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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 court documents shed light on real estate agent's death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The New Year’s Eve slaying of a Minneapolis real estate agent may have been part of a murder-for-hire scheme involving a dispute over a recording deal, according to a published report that cited …
Man convicted in 2012 deaths of 2 Louisiana deputies
EDGARD, La. (AP) — A man accused of killing two sheriff's deputies in Louisiana during a bloody gun battle in 2012 was convicted of first-degree murder Friday.
Trump ousts ambassador to EU Gordon Sondland, who gave damaging testimony in impeachment inquiry
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump ousts ambassador to EU Gordon Sondland, who gave damaging testimony in impeachment inquiry.
Texas lawmakers are drafting a hair discrimination bill
HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Legislative Black Caucus has announced it's working on a bill that would ban discrimination based on hair textures and styles commonly associated with race following the suspension of a bla…
Probe: Bryant helicopter was 100 feet from clear skies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A witness to the deadly crash of a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others said it sounded normal just before slamming into a hillside and wreckage examined by experts at the scene show…
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Trump criticizes West Virginia Democrat on impeachment votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday criticized Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for voting guilty on two articles of impeachment, aiming to weaken the senator's political standing in a st…
Administration ends antitrust probe of 4 automakers, Calif.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has ended its antitrust probe into a deal between California and four of the world's biggest automakers, after failing to find that the companies' conduct violated the law…
Judge upholds Maryland ban on pet stores' sale of cats, dogs
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit that challenged Maryland's newly enacted ban on the sale of dogs and cats by retail pet stores, a statute billed as a check against unlicensed …
New UK envoy to US wants expanded ties and talks with Trump
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new ambassador to the United States said Friday she looks forward to expanding the traditional security and economic partnership between the two nations to new areas like artificial intellig…
Michael Avenatti considering testifying at extortion trial
NEW YORK (AP) — California lawyer Michael Avenatti may decide to testify at his New York trial on charges that he tried to extort Nike for millions of dollars, his lawyer said Friday.
Brewery reopens Detroit taproom after lawsuit settlement
DETROIT (AP) — A brewery reopened a Detroit taproom months after settling a racial discrimination lawsuit by a black former employee.
Prosecutors: 16-year-old pleads guilty to murder, other counts in Colorado school shooting
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors: 16-year-old pleads guilty to murder, other counts in Colorado school shooting.
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