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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 …
Woman sues American Airlines, claims employee stalked her
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego woman is suing American Airlines, saying that a former employee stalked her by sending more than 100 unwanted texts, some of them sexually suggestive.
Illinois Weekend Digest
AP-Illinois stories for the weekend of Jan. 18-19. May be updated. Members using Exchange stories should retain the bylines and newspaper credit lines. If you have questions, please contact the AP-Illinois desk in …
USDA designates 8 NH counties as natural disaster areas
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated eight counties in New Hampshire as primary natural disaster areas.
Penn National Results Wednesday January 15th, 2020
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Contractor gets jail time, probation for labor trafficking
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Crystal man was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least four months in jail for labor trafficking, a rare prosecution in Minnesota.
State police union agrees to GPS tracking with new contract
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts State Police union agreed to adopt GPS technology that tracks police cruisers in exchange for modest pay raises in the latest contract agreement with the state, according to official…
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BC-AZ--Arizona News Digest, 5:30 pm update, AZ
Good evening. Here's an updated look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Arizona.
Ex-CPA pleads guilty to bribery in Hoover Dam audit contract
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas certified public accountant has become the second man to plead guilty in a bribery scheme involving a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation contract at Hoover Dam and tax fraud, the Interna…
WVa mayor's employee pleads guilty in disturbance case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A woman who works as a community relations coordinator at a West Virginia mayor's office pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor charges related to a disturbance at the home of her baby's gra…
Sheriff: Florida deputy fatally shoots carjacking suspect
MULBERRY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida deputy fatally shot an armed man Wednesday several hours after a stolen pickup truck he was riding in ran over a police detective in another county, authorities said.
Police: Louisiana man shot at neighbor over loud music
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man was arrested and accused of firing a gun at his neighbor who refused to turn down loud music, authorities said.
Judge inspects Border Patrol facility as trial continues
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he would inspect a Tucson Border Patrol facility that migrants say is plagued by extreme overcrowding, freezing temperatures and unsafe conditions.
Tennessee Supreme Court schedules 2 more execution dates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court on Wednesday scheduled dates to execute two more death row inmates, but justices still haven't ruled on the attorney general's requests to set seven more.
Indictment: Kansas researcher secretly worked for China
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas associate professor concealed work he was doing for China while employed at the University of Kansas and tried to recruit other researchers and students for the Chinese government, acc…