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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 …
New charges filed in case linked to NH couple's deaths
KINGSVILLE, Texas (AP) — New charges have been filed against a Utah couple
The Latest: Macron: Anti-Semitism 'rearing violent head'
JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest on the gathering in Jerusalem of dozens of world leaders for the World Holocaust Forum, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp (all times…
The Latest: Singapore's 1st coronavirus case is a Wuhan man
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China (all times local):
AP Entertainment Digest for Thursday
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New Lebanese minister says he won't permit attacks on police
BEIRUT (AP) —
Migrant caravan crosses into Mexico, walks along highway
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of Central American migrants crossed the river into Mexico from Guatemala Thursday after a dayslong standoff with security forces.
Authors defending college employee fired for Facebook post
WELLESLEY, Mass. (AP) — Prominent authors, academics and free speech advocates have come to the defense of a Massachusetts college employee who was fired over a satirical Facebook post about Iran bombing the U.S.
El-Sissi dubs Egypt 'oasis of stability' amid clampdown
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi said Thursday his country has become “an oasis of security and stability” under his rule, amid reports of a new clampdown on dissent in the lead-up to the eighth…
California's monarch butterflies critically low for 2nd year
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The western monarch butterfly population wintering along California's coast remains critically low for the second year in a row, a count by an environmental group released Thursday showed.
The Latest: Pence calls for global leaders to confront Iran
JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest on the gathering in Jerusalem of dozens of world leaders for the World Holocaust Forum, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp (all times…
The Latest: Forum architect calls for halt to anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM (AP) — The latest on the gathering in Jerusalem of dozens of world leaders for the World Holocaust Forum, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp (all times…
Burkina Faso to arm civilians in fight against extremists
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso's parliament has approved legislation allowing the military to use civilian volunteers in the fight against Islamic extremism, a decision that underscores how outnumber…
The Latest: US to raise concern over Huawei in talks with UK
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Latest on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (all times local):
Top UN official says Myanmar must follow order on Rohingya
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — A top United Nations official who deals with human rights in Myanmar said Thursday that the international community must continue to put pressure on the Southeast Asian nation to follow any …
Those trapped in China virus lockdown expect lonely holiday
BEIJING (AP) — Bai Xue had planned a road trip through China's lush eastern coast to ring in the Lunar New Year, usually a time of lively family reunions and abundant feasts.