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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 …
2 charged in coronavirus prank in suburban Chicago store
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A 19-year-old man suspected of spraying disinfectant inside a Walmart in suburban Chicago while announcing to startled customers that he was infected with the new coronavirus turned himself in t…
Last member of MOVE freed on parole in death of officer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The last jailed member of the radical group MOVE was released from prison Friday, according to an attorney who represented the members in their parole appeals.
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Biden shuffles top campaign leadership after Iowa
Joe Biden is reorganizing his top presidential campaign leadership after a fourth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses, elevating Anita Dunn to a role that effectively puts her in charge of the former vice president’s…
Snakebit! Bullmastiff heals, heads to Westminster Dog Show
NEW YORK (AP) — Whatever got a piece of gentle Titus in the North Carolina brush, it was trouble.
Driver charged with manslaughter in deaths of two high school cross country runners in Oklahoma
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Driver charged with manslaughter in deaths of two high school cross country runners in Oklahoma.
Lawmaker questions California Lottery's 'Ellen' giveaway
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A state legislator wants an audit of the California Lottery to look into a whistleblower complaint about more than $212,000 worth of Scratchers tickets that were given to Ellen DeGeneres’ TV show…
Purdue University to offer free tampons, pads in bathrooms
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University will offer free tampons and other feminine hygiene products in the campus’ bathrooms in response to student advocates who have been pushing for the move for three years.
Manslaughter charges in hit-and-run accident that killed 2
MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A man accused of striking and killing two suburban Oklahoma City high school cross-country runners who were running on a sidewalk was charged Friday with manslaughter in the deaths.
Doctor’s death highlights dangers on front lines of outbreak
LONDON (AP) — The death of a doctor who issued an early warning about the new virus in China represents a grim reminder that the first health care workers to recognize new outbreaks are sometimes among their earlie…
The Latest: Trump wants Iowa, NH to stay the first to vote
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Ex-aide to Miami mayor charged in underage sex case
MIAMI (AP) — A former aide to the mayor of Miami has been charged with groping a teenage boy at City Hall and then sending him a lewd photograph.
Another plane from China lands at San Diego Marine base
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Another plane carrying people evacuated from the virus zone in China landed Friday at a Marine Corps base just outside San Diego.
Syrian advance sends hundreds of thousands fleeing in Idlib
BEIRUT (AP) — Turkey on Friday sent more troops and tanks to bolster its military presence in northwestern Syria, where President Bashar Assad's forces have been advancing in a devastating, Russian-backed offensive…
Tunisia fires UN envoy over draft response to US peace plan
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's ambassador to the U.N. has been abruptly called home and fired for lack of consultation on a Security Council resolution he helped draft responding to the U.S. Middle East peace init…