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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 …
France's Macron cool to Israeli request to criticize ICC
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday gave a lukewarm reception to an Israeli request to criticize the International Criminal Court, saying he would study the matter.
Florida school shooting trauma affects young witness
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A young student who witnessed the 2018 massacre at a Florida high school is still too traumatized by the experience to give a formal statement and possibly testify at trial, her lawyer …
Unusual study details woes among veterans of foster care
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who have spent time in foster care are far more likely than other adults to lack a college degree, health insurance and a stable health care provider, according to a new federal analysis t…
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Burundi's president set to get title of 'paramount leader'
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Burundi's president could receive the title of “paramount leader” under draft legislation approved by the government Wednesday as his troubled third term nears an end.
8 ethnic Albanians convicted in Kosovo of terrorism charges
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court on Wednesday convicted eight ethnic Albanian men of preparing terrorist acts and trying to destabilize the country's constitutional order.
Migrant caravan shrinks at Guatemala-Mexico border
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) — The number of migrants stuck at the Guatemala-Mexico border continued to dwindle Wednesday as detentions and resignation ate away at what remained of the latest caravan.
Correction: Air Bag Recalls story
DETROIT (AP) — In a story January 21, 2020, about Takata air bag recalls, The Associated Press reported an incorrect telephone number to contact Toyota for information. The correct number is (800) 331-4331.
Unprovoked shark attacks drop worldwide, but not in the US
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Unprovoked shark attacks around the world decreased last year, although they rose in the United States, according to researchers.
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France delays digital tax, US suspends retaliatory tariffs
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — France's finance minister says his country will delay its digital tax and U.S. will hold off retaliatory sanctions.
Erosion, floods make some final resting places not so final
WEYBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — When Revolutionary War soldier Josiah Clark was buried in a small Vermont cemetery near a river bank in 1835, it was supposed to be his final resting place.
Judge rejects city's effort to end teen death lawsuit
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio judge decided Wednesday to move forward with a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 16-year-old student who died after being trapped by a fold-up vehicle seat, despite making …
US home sales soared 3.8% in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales climbed 3.8% in December, but a record-low inventory of houses on the market has caused prices to surge as affordability is worsening.
China's Hubei province announces that death toll from new virus has risen to 17
BEIJING (AP) — China's Hubei province announces that death toll from new virus has risen to 17.