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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 …
Al-Shabab militants kill 3 teachers in Kenya, abduct 1
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Al-Shabab extremists killed three people in an attack in eastern Kenya, police said Monday.
Former top stockbroker to go on trial for fleecing clients
A former Pennsylvania stockbroker who was kicked out of the securities industry and ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages to customers he allegedly fleeced faces trial Monday on an unusual set of criminal…
High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant as a legal agricultural crop now are worried their businesses could be crippled if federal…
Video: Iran police shoot at those protesting plane shootdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian police and security forces fired both live ammunition and tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the Islamic Republic's initial denial that it shot down a U…
2020 Democratic race is wide open in Iowa as caucuses near
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Presidential candidates have swarmed Iowa’s rolling landscape for more than a year, making their pitch to potential supporters on campuses, county fairgrounds and in high school gymnasiums. …
Leading NGOs boycott Saudi Arabian G20 civil society talks
BEIRUT (AP) — Three leading international NGOs announced on Monday they are boycotting meetings that Saudi Arabia is holding with civil society groups ahead of hosting this year's Group of 20 summit, saying partici…
US points to dissent in Iran in wake of deadly drone strike
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper and other administration officials joined President Donald Trump in trying to draw attention to dissent in Iran instead of lingering questions about the scale of the t…
Change that can win? Democrats grapple with core question
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — The Democrats standing in a cold New Hampshire parking lot are desperate for change after years of Donald Trump's turbulent presidency.
Ahead of impeachment trial, Trump suggests not having it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the Senate should simply dismiss the impeachment case against him, an extraordinary suggestion as the House prepares to transmit the charges to the chamber for the hist…
Kansas GOP to stymie ban in reversing abortion-rights ruling
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Top Kansas Republicans want to head off any push for an abortion ban in the state even as they make overturning a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that protects abortion rights a top priority.
Experts warn Puerto Rico not prepared for big earthquakes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than two years ago, Hurricane Maria revealed that Puerto Rico was utterly unprepared for a powerful hurricane despite its location in one of the world’s most storm-vulnerable regio…
Ex-prisoners who can vote sought for Wisconsin 2020 election
MILWAUKEE (AP) — When Quentin Blackburn was sent to prison for his first felony conviction in the 1990s, the consequences were clear: he could no longer vote or possess a firearm. It wasn’t until last month that th…
Asian stocks rise ahead of US-China trade pact
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday ahead of the signing of a U.S.-Chinese trade pact as investors shrugged off weaker-than-expected American jobs data.
Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. The waters are a major sh…
Amazon package had dirty diapers in it, family says
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey family says they received used diapers from Amazon's delivery service.