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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 …
Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies at 79
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast's longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup and pulled his Arabian sultanate into modernity while carefully balancin…
Uber driver charged with sexually assaulting passenger
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An Uber driver with a conviction for sexual battery has been charged with sexually assaulting a drunk woman he picked up outside a California police station, authorities said.
State media say Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said has died
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, as died at the age of 79, state media reported Saturday.
State media say Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, has died
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — State media say Oman's ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, has died.
Trump ups Iran accusations, says 4 US embassies targeted
WASHINGTON (AP) — Confronted by persistent questions about his military action in the Middle East, President Donald Trump and his top officials offered a string of fresh explanations Friday, with Trump now contendi…
CNN agrees to record $76M settlement over labor dispute
CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in backpay as part of a record settlement with the federal labor board after the cable television network terminated the contracts of unionized camera operators in 2003.
Former Boeing CEO gets $62.2 million but loses some benefits
The Boeing CEO who was ousted last month for the company’s botched response to two crashes and the grounding of its best-selling plane will walk away with $62.2 million, the company disclosed Friday.
Taiwanese begin voting in test of calls by independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen to uphold democracy
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese begin voting in test of calls by independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen to uphold democracy.
Taiwan votes with future of its democracy on the line
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The future of Taiwan’s democracy was on the line Saturday as the self-ruled island voted on whether to give independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen a second term.
President Trump's ex-private lawyer seeks cooperation credit
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's ex-personal lawyer told a judge Friday that he's the victim of a continuing campaign of “character assassination” by prosecutors who oppose his time behind bars being trimme…
FBI tightening up wiretap protocols after watchdog report
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI laid out new protocols Friday for how it conducts electronic surveillance in national security cases, responding to a Justice Department inspector general report that harshly criticized th…
UN authorizes cross-border aid to Syria only from Turkey
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Friday limiting the delivery of cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria to just two crossing points from Turkey to the mainly rebel-held northwes…
Stomach illness outbreak at Yosemite prompts major clean-up
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Federal health officials are inspecting Yosemite National Park's food service areas after at least a dozen people have fallen ill with stomach issues.
The Latest: Officials lower Canadian death count in crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Analysis: Pelosi's delay tests public opinion on impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats know they don't have the votes to convict President Donald Trump when the Senate convenes as the Court of Impeachment. But they are pursuing the case in the court of public opinion.