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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 …
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Oregon, New Mexico order lockdowns as other states resist
Peru president's ouster sparks wave of youth-led protests
LIMA, Peru (AP) — University student Yessenia Medina was trying to concentrate on her virtual psychology class when a stunning headline popped up on her screen: Peru’s Congress had voted to oust the nation’s popula…
Police: Officers fatally shoot man outside Mississippi store
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Officers responding to a call about a disturbance outside a discount store fatally shot a man in south Mississippi, police said.
Republican Young Kim defeats Democratic U.S. Rep. Gil Cisneros in Southern California district lost by GOP in 2018
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Young Kim defeats Democratic U.S. Rep. Gil Cisneros in Southern California district lost by GOP in 2018.
GOP captures second Democratic US House seat in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Young Kim defeated U.S. Rep. Gil Cisneros on Friday in a Southern California district, the second GOP candidate to snatch a Democratic-held seat in the state this year.
Republican Young Kim wins election to U.S. House in California's 39th Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. Gil Cisneros
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Young Kim wins election to U.S. House in California's 39th Congressional District, beating incumbent Rep. Gil Cisneros.
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Scott Peterson to stay at San Quentin as judge mulls retrial
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — No one outside of San Quentin State Prison will be seeing Scott Peterson in person anytime soon as officials consider if he should face a new trial in the headline-grabbing slayings of his…
California governor went to party, violated own virus rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For months, Gov. Gavin Newsom has pleaded with Californians to resist the temptation to socialize with friends and relatives outside their household. Turns out, he's the one who couldn't r…
2 men testify against alleged ringleader of mosque bombing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two Illinois men who pleaded guilty to a 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque testified that the group's alleged ringleader recruited them for an unspecified job and didn't fill them in on his …
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak tests positive for COVID-19
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday said he has tested positive for COVID-19 as the virus surges to record levels in the state and across the U.S.
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak says he has tested positive for COVID-19 amid a statewide surge in cases
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak says he has tested positive for COVID-19 amid a statewide surge in cases.
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Census case that led to head count halt heads back to court
A month after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to end the 2020 head count of every U.S. resident, the case that propelled the ruling was back in a district court Friday, with advocacy groups and t…
Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Leading progressives are pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to embrace their policy agenda even as more centrist Democrats argue such proposals