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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 …
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Rules about police wearing masks vary widely across US
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Although authorities have been
Jury duty? No thanks, say many, forcing trials to be delayed
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jury duty notices have set Nicholas Philbrook’s home on edge with worries about him contracting the coronavirus and passing it on to his father-in-law, a cancer survivor with diabetes in his …
In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two vote counters, eagle-eyeing them as they scrutinized ballot papers o…
Guatemala condemns fire at Congress; 12 injured in protests
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s government called fires set by protesters at Congress “terrorist acts” while the Inter-American Human Rights Commission on Sunday condemned what it called an “excessive use of forc…
Loeffler has negative COVID-19 test 2 days after positive
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler's latest coronavirus test came back negative, but her campaign said Sunday she will continue to quarantine at least until she gets another negative result.
Inequality 'baked into' virus testing access as cases surge
The day after Amanda Serulneck found out she might have been exposed to COVID-19, she visited a rapid testing center in New Jersey but was turned away because they ran out of tests.
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G-20 summit ends with support for COVID-19 vaccines for all
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaders of the world's most powerful nations wrapped up the Group of 20 summit on Sunday, vowing to spare no effort to protect lives and ensure affordable access to COVID-19 vacci…
Palestinians may limit Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry has recommended strict limits on Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.
More than 300 detained by police in Belarus protests
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Belarusian human rights group Viasna says that more than 300 people were arrested and many of them beaten by police during protests calling for the country’s authoritarian president to resi…
Ethiopia warns civilians of 'no mercy' in Tigray offensive
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s military is warning civilians in the besieged Tigray regional capital that there will be “no mercy” if they don’t “save themselves” before a final offensive to flush out defiant reg…
The Latest: Fauci warns about Thanksgiving airport crowding
WASHINGTON -- The United States' top infectious diseases expert says he’s worried that crowding at U.S. airports from Thanksgiving travel could lead to a perilous situation as COVID-19 cases surge.
Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just President-elect Joe Biden’s transition that’s under a microscope.
The Latest: COVID cases soar to record levels in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey saw a record number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 for the second day running on Sunday as 6,017 new symptomatic patients were documented, the health ministry said.