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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 …
Hezbollah says payback for US strike has just begun
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Sunday that Iran's missile attacks on two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces was only the start of the retaliation for America's killing a top I…
Alabama county to preserve jail remnant where MLK was held
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama county is preserving what's left of the lockup where officials say Martin Luther King Jr. served his final time behind bars just months before his assassination.
World War II bomb defused in Germany after mass evacuation
BERLIN (AP) — Two World War II bombs were successfully defused in the western German city of Dortmund on Sunday, hours after thousands of people were evacuated from the surrounding area, officials said.
Defying police, Iranians protest over plane shootdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian demonstrators defied a heavy police presence Sunday night to protest their country's days of denials that it shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane carrying 176 people, the…
Volcano erupts near Manila; villagers flee, airports shut
TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — A small volcano near the Philippine capital that draws tourists for its picturesque setting in a lake erupted with a massive plume of ash and steam Sunday, prompting the evacuation of t…
Officials: Police shoot man who stabbed Miami Beach officer
MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man was shot dead by Miami Beach police after he stabbed an officer on the iconic Ocean Drive, officials said.
Japan's Abe meets Saudi king amid threats in Persian Gulf
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman on Sunday as part of a tour of oil-producing Gulf Arab states aimed at promoting peace amid a spike in t…
Hong Kong denies entry to Human Rights Watch director
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities barred the head of Human Rights Watch from entering the Chinese territory Sunday, the advocacy group said.
Pelosi: Americans want 'fair trial' on Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that senators will “pay a price” if they block new witnesses from testifying in the
US seeking to amplify voices of protest in Iran amid turmoil
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump's national security team tried to amplify voices of dissent in Iran by suggesting on Sunday that the Islamic Republic is under internal threat after denying and t…
Volcano erupts near Manila; villagers flee, airport shut
TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — A small volcano near the Philippine capital that draws tourists for its picturesque setting in a lake erupted with a massive plume of ash and steam Sunday, prompting the evacuation of t…
Oklahoma program offers rescue for horses, other equine
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — When Ken Friend learned a job transfer meant moving his family to California from the small farm they’d been living on in rural Oklahoma, he knew he’d have to find new homes for his animals.
Esper: US does not expect more Iranian retaliatory attacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the Trump administration foresees no more Iranian military attacks in retaliation for the U.S. strike that killed the Islamic Republic's most powerful gene…
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NYPD’s new leader: Helping people is at heart of police work
NEW YORK (AP) — On the Bronx streets where