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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 …
US orders more Iran sanctions, confronts doubts about threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered new retaliatory economic sanctions Friday on Iran, even as his administration faced persistent questions over its drone strike on an Iranian general that helped igni…
Texas governor to reject new refugees, first under Trump
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas will no longer accept the resettlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.
New agreement reached in Hartford school desegregation case
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An agreement reached Friday in a long-running school desegregation case in Connecticut's capital city will put the district on a path to ending 30 years of litigation, state officials said.
White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Donald Trump, according t…
The Latest: Ukraine looks at terrorism as cause of crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Mom gets 35 years for insurance fire mistake that kills son
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — A mother in South Carolina has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for arranging a fire at her mobile home to get insurance money and killing her son, who she did not know was inside.
Egyptian restores historic synagogue, but few Jews remain
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt reopened a historic synagogue on Friday in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria after a yearslong government renovation.
California budget plan aids teachers, those in US illegally
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's governor revealed a spending plan on Friday that puts a new tax on vaping, gives $20,000 to teachers who commit to working in high-needs schools and gives taxpayer-funded heal…
White House considers expanding travel ban to more countries
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration issues by President Donald Trump, according to four…
2 charged in videotaped kicking of wounded whitetail deer
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two people accused of repeatedly kicking a wounded deer in the head and pulling off its antler were charged Friday with aggravated cruelty to animals and other offenses.
Juror's higher being belief won't void ex-rep.'s conviction
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A juror who believed that a higher being directed an innocent verdict for a former Florida congresswoman was removed from the case — but that won't void the politician’s conviction in a co…
Polish state TV ordered to apologize for migrants comments
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A court in Poland has found state TV station guilty of insulting city authorities in Gdansk, including its slain mayor, and ordered the news station to publicly apologize and pay $13,000 to a …
Miami Super Bowl organizers bring death to Burmese pythons
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Miami's upcoming Super Bowl will mean death for dozens of invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades — and wildlife officials say that's a good thing.
Official: DNA test to determine if coyote bit Chicago child
CHICAGO (AP) — DNA tests to determine if a coyote captured on Chicago's North Side is the same animal that attacked a 6-year-old boy will take weeks to complete, a city animal control official said Friday.
Newsom proposes $20,000 stipends for high school teachers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Friday to provide $20,000 stipends for teachers who teach at a high needs school for four years, eating up $100 million of the state's budget for the …