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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 …
Officials: Jet fuel lands on Los Angeles school playgrounds
CUDAHY, Calif. (AP) — Fuel dumped by an airliner making an emergency return Tuesday to Los Angeles International Airport due to an engine problem fell onto three schools, causing minor irritation to 40 children and…
Officials: Dam at Mississippi lake could soon fail
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Heavy rains could cause the failure of a dam in a rural northeastern Mississippi county as officials on Tuesday urged residents to evacuate as a precaution.
Syria says its air defenses intercept attack on airbase
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s air defenses confronted an aerial “aggression” from Israel that targeted an air base in the country's center late Tuesday, state media reported quoting a military official.
St. Louis prosecutor invokes 'Ku Klux Klan Act' in lawsuit
CHICAGO (AP) — St. Louis's elected top prosecutor says the city, its police union and others violated a Civil War-era law by allegedly engaging in a racist conspiracy to force her from office and prevent her from r…
Debate to highlight eroding diversity in Democratic field
A half dozen White House hopefuls will gather on a debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday night at a critical moment in the Democratic primary. They will all be white — and all but two will be men.
Officials: Jet fuel lands on playground near Los Angeles
CUDAHY, Calif. (AP) — Fuel apparently dumped by an aircraft returning to Los Angeles International Airport fell onto an elementary school playground Tuesday, fire officials said.
Black prosecutors back Gardner, say they've faced resistance
ST. LOUIS (AP) — One day after St. Louis’ top prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit alleging a concerted and racist conspiracy to push her out of office, other black female prosecutors from across the U.S. defended Ki…
Maryland man pleads guilty to threatening Florida Hispanics
MIAMI (AP) — A Maryland man pleaded guilty Tuesday to posting threats on Facebook that he planned to kill Hispanics in Florida and elsewhere.
'Unifying' art replaces mural that featured Confederate flag
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate on Tuesday unveiled a gleaming new piece of art at one of its most-visited corridors in the state Capitol, after removing an old mural that included the Confederate flag.
Two popes -- one retired, one reigning -- cause a furor
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Ever since Benedict XVI announced he would become the first pope in 600 years to resign, Catholic theologians, canon lawyers and others warned of the potential confusion in having two popes livi…
Correction: Limiting Refugees story
HOUSTON (AP) — In a Jan. 10 story about the Texas governor's decision to reject future refugee resettlement, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of states that had not yet said whether they would c…
Los Angeles fire officials say jetliner dumped fuel onto a school playground; "multiple patients" being assessed.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles fire officials say jetliner dumped fuel onto a school playground; "multiple patients" being assessed.
'Homeland' star Patinkin lauds real-life spies, slams Trump
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. intelligence sector has a staunch defender in “Homeland” star Mandy Patinkin.
Students charged with shouting racial slurs sue UConn
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two University of Connecticut students arrested for shouting a racial slur outside a campus apartment complex sued the school Tuesday, citing free speech rights as they fight officials' attem…
Lebanon protests turn violent outside central bank
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces lobbed tear gas at protesters who responded with rocks outside the country's central bank Tuesday, a violent turn after demonstrators returned to the streets following a weeks…