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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 …
European Union soon to discuss enlargement procedure
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The President of the European Council said on Friday the bloc will be holding intensive discussions in the coming weeks on how future enlargement should be managed.
Italy: Anti-Semitic scrawl on Nazi camp survivor's door
MILAN (AP) — Anti-Semitic writing was scrawled overnight on the door of a now-deceased member of the Italian anti-Fascist resistance who survived a Nazi concentration camp, a family friend and historian wrote Frida…
Animal shelter says "world's worst cat" is up for adoption
BAKERSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The “world's worst cat” is available for adoption — just ask the Mitchell County Animal Rescue organization in North Carolina.
6 killed in Germany shooting, suspect arrested
BERLIN (AP) — Six people were killed and another two wounded in a shooting in the southwestern German town of Rot am See on Friday that appears to have resulted from a family dispute, police said.
Fire rages in building in heart of Manhattan's Chinatown
NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters toiled all night and were still putting out pockets of fire Friday morning at a building in the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown.
Police: 1 missing after warehouse explosion shakes Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — A massive explosion early Friday leveled a warehouse in Houston and damaged nearby buildings and homes, rousing frightened people from their sleep miles away and leaving one worker missing.
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Report: 6 killed, several injured in Germany shooting
BERLIN (AP) — German news agency dpa reports that six people have been killed and several were injured in a shooting in southwestern Germany.
Virus puts damper on Lunar New Year, China's biggest holiday
BEIJING (AP) — Temples have locked their doors. The Forbidden City, Shanghai Disneyland and other major tourist destinations are closed. Restaurant reservations are being cancelled.
Police: 1 missing after building explosion shakes Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — One person was missing following a large explosion at an apparent industrial building in Houston early Friday that heavily damaged nearby buildings and homes, left rubble scattered in the area and wa…
US Vice President Pence to Pope Francis: you made me a hero
VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told Pope Francis, “You made me a hero" back home by granting him a private audience at the Vatican on Friday.
Ohio judge apologizes for writing homophobic letters in '90s
MAUMEE, Ohio (AP) — A judge in northwest Ohio deeply apologized Thursday for a pair of homophobic letters-to-the-editor he wrote to his college newspaper in the 1990s.
Greece: fines for sea rescues if bad weather warning ignored
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities are putting into effect a law under which people using recreational watercraft at sea who disregard severe weather warnings and then trigger search and rescue operations will…
Police: Shots fired, several injured and some likely dead in southwestern Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Police: Shots fired, several injured and some likely dead in southwestern Germany.
Taliban say frustrated by additional demands of US
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban, in a rambling commentary published on their website, expressed frustration with what they describe as additional U.S. demands in peace talks — even after they had offered a “reduction …