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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 …
Officials: Texas, Nebraska arrivals shouldn't be ill
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Hundreds of Americans being evacuated from China over a viral outbreak will be quarantined in Texas and Nebraska, officials said Thursday, stressing that it was unlikely that anyone will arrive t…
Trump administration moves ahead on shrinking Utah monuments
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. government implemented final management plans Thursday for two national monuments in Utah that President Donald Trump downsized more than two years ago that ensure lands previously of…
Pablo Escobar's hit man, known as "Popeye," dies of cancer
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A former hit man for late drug lord Pablo Escobar who confessed to killing hundreds of people during one of Colombia’s most violent periods died Thursday from cancer, prison authorities said.
Life under virus quarantine: Boxing, chalk art and waiting
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — There's Zumba and boxing classes, lectures on business and taxes, and chalk art outside for the children.
Deutsche Bank stock soars 14% as investor takes stake
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Deutsche Bank's battered stock soared 14.4% on Thursday after a new investor took a large stake — a move seen as a vote of confidence in the restructuring effort led by CEO Christian Sewin…
Arkansas lawmaker, candidate say they were threatened
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock police are investigating after an Arkansas lawmaker and a legislative candidate said they were harassed following a fundraiser and heard what they believe was a gunshot.
Storms sweep over Deep South with rain, wind, floods; 2 dead
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A powerful winter storm raked the Deep South on Thursday with high winds, rain and floods that killed two people and injured several more across a dozen states. Rescue crews repeatedly pulle…
Chair of London fire inquiry seeks witness immunity pledge
LONDON (AP) — The chairman of the inquiry into a London apartment building fire that killed 72 people wrote Britain's attorney general Thursday to ask for a pledge to prevent evidence provided by corporate witnesse…
Authorities: Man shot in face during immigration operation
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating the shooting of a man in Brooklyn that involved a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a case that is inflaming passions around New York City's san…
Man called largest child porn 'facilitator' pleads guilty
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A man once described by an FBI agent as the world's largest “facilitator” of child pornography websites pleaded guilty Thursday to operating a web hosting service that allowed users to anonymo…
Whistleblower doctor reported in critical condition in China
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the deadly coronavirus outbreak lay in critical condition with the illness Friday, a …
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DNC calls for a 'recanvass' of Iowa results after delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Democratic National Committee called on Thursday for a “recanvass” of the results of Monday's Iowa caucus, which was marred by technical problems and delays.
Chemical weapons watchdog report criticizes leaks
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An independent investigation into leaks that raised questions over the global chemical weapons watchdog's conclusion that chlorine was used in a notorious 2018 attack in Syria has cr…