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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 …
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Coroner: 2 new Mississippi inmate deaths were from beating
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two inmates were beaten to death in a fight with other inmates in an understaffed Mississippi prison that has been shaken by other deadly violence in recent weeks, a coroner said.
After tweaks, Trump trial format will be similar to Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP) — After some last-minute tweaks on Tuesday, the proposed rules for President Donald
Neighbor wanted Hawaii cop killing suspect evicted years ago
HONOLULU (AP) — A next-door neighbor of a man accused of stabbing a woman and fatally shooting two Hawaii police officers said he was assaulted by the suspect years ago and wanted him evicted from their upscale nei…
Lawsuit filed to protect turtles in Mississippi, Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two environmental groups have sued the Trump administration, saying it has failed to protect map turtles found in Mississippi and Louisiana under the Endangered Species Act.
Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians after attack by Gaza fence
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said its soldiers killed three Palestinians who crossed the Gaza border fence and threw an explosive device at troops on Tuesday.
Police seek motive for Utah family's killings as funeral set
GRANTSVILLE, Utah (AP) — As investigators try to unravel why a teenage boy shot and killed four of his relatives, loved ones prepared to mourn the family at a funeral this week in a small Utah town.
Militants kill 36 people in northern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Militants attacked a market in Burkina Faso’s Sanmatenga province, killing at least 36 people and wounding several others, the government said Tuesday.
LA repeals requirements for contractors to reveal NRA ties
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council is repealing a law requiring companies that want city contracts to disclose whether they have ties to the National Rifle Association, weeks after a federal judge bloc…
As virus spreads, anxiety rises in China and overseas
WUHAN, China (AP) — Face masks sold out and officials at airports and train stations checked passengers for fevers as China on Tuesday sought to control the outbreak of a new virus that has reached four other count…
Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors said in …
Far from Senate, Biden largely avoids impeachment politics
AMES, Iowa (AP) — As the Senate begins President Donald Trump's impeachment trial on Capitol Hill, Democrat Joe Biden is 1,000 miles away in Iowa, trying to capitalize on the circumstances without allowing the proc…
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US stocks close lower amid jitters over virus outbreak
Banks led a slide in U.S. stocks Tuesday as a virus outbreak in China rattled global markets, prompting investors to shift assets into bonds and defensive sector companies.
4 racehorse deaths at New Orleans track spark concern
NEW ORLEANS (AP) —