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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 …
Judge rejects mother's accident claim in son's drowning
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has moved forward in charging a woman with murder after she left her 11-month-old son to drown in a bathtub while she went to smoke a cigarette.
Elizabeth Smart says she was sexually assaulted on flight
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah kidnapping and rape survivor Elizabeth Smart said Thursday that she was sexually assaulted on an airplane last year while she was sleeping.
Some 200 migrants at Serbia-Hungary border seeking entry
KELEBIJA, Serbia (AP) — About 200 hundred migrants, including children, gathered Thursday at Serbia's border with Hungary to demand to be allowed entry into the European Union country.
Iraq considers deepening military ties with Russia
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq and Russia discussed prospects for deepening military coordination, Iraq's Defense Ministry said Thursday, amid a strain in Baghdad-Washington relations after a U.S. airstrike killed a top Irani…
Trump, Kenyan leader talk positive about US-Kenya trade deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta sounded positive notes Thursday about a future trade deal between their countries. Trump said the first such agreement between the U.S. a…
DNC chair calls for 'recanvass' of Iowa results after delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Democratic National Committee has called for a “recanvass” of the results of the Iowa caucuses, saying it was needed to “assure public confidence" after three days of technical…
Academy Awards, ADVISORY
“1917” sprints into Sunday’s Academy Awards with some momentum, but will “Parasite” infect the Oscars instead? Or could “Joker” get the last laugh? The Associated Press plans comprehensive coverage of Sunday’s cere…
Syrian army enters key town as Turkey beefs up its troops
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops entered a strategic town in the country's last rebel stronghold Thursday after fierce clashes with opposition fighters, even as Turkey sent reinforcements seeking to curtail t…
Georgia: 2 school buses crash, 22 pupils checked at hospital
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (AP) — A crash between two school buses in east Georgia sent 22 students to a hospital to be checked Thursday morning, school officials said.
Virginia lawmakers pass protections for LGBTQ people
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers passed comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation Thursday that advocates said makes the state the first in the South to enact such protections for LGBTQ people.
ACLU sues ICE over search warrants in Dallas-area raid
HOUSTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas sued the federal government over a raid near Dallas where immigration enforcement officials arrested hundreds of workers.
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Romania's outgoing premier asked to form government again
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian Prime Minister Ludovic Orban has been asked to form a new government, a day after his centrist minority government lost a no-confidence vote in parliament.
North Dakota issues order aimed at American Indian voting
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is giving tribal officials on the state’s five American Indian reservations the ability to verify "set-aside" ballots, which are not counted until the voter proves his or her elig…
Audit: Missouri senator used state vehicles for campaigning
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley made campaign stops while traveling in a state vehicle during his time as Missouri's attorney general, an audit released Thursday found.