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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 …
Justice Alito: COVID restrictions 'previously unimaginable'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday sounded an alarm about restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic, saying they shouldn't become a “recurring feature after the pandemic…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
Top officials: Nov. 3 election most secure in US history
The Latest: NZealand mulls masks mandatory on public transit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government could soon make wearing masks mandatory on public transit in Auckland and on planes nationwide as it continues to investigate a new community case of the coronavir…
39 dead after typhoon leaves high water, mud in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital Friday after a typhoon caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to their roofs and killed at least 39 peo…
Trump bans US investment in Chinese military-linked firms
BEIJING (AP) — President Donald Trump has stepped up a conflict with China over security and technology by issuing an order barring Americans from investing in companies that U.S. officials say are owned or control…
Tropical Storm Eta races off Carolinas after soaking Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Eta raced off the Southeast Atlantic seacoast late Thursday, spreading heavy rains and gusty winds around the Carolinas only hours after blustering across north Florida.
The Latest: Aide says Biden will appoint 'COVID coordinator'
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Mexico: migrants claiming Georgia doctor abuse not deported
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department said Thursday it has visited four Mexican women who allege they were mistreated by a gynecologist at a Georgia detention center and said none of them have be…
Trump making longshot bid to slow state vote certifications
WASHINGTON (AP) — With time and options running out, President Donald Trump's campaign is peppering states with a flurry of legal challenges aimed at slowing down the vote certification process — a longshot strateg…
Feds: California man ran kidnapping scam from Mexican prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man imprisoned in Mexico ran a “virtual kidnapping” scheme that duped dozens of Americans into paying ransoms to free family members who were never actually kidnapped, according to f…
Asia Today: S. Korea starts fining people not wearing masks
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in 70 days as the government began fining people who fail to wear masks in public.
The Latest: SKorea sees biggest daily case jump in 70 days
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has reported its biggest daily jump in COVID-19 cases in 70 days as the government began imposing fines for people who fail to wear masks in public.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
States ramp up for biggest vaccination effort in US history
UN votes to crack down on Somalia's al-Shabab extremists
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to prevent the sale or shipment to Somalia of components of improvised explosive devices if there is “significant risk” they may be used to manufacture…
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