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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 …
A rusty Giuliani returns to the courtroom on Trump's behalf
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Representing a client inside a courtroom for the first time in nearly three decades, Rudy Giuliani showed some rust as he tried to make the case that President Donald Trump has been robbed …
Pompeo expected to visit Israeli settlement in parting gift
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's expected tour of a West Bank winery this week will be the first time a top American diplomat has visited an Israeli settlement, a parting gift from an administ…
EXPLAINER: What's with the confusion over masks?
A lot of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus comes down to a seemingly simple concept: Wearing a mask.
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Michigan GOP backtracks after blocking vote certification
Israel strikes Syria after bombs found, killing 3 soldiers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck Iran-linked targets in Syria overnight after troops uncovered roadside bombs along the frontier in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said Wednesday. Syria said the st…
Trump ally McCarthy is reelected leader of House Republicans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep.
Pelosi moves toward leading divided House Dems 2 more years
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats seem certain to nominate Nancy Pelosi for two more years as speaker, but she’ll be leading a smaller majority divided along ideological lines as it tries shepherding
Hurricane Iota bashes Nicaragua, Honduras after Eta floods
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hurricane Iota battered Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and flooded some stretches of neighboring Honduras that were still under water from Hurricane Eta two weeks earlier, leaving authorit…
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Sioux Falls OKs mask mandate after push from medical groups
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The largest city in South Dakota reversed course and passed a 60-day mask mandate Tuesday after enforcement was removed from the ordinance and medical groups said hospitals exceeded capacit…
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Los Angeles readies plan for curfew as virus cases spike
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County imposed new restrictions on businesses Tuesday and is readying plans for a mandatory curfew for all but essential workers if coronavirus cases keep spiking.
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Detroit-area county certifies vote after first blocking it
Israel strikes Syria after finding bombs along its frontier
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck Iran-linked targets in Syria overnight after troops uncovered roadside bombs along the frontier in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said Wednesday.
Biden, Modi discuss US-India ties in phone conversation
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held his first phone conversation with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, and they agreed to work closely to further advance the Indo-U.S. comprehensive global stra…