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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 …
Republican Burgess Owens wins election to U.S. House in Utah's 4th Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. Ben McAdams
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Burgess Owens wins election to U.S. House in Utah's 4th Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. Ben McAdams.
Hurricane Iota to slam Nicaragua as catastrophic Cat 5
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Hurricane Iota rapidly strengthened Monday into a Category 5 storm that was likely to bring catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered by a powerful Hurricane…
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST
Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
AP sources: Trump to order troop cuts in Afghanistan, Iraq
President Donald Trump is expected to cut a significant number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and a smaller number in Iraq by the final days of his presidency, U.S. officials said Monday. The plan would run counter …
Officials: Hand tally of presidential race finds new ballots
ATLANTA (AP) — A hand tally of the presidential race in Georgia has turned up more than 2,500 votes in one county that weren't previously counted, but election officials said Monday that won't alter the overall out…
SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts closes in on space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts closed in Monday on the International Space Station, their new home until spring.
University of California agrees to $73M sex abuse settlement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The prestigious University of California system has reached a proposed $73 million settlement with seven women who accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse.
University of California system agrees to proposed $73M settlement in lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by gynecologist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — University of California system agrees to proposed $73M settlement in lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by gynecologist.
The Latest: Johnson & Johnson starts two-dose vaccine trial
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson has begun a new late-stage trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, this time on a two-dose regimen.
Ohio Republican governor tweaked by Trump, praised by Biden
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine found himself on the receiving end of criticism by President Donald Trump and praise by President-Elect Joe Biden on Monday, with the result being an early foc…
Court weighs challenge to Colorado discrimination law
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado web designer should not have to create wedding websites for same-sex couples under the state's anti-discrimination law because it would amount to forced speech that violates her religious b…
After Trump march: Arrests, accusations and COVID-19 fines
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a weekend with dozens of arrests and scattered clashes between supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump, both sides took to social media to accuse the other of instigating violence…
Conservative group alleging voter fraud ends its lawsuits
HOUSTON (AP) — A conservative group on Monday moved to dismiss voter fraud lawsuits it had filed in four states days after the group’s leader made baseless allegations questioning the integrity of the election.
Pandemic politics leave DC in gridlock as virus surges
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nation gripped by a resurgent coronavirus and looking to Washington for help, President Donald Trump and lawmakers in Congress have a message for struggling Americans: Just keep waiting.
France's Macron hosts Trump envoy after congratulating Biden
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held a closed-door, low-key meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, a delicate tip-toe around the ticklish fact that France has already recogniz…