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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 …
Reports: Flooding risks could devalue Florida real estate
MIAMI (AP) — Flooding due to climate change-related sea level rising, the erosion of natural barriers and long-periods of rain pose substantial economic risks to Florida, particularly to the value of South Florida …
Florida wades into creating task force on sea-level rise
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — After years of mostly ignoring climate change, Florida lawmakers waded deeper into the matter on Tuesday advancing a proposal that would create a statewide Office of Resiliency and establis…
Police close office of Venezuela opposition leader Guaidó
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Security forces loyal to President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday surrounded and closed the building that houses the offices of opposition lawmaker Juan Guaidó, who was in London as part of an …
McConnell backs off, abruptly eases impeachment trial limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s
3-year-old boy survives attack by California mountain lion
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy was in stable condition after suffering severe wounds in an attack by a mountain lion in a California wilderness park, authorities said.
Ex-CIA contractor defends brutal post-9/11 interrogations
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An architect of the brutal CIA interrogation and detention program developed after the Sept. 11 attacks defended the agency and its practices on Tuesday as those techniques become the focus o…
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California man sentenced to death for killing family of 4
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California man was sentenced to death Tuesday for the 10-year-old killings of a family of four whose bodies were found buried in shallow graves in the California desert.
Alabama voting rights activist jailed on drug charges
DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama activist known for registering prisoners to vote was jailed after what police described as a struggle with an officer, and prosecutors asked a judge Tuesday to keep him there.
N Carolina appeals court upholds lawfulness of 2016 session
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday upheld the legality of a legislative session Republicans quickly called in December 2016 to push through laws that weakened the power of incoming Democ…
Lawyer: Video doesn't show whole story in Vegas bus attack
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Transit bus video appearing to show a 26-year-old man punching and seriously injuring a former U.S. Marine in his 60’s doesn’t tell the whole story about the incident, a defense lawyer said Tuesday.
Virginia Senate advances 'red flag' gun law, despite rally
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The day after a massive gathering of gun-rights activists at the Virginia Capitol, the state Senate on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow authorities to take guns away from people d…
Washington man is 1st in US to catch new virus from China
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. on Tuesday reported its first case of a new and potentially deadly virus circulating in China, saying a Washington state resident who returned last week from the outbreak's epicenter was hos…
US stocks fall following Asian sell-off on virus fears
Stocks fell on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday amid global jitters about a virus outbreak in China.
The Latest: Biden capitalizes on impeachment while in Iowa
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times Eastern):