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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 …
Florida trooper dies in shooting at highway rest stop
PALM CITY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper died in a shooting Wednesday after stopping at an Interstate 95 rest stop to check on a disabled car, the agency said.
Editorial Roundup: US
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US Forecast for Thursday, February 6, 2020
Feinstein calls for crash-warning systems after Bryant death
LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling for federal rules that crash-warning systems be required on commercial helicopters like the one that crashed in foggy weather last month outside Los Angeles,…
More Americans escaping China virus zone quarantined in US
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Two jets carrying about 350 Americans fleeing the virus zone in China arrived Wednesday at an Air Force base in Northern California. Officials said 178 of them will be quarantined at a hote…
YouTube, Venmo: AI firm must stop scraping faces from sites
Payment service Venmo joined YouTube and Twitter on Wednesday in demanding that a facial recognition company stop harvesting user images to identify the people in them, which the startup does as part of its work wi…
No sanctions for Montana lawmaker over socialism comments
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The speaker of the Montana House conceded Wednesday that the Legislature will likely do nothing to sanction a Republican state representative after the lawmaker refused calls to resign over his…
Parkland dad apologizes for State of the Union outburst
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The father of a student killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre apologized Wednesday for disrupting President Donald Trump's State of the Union address by shouting as the presid…
Election 2020, ADVISORY
A day after the Iowa caucuses, the Iowa Democratic Party says 50 percent of results will be released at 5 p.m. Eastern after technical problems delayed the release Monday night. Democratic candidates have moved on …
US general slips into Iraq for talks to salvage relations
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — The top U.S. commander for the Middle East slipped quietly into Iraq Tuesday, as the Trump administration works to salvage relations with Iraqi leaders and shut down the gover…
White Wisconsin lawmaker drops Black History Month proposal
MADISON, WIs. (AP) — A white Wisconsin lawmaker facing criticism for drawing up a Black History Month resolution honoring white abolitionists abruptly dropped the proposal Tuesday, saying he wants to preserve his r…
AP Interview: Italy wants to shift but stay in EU's orbit
ROME (AP) — Italy is not looking to leave the European Union but wants reforms that would shift the Britain-less bloc's “center of gravity” away from bureaucratic institutions in Brussels to elected bodies like the…
Bloomberg doubles ad spending after chaos of Iowa caucuses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is doubling the already massive amount of money he will spend on advertising, an effort to lift his Democratic presidential bid and capitalize on the chaotic outcome …
At least half of Iowa results expected by day's end
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Clouded by doubts on a chaotic day-after, Democratic Party officials planned to release a majority of Iowa’s delayed presidential caucus results by late Tuesday, according to details shared …
Poland: Bill allowing judges to be punished signed into law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday signed into law much-criticized legislation that gives politicians the power to fine and fire judges whose actions and decisions they consider harmful.