on in east
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — American and Afghan military personnel were fired on while conducting an operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the U.S. military said Saturday.
20 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…