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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 …
Prosecutor: Boy, 4, dead of gunshot believed self-inflicted
PEMBERTON, N.J. (AP) — A 4-year-old boy who gained access to an unsecured handgun in a New Jersey home died after an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.
Relief at skating chief Gailhaguet's 'necessary' resignation
PARIS (AP) — After the long-serving head of France's skating federation resigned Saturday, amid suspicions that he covered up for a coach accused of rape and sexual abuse by former figure skaters, one of the coach'…
Thai soldier kills at least 20 people, holes up in mall
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A soldier who holed up in a popular shopping mall in northeastern Thailand shot multiple people on Saturday, killing at least 20 and injuring 31 others, officials said.
Colorado university to offer cannabis-related degree
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A university in Colorado will offer a cannabis-related degree program after receiving approval from the state.
Grandson of author James Joyce dies in France
LONDON (AP) — Stephen Joyce, the gatekeeper of his grandfather James’ estate and subject of the celebrated poem “Ecce Puer,’’ has died, the president of Ireland said. He was 87.
Thai Cabinet minister says 20 killed, 31 injured in mass shootings; military identifies suspect as army sergeant
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Cabinet minister says 20 killed, 31 injured in mass shootings; military identifies suspect as army sergeant.
UN medical relief flights continue from Yemen’s capital
CAIRO (AP) — Flights transporting Yemeni medical patients from rebel-held areas continued Saturday when a second plane carrying 24 patients took off from Sanaa bound for Jordan's capital, the U.N. health agency sai…
ICE sued over treatment of 5-year-old with head injury
HOUSTON (AP) — The mother of a 5-year-old Guatemalan boy sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the medical care he has received in detention for a head injury suffered before the family was arrested.
The Latest: WHO to send mission to virus-hit China
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
German governor elected with far-right help resigns
BERLIN (AP) — A German state governor installed with the help of a far-right party said Saturday he is resigning with immediate effect, three days after his election shook the country's politics and stoked new tens…
Thai soldier kills at least 16 people, holes up in mall
BANGKOK (AP) — A soldier shot multiple people in northeastern Thailand on Saturday, killing at least 16, and was holed up in a popular shopping mall, an emergency worker said.
The Latest: Singapore urges calm after panic buying
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local):
Democrats on edge after 2020 election season's ragged launch
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — For Democrats, this was supposed be a moment to begin easing three years of built-up of anxieties. Instead, the
Court fight over lost dog survives after dog's owner dies
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a legal fight over a lost dog could continue in Mississippi, even after the dog's owner has died.
Germany: governor elected with far-right help leaves the job
BERLIN (AP) — A German state governor installed with the help of a far-right party said Saturday he is resigning the post with immediate effect, three days after his election shook the country's politics.