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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 …
Four bodies recovered from small-plane crash in Montana ID'd
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Authorities said Monday that four men from Billings died in a small-plane crash over the weekend in southern Montana.
Israeli court stalls case of Australia sex crime suspect
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court Tuesday delayed extradition proceedings for a woman facing dozens of sexual abuse charges in Australia, dashing hopes the protracted legal saga would proceed after psychiatrists fo…
Virginia House committee advances ERA
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia moved a step closer to passing the Equal Rights Amendment on Tuesday, even as the amendment's future nationally remains in doubt.
Witness says Colorado stabbing suspect asked about God
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two of the people who were approached by a suspect accused of stabbing eight people during an apparent random rampage in Colorado Springs said the man asked them about their faith bef…
Retired pope distances himself from book on priest celibacy
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI distanced himself Tuesday from a book on priestly celibacy and asked to be removed as its co-author after the project gave the impression the retired pope was trying t…
UN says 'staggering' deaths of rights activists in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed alarm Tuesday at the “staggering number” of social activists killed in Colombia despite a peace accord aimed at improving cond…
Prohibition began 100 years ago, and its legacy remains
NEW YORK (AP) — In this era of bottomless mimosas, craft beers and ever-present happy hours, it’s striking to recall that 100 years ago the United States imposed a nationwide ban on the production and sale of all t…
Sheriff's deputies evict homeless moms from Oakland home
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Four homeless women ordered by a judge last week to leave a vacant house they illegally occupied in Oakland were evicted before dawn Tuesday by heavily armed sheriff's deputies in a case that…
Elizabeth Banks to be honored by Harvard's Hasty Pudding
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe has named actor and director Elizabeth Banks as the group's 2020 Woman of the Year.
Secret Service agent fatally shoots 'aggressive' dog in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Police are investigating after a dog was shot and killed by an off-duty Secret Service agent in New York City, authorities said Tuesday.
Sudan official says armed protest by security forces halted
CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese official said Tuesday that security forces have contained an armed protest from within the security apparatus, amid reports of unrest.
US stocks fall as investors digest first round of earnings
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell in early trading on Tuesday as investors digested the first significant round of fourth-quarter corporate earnings reports.
Sudanese officials: Security forces contain armed protest from within the security apparatus, amid reports of unrest.
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese officials: Security forces contain armed protest from within the security apparatus, amid reports of unrest.
Stocks open mostly lower on Wall Street; Wells Fargo sinks
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street as losses for some banks and health care companies offset gains elsewhere in the market. Wells Fargo slumped in early trading Tuesday after repo…
Police searching for Lesotho's first lady in murder probe
MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Police in Lesotho on Tuesday were searching for the country's first lady for questioning in the 2017 killing of the prime minister's former wife, while the police commissioner said the "noose…