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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 …
Court rules in favor of Philadelphia's salary history ban
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Employers in Philadelphia cannot ask job applicants for their salary history, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Ex-children's doctor charged with abusing adoptive daughter
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A former emergency room doctor at Children's Hospital Wisconsin, charged with physically abusing a newborn he was adopting with his wife, denies he did anything wrong and wants the case dismissed.
Mayor: 'Senseless' attack leaves 4 dead in Indianapolis home
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four young people who police say were fatally shot inside an apartment in Indianapolis were killed in an apparent targeted attack “fueled by senseless violence,” the city’s mayor said Thursday.
San Francisco official, restaurateur at corruption hearing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco official known around town as “Mr. Clean” and the charity-promoting restaurateur whom federal officials say conspired to line their own pockets at the expense of taxpayers' tr…
Chinese hospital says doctor who sounded an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak has died of the illness
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese hospital says doctor who sounded an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak has died of the illness.
A rapid descent leads to screams on severed Turkish plane
ISTANBUL (AP) — As their flight abruptly descended into Istanbul and hit the ground with a rumble, a Turkish couple tensed up. They soon relaxed when they heard a routine announcement telling passengers they could …
Chinese doctor who sounded the alarm about the virus dies
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak died Friday after coming down with the illness.
City official, businessman in court on corruption charges
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco official known around town as “Mr. Clean” and the charity-promoting restaurateur whom federal officials say conspired to line their own pockets at the expense of taxpayers' tr…
Ex-Olympic medical chief cites reports of abuse for firing
DENVER (AP) — A former sports medicine executive at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the federation, contending he was fired for urging managers to react more strongly…
The Latest: Yang campaign lays off staff after Iowa caucuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):
Man finds missing ashes of woman on Las Vegas bus stop bench
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A missing box filled with the ashes of a woman was recovered in Nevada by a passerby a week after the box and other luggage were taken from a Las Vegas hotel, authorities said.
Trump's prayer breakfast jibes jolt many faith leaders
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Prayer Breakfast - a Washington tradition since 1953 - is by custom a respite from partisan bickering. President Donald Trump shattered that tradition Thursday with aggressive remarks t…
Republican governor says Trump shouldn't be in office
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Donald Trump abused his power and shouldn't be in office, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a fellow Republican, said Thursday in a rare dissent from within party ranks.
Censure urged for judge over Playboy remark to plaintiff
A New Jersey ethics panel has recommended a high-ranking judge be censured over his behavior in court, including comments in which he told a woman that she should send nude pictures of herself to Playboy magazine f…
Correction: Doctor Charged story
MILWAUKEE (AP) — In a Jan. 29 story about a former Wisconsin pediatrician facing an abuse charge, The Associated Press erroneously reported the month that Dr. John M. Cox was charged with felony child abuse-intenti…