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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 …
North Americans adjust to Aussie lingo as they fight fires
MORUYA, Australia (AP) — Bimbimbie. Wamban. Ulladulla.
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US border arrests drop as focus turns to Mexicans
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The number of people arrested or stopped entering the United States on the Mexico border fell for a seventh straight month in December, with Mexicans outpacing Central Americans among the detainees…
Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare
WASHINGTON (AP) — It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board, U.S., Canadian and British officials declared Thur…
AP Explains: Not all cyber threats equally worrisome
WASHINGTON (AP) — West Virginia reported unusual cyber activity targeting its election systems. The Texas governor said the state was encountering attempted “attacks" at the rate of “about 10,000 per minute" from I…
As Iran and US take step back from the brink, Canada grieves
TORONTO (AP) — The worst had passed, it seemed, and the United States and Iran no longer appeared poised at the edge of war.
UN to vote Friday on new Syria cross-border aid resolution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Facing a Friday deadline that could halt the delivery of humanitarian aid to more than 1 million Syrians every month, the divided U.N. Security Council is set to vote on rival resolutions that…
Reports: Unidentified planes strike targets in eastern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq on Friday, reports said, triggering “a huge explosion” amid soaring tensions in the region between the U.S. and Iran.
The Latest: Ukrainian investigators examine plane fragments
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Video in apparent Epstein suicide attempt is lost, US says
NEW YORK (AP) — Video footage of the area around Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell on a day he survived an apparent suicide attempt “no longer exists,” federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday.
China threat looms over presidential election in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Further deadlock and heightened pressure from China is the likely outcome if Taiwan's independence-leaning President Tsai Ing-wen wins a second term this weekend, as is widely predicted.
Puerto Rico earthquake aftermath deepens as govt seeks help
GUAYANILLA, Puerto Rico (AP) — More than 2,000 people in shelters. Nearly one million without power. Hundreds of thousands without water.
Boeing papers show employees slid 737 Max problems past FAA
Boeing employees raised doubts among themselves about the safety of the 737 Max, hid problems from federal regulators and ridiculed those responsible for designing and overseeing the jetliner, according to a damnin…
Pelosi to send impeachment articles for Senate trial 'soon'
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will "soon'' transmit the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, signaling a potential thaw in the standoff with Senate Republicans as she warn…
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An Iranian general dies in U.S. attack, and innocents suffer