Nation/World
Want to follow the latest in world news? Keep reading below for today's national and world news headlines!
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 …
Group hopes to prevent “opossum dropping” on New Year’s Eve
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A movement is growing in North Carolina to prevent the act of so-called “opossum dropping.”
Delaware: 1 dead, 5 hurt in collision of car and school bus
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl was killed and three other girls with her in a car were injured in a collision with a school bus in Delaware on Thursday, authorities said.
Ex-student pleads guilty in shooting death on Arizona campus
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A former Northern Arizona University student pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter in the shooting death of a fellow student after he got punched in the face, ran to his car to grab a gun …
World's largest volunteer force fights Australia's wildfires
TOMERONG, Australia (AP) — The wildfire was behaving erratically last week, and Doug Schutz and his team needed to make a quick decision. So they moved a bulldozer from another job and used it to widen a firebreak.…
Hong Kong students get close-up look at Taiwan democracy
Taipei, TAIWAN (AP) — For 20-year-old Olivia Tam, a journalism student at Hong Kong Baptist University, Taiwan in the run-up to its presidential election seems a world apart from her hometown.
An Iranian general dies in a U.S. attack, and Canada suffers
TORONTO (AP) — The worst had passed, it seemed, and the United States and Iran no longer appeared poised at the edge of war.
The Latest: Iran invites US agency to help with crash probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Australians brace for escalating fire danger in southeast
EDEN, Australia (AP) — Communities across Australia’s fire-ravaged southeast were bracing for a long day of mounting danger on Friday as thousands abandon their homes for evacuation centers and military helicopters…
The Latest: Iran's foreign minister calls US 'unhinged'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
The Latest: Australian PM says plane strike likely a mistake
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Man who killed US Marine sentenced to life in prison
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A man who killed a U.S. Marine in Kentucky was sentenced Thursday to life without parole.
Steyer is 6th candidate to qualify for next week's debate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Billionaire Tom Steyer qualified Thursday for next week's Democratic presidential debate, putting him on stage in Iowa alongside five other candidates.
DiCaprio to donate $3 million for Australia wildfire relief
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio's environmental organization is donating $3 million to help wildfire relief efforts in Australia.
Man breaks into Taco Bell, prepares food, takes nap
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Taco Bell wasn't open on Christmas Day but a burglar in Georgia decided he wanted a festive feast anyway — and to take a nap while he was at it.
Man gets probation for evidence tampering in fatal stabbing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia bicycle deliveryman who was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of a real estate developer was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation for evidence tamp…