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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 …
Georgia set to execute man convicted of killing store clerk
ATLANTA (AP) — Corrections officials in Georgia are preparing to execute a man convicted of fatally shooting a convenience store clerk more than 30 years ago.
Voices for Humanity Instills Hope in Costa Rica With Braulio Vargas
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Isner wins again; Shapovalov loses at ASB Classic
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Two-time champion John Isner edged Briton Kyle Edmund 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) to reach the semifinals of the ASB Classic.
Magic snap Lakers' 9-game winning streak in 119-118 thriller
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Markelle Fultz faked LeBron James off his hip, weaved through traffic in the waning seconds and scored the final bucket of his phenomenal triple-double performance.
GM picks site for new electric battery plant in Ohio
LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — General Motors will build a new electric battery cell factory in Ohio next to the site of a former assembly plant it shut down last year.
Snowbound California woman found alive after 6 days missing
BUTTE MEADOWS, Calif. (AP) — A woman with dementia who went missing six days ago was discovered alive Wednesday in her snowbound sports utility vehicle in Northern California, authorities said.
Maine to let new people into lucrative baby eel fishing biz
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine is allowing nine people to participate in the fishing industry that harvests baby eels, which are among the most valuable natural resources in the state.
Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Specialist firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from wildfires that razed forests west of Sydney, officials said Thursday.
Experts say Med Sea altered by Suez Canal's invasive species
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As Egypt marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, marine biologists are bemoaning one of the famed waterway’s lesser known legacies — the invasion of hundreds of non-nat…
Doncic gets another triple-double as Mavs edge Kings 127-123
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — On a night when Luka Doncic set a career high for assists, one of his early passes wound up in the stands.
Oakland man who robbed 19 banks sentenced to federal prison
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Oakland man who robbed or tried to rob 19 banks before he was arrested at a hospital where his wife was giving birth was sentenced Wednesday to more than eight years in federal prison.
U.S. Foreclosure Activity Drops To 15-year Low In 2019
IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Navajo Nation to lower flags in honor of tribal lawmaker
GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — A former Navajo Nation Council delegate is being remembered for his years of public service and inspiration to others.
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House leaders march Trump impeachment articles to the Senate
100s of migrants crossing Guatemala face new challenges
EL CINCHADO, Guatemala (AP) — Less-organized migrants, tighter immigration control by Guatemalan authorities and the presence of U.S. advisers have reduced the likelihood that the hundreds of migrants who departed …