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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 …
AP-Trump-Impeachment, ADVISORY
Democratic House prosecutors are launching their final arguments on obstruction charges at Donald Trump's impeachment trial. They argued Thursday that he abused his presidential power in his Ukraine dealings and sh…
Lawsuit: 2 cheated man of $4 million in lottery winnings
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man says two women cheated him out of $4 million in lottery winnings by taking advantage of his inability to read or speak English.
Advocates want to make Virginia an abortion 'safe haven'
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — With a newly empowered Democratic majority at the Virginia General Assembly, abortion-rights advocates say the state has a chance to roll back decades of restrictions and become a “safe haven” …
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes eastern Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's emergency management agency says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has shaken the country's east.
Suspect in Minneapolis train stabbing has criminal past
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — The man suspected of fatally stabbing another passenger on a light rail train in a Minneapolis suburb has past convictions for assault and disorderly conduct, court records show.
Virginia House advances gun control measures
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats in the Virginia House are advancing a package of gun-control measures less than a week after tens of thousands of pro-gun advocates from around the country rallied at the state Capito…
Army probes handling of Illinois sex assault complaints
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Army officials have quietly ordered an investigation into allegations that leaders of an Illinois-based reserve unit mishandled sexual assault complaints and retaliated against a whistleblower,…
Pentagon: 34 US troops had brain injuries from Iran's strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Friday that 34 U.S. troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries suffered in this month's Iranian
French govt defends teen girl bullied for anti-Islam posts
PARIS (AP) — The cyber-bullying must stop.
Death toll up to 26 from flooding in Madagascar; 20 missing
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The death toll from flooding and landslides from torrential rains in Madagascar has risen to 26, authorities said Friday.
Funeral set for 4 family members slain in Utah; son arrested
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —
6 killed in Germany shooting, including suspect's parents
BERLIN (AP) — Six people were killed and another two wounded in a shooting in the southwestern German town of Rot am See on Friday, police said. The suspect's parents were among the dead and the other victims also …
Democrats argue Trump's blocking of probe rates removal, too
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic House prosecutors are launching their final arguments Friday at Donald Trump's
Social worker charged with coercing client into prostitution
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — A former child services caseworker has been charged with human trafficking, accused of recruiting a mother who was her client into prostitution in exchange for a favorable custody recommendation, …