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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 …
Draft ferry study lays out options for system's future
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A study commissioned by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration recommends running ferries as day boats where possible and providing long-term contracts to private companies to help fill se…
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University of Illinois administrators seek a tuition hike
CHICAGO (AP) — University of Illinois administrators are recommending a hike in tuition costs for in-state freshmen for the first time in six years, officials announced Wednesday.
Marijuana reform advocates split on legalization
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Advocates dressed in black stood Wednesday at the base of the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial to voice their support of marijuana legalization, repeating a variation of, “the time is now,” in ea…
Texas has executed a inmate for fatally shooting his wife, who had feared she would be killed by her husband
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed a inmate for fatally shooting his wife, who had feared she would be killed by her husband.
Dunleavy, Begich outline student reading proposal
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy is working with Senate Democratic leader Tom Begich on legislation aimed at ensuring students are proficient in reading by third grade.
100s of migrants advance to Guatemala from Honduras
EL CINCHADO, Guatemala (AP) — Hundreds of mainly Honduran migrants started walking and hitching rides Wednesday from the city of San Pedro Sula and later crossed the Guatemala border in a bid to form the kind of mi…
Des Moines shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 injured
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A shooting Wednesday in a Des Moines neighborhood left two people dead and two injured, police said.
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Utah handing out condoms with cheeky slogans to combat HIV
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The state of Utah is trying something new to fight HIV infections: handing out condoms with cheeky plays on state pride.
Small plane crashes in Utah neighborhood, killing pilot
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A small plane crashed Wednesday in a Utah neighborhood, killing the pilot as the aircraft narrowly avoided hitting any townhomes, authorities said.
Woman wounded, man arrested after shooting at Las Vegas bank
A woman was wounded in a domestic shooting at a Las Vegas bank, and police chased and shot at an armed suspect who surrendered more than two hours later near a busy crossroads on the city's west side, authorities s…
Despite danger, Filipinos made restive volcano their home
TALISAY, Philippines (AP) — It's the second-most active volcano in the Philippines, a designated permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human settlements. Yet to more than 5,000 people the Taal volcano i…
Texas inmate executed for killing wife in 2005
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate with a history of violence against women was executed Wednesday evening for fatally shooting his wife, who had feared she would never get out of her marriage alive.
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