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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 …
Report: 5 investigations of Wisconsin officer who shot Blake
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The white Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot a Black man in the back, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down, had been the the subject of five internal investigations since he joined th…
The Latest: Pence: Trump committed to election legal fight
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Explosion kills 2 steam pipe workers at veterans hospital
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Two workers were killed in an explosion Friday while repairing a steam pipe in a maintenance building at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut, officials said.
UN-led Libya talks set December 2021 date for elections
GAMMARTH, Tunisia (AP) — Libya's warring sides have agreed to hold nationwide elections in December next year, the top U.N. official for the North African country said Friday in a sign of progress from the U.N.-bro…
Progressives pledge to keep pressure on Biden in 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
Tropical Storm Iota forms, could follow Eta's deadly path
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Just as the remnants of Eta finally blew out to sea on Friday, another storm formed that could follow its path of death and destruction into Central America this weekend.
Police: Nude man arrested after driving into grocery store
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A man who crashed his car into a Montana grocery store and fled the scene was later arrested after running nude through a nearby retirement home, police said.
Donald Trump wins North Carolina
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins North Carolina.
The Latest: Trump wins N. Carolina, hits 232 electoral votes
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EXPLAINER: Why AP hasn't called Georgia
WHY AP HASN'T CALLED GEORGIA:
Italy extends partial lockdown as Naples hospitals struggle
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — The regions of Italy that include the cities of Naples and Florence were declared coronavirus red zones Friday, the latest signals of the dire condition of Italian hospitals struggling with a s…
White supremacist sentenced to 2 years in bomb plot case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A white supremacist who told an undercover FBI agent about his plans to firebomb a synagogue or attack a Las Vegas bar catering to LGBTQ customers was sentenced Friday to two years in prison.
Iowa justices toss murder conviction over jury instructions
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday tossed out a murder conviction and ordered a new trial for a man accused of the gruesome 2017 stabbing death of his girlfriend.
Mexico City closes bars, limits eateries as virus cases rise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City announced Friday it will order bars closed for two weeks after the number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 rose to levels not seen since August.
Justice Alito: COVID restrictions 'previously unimaginable'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sounded an alarm about restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic, saying they shouldn't become a “recurring feature after the pandemic has passed.”