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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 …
California pardons gay civil rights leader in new initiative
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A civil rights leader who was gay and a confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was posthumously pardoned by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who also announced Wednesday what may be the nati…
Advocates allege ICE neglecting 5-year-old with head injury
HOUSTON (AP) — A 5-year-old boy from Guatemala who fractured his skull in an accident and suffered bleeding around his brain is not being properly treated at an immigration detention center in Texas for what could …
Disconnect? Stocks rising despite fears over the coronavirus
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak has exposed a seeming disconnect between the financial markets and science.
Airliner skids, breaks open in Istanbul; 1 dead, 157 injured
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into a ditch and broke apart while landing in bad weather in Istanbul Wednesday, killing one person and injuring dozens more. Passengers had to scram…
Complaint filed over $150K donation to pro-Collins Super PAC
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An election watchdog has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission over a $150,000 donation to a Super PAC that has spent money in support of Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Detroit airport kickback scheme leads to 10-year prison term
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit-area airport employee convicted of fixing contracts and collecting more than $6 million in kickbacks was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday, far below the 25-year term sought by fede…
Sen. Romney breaks with GOP, will vote to convict Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday he will vote to convict President Donald Trump, becoming the first and likely only Republican to break ranks in the
Enough senators have cast 'not guilty' votes to acquit Trump on 2nd impeachment charge, obstruction of Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Enough senators have cast 'not guilty' votes to acquit Trump on 2nd impeachment charge, obstruction of Congress.
Snowfall blankets Texas, Oklahoma; Deep South to see storms
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A powerful winter storm in the central United States dropped snow as far south as El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday while areas of the Deep South were at risk of severe weather including tornadoes …
Suit: Failed nursing homes' operators stole from employees
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The former operators of a failed multi-state nursing home chain stole more than $2 million from employees' paychecks that was supposed to pay for their health insurance, according to a lawsuit.
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Report: At least 138 sent from US to El Salvador were killed
WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 138 people deported to El Salvador from the United States in recent years were subsequently killed, Human Rights Watch says in a report that comes as the Trump administration makes it har…
Police kill knife-wielding man in Brazil missionary center
SAO PAULO (AP) — Police shot and killed a man on Wednesday after he tried to attack officers with a knife in The Church of Latter-day Saints' missionary training center in Brazil, church and police officials said.
US stocks extend rally; S&P 500, Nasdaq at all-time highs
Health care and financial stocks led another milestone-setting rally on Wall Street Wednesday, extending the market’s gains for the week.
Trump barrels into reelect fight, emboldened after acquittal
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the final gavel banging down Wednesday on impeachment, President Donald Trump barreled ahead in his reelection fight with a united Republican Party behind him, and emboldened by reassuring po…