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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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California governor to unveil budget, could expand benefits
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce his state spending plan on Friday, flush with a multi-billion surplus that state lawmakers expect he will use to give full health benefits to mor…
St. Louis County adopts waiting list for public defenders
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Getting legal representation will take longer for hundreds of criminal defendants in Missouri’s largest county now that its judicial circuit has instituted a waiting list that supporters say is the…
The Latest: Israeli PM congratulates Trump on Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
US blames Iran for Ukrainian jetliner downing, pledges probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. promised “appropriate action” Friday in response to its assessment that an Iranian missile was responsible for downing a Ukrainian jetliner that crashed outside Tehran, as the Iranian gov…
US bans charter flights to Cuban cities besides Havana
HAVANA (AP) — The Trump administration is banning charter flights to Cuban cities besides Havana in a new tightening of U.S. restrictions on the island.
Coyote caught in Chicago after 2 people report being bitten
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities have captured a coyote in Chicago after two reported attacks by wild canines on humans in the city, including a 6-year-old boy who was bitten in the head.
EU ministers support Iran deal, fear IS resurgence
BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU reiterated its support for the nuclear deal brokered with Iran, also expressing concerns Friday that the escalating tensions in the region could lead to a resurgence of the Islamic State's a…
Friends say woman freed from death row led bittersweet life
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Gaile Owens left the Tennessee Prison for Women in 2011, after more than two decades on death row, her life seemed a textbook example of redemption and hope.
North Carolina town founded by freed slaves gets levee help
PRINCEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S . Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to spend $39.6 million to help preserve an eastern North Carolina town founded by freed slaves that's been damaged repeatedly by floodwaters fr…
The Latest: US announces new sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Jennifer Dulos case highlights common scourge, advocates say
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Long before she disappeared, Jennifer Dulos told the court handling her divorce case that her husband was verbally abusive and she feared for her life.
Student, teacher killed in Mexico school shooting
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An 11-year-old student opened fire with two guns on his teachers and classmates in a school in northern Mexico Friday, killing a teacher and wounding six other people before taking his own life, …
Boeing travails begins to ripple, 2,800 jobs in Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems has announced it is laying off 2,800 employees at its Wichita, Kansas, facility due to the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.
US bans charter flights to Cuban cities besidesHavana
HAVANA (AP) — The Trump administration is banning charter flights to Cuban cities besides Havana in a new tightening of U.S. restrictions on the island.