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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 …
Video shows car driving at deputy in teens' fatal shooting
COCOA, Fla. (AP) — Video released by a Florida sheriff's office shows two deputies pulling their weapons and one firing at a car as it drives at him in a shooting that killed two Black teenagers.
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Suspect sought after remains of 3 found in southern Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Authorities in southern Colorado said Wednesday they are searching for a suspect in connection with the discovery of the remains of three people near a rural hamlet.
Iota's devastation comes into focus in storm-weary Nicaragua
MACIZO DE PEÑAS BLANCAS, Nicaragua (AP) — The devastation caused by Hurricane Iota became clearer Wednesday as images emerged showing piles of wind-tossed lumber that used to be homes and concrete walls that were p…
Army to reconsider discharge rulings on veterans with PTSD
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Army has agreed to reconsider its issuing of thousands of less-than-honorable discharges to service members with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems, acc…
3 dead in protests in Uganda's capital as Bobi Wine arrested
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police in Uganda said three people died and 38 were injured in protests that broke out on Wednesday in Uganda’s capital after police arrested Bobi Wine, a musician and opposition politician w…
City repeals noise rule on only Mississippi abortion clinic
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's capital city has repealed a year-old local law that sought to restrict noise levels outside the state's only abortion clinic by limiting amplified sound and banning protesters fr…
Egyptian group: 2 employees arrested after diplomats’ visit
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian rights group said Wednesday that security forces arrested two of its employees, the latest in a years-long crackdown on dissent and rights advocates by the government.
Spain opens 2nd migrant camp on overrun Gran Canaria island
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s government is scrambling to manage the steady stream of migrants to its Canary Islands from West Africa by opening a second holding camp, officials said Wednesday, as political tensi…
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UK police arrest man over IRA bombings of pubs in 1974
LONDON (AP) — Police arrested a man Wednesday in Northern Ireland in connection with the 1974 bombings of two pubs that killed 21 people and injured more than 200 in Birmingham, England.
Empty desks: Coronavirus robs US classrooms of teachers
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — In July, fourth-grade teacher Susanne Michael was ecstatic as she celebrated the adoption of a former student from a troubled home and two of the girl's brothers. For the festivities, Michael d…
Lawsuit: HUD perpetuated racial segregation in Hartford area
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has perpetuated racial segregation in Connecticut's capital by failing to help poor Black and Hispanic families living in dilapidated, fed…
Edwin Edwards hospitalized again, this time with pneumonia
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards has been hospitalized with pneumonia, only days after he was released from a prior stay for breathing problems.
Kenyans fear they're on their own as COVID-19 surges again
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan doctor died of COVID-19 over the weekend after no bed for him in an intensive care unit was available. Other doctors say they cannot afford the treatment they administer to COVID-19 p…