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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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AP FACT CHECK: Trump tweets a tall tale of 'deleted' votes
President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Twitter that an election technology firm “deleted” large numbers of his votes or “switched” them to count for Joe Biden — the latest in a series of baseless theories sugges…
National Park Service faces $270M wrongful death claim
DENVER (AP) — The family of a women's rights activist from Uganda has filed a more than $270 million wrongful death and personal injury claim against the National Park Service after she was decapitated by an unsecu…
NY judge urged to reject moving border wall case to Colorado
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors said Thursday opposed a Colorado man’s request to move his trial out of New York, a legal maneuver that would separate him from a high-profile co-defendant: Steve Bannon.
Officials say confirmed coronavirus deaths have surpassed 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts; actual toll likely higher
BOSTON (AP) — Officials say confirmed coronavirus deaths have surpassed 10,000 in hard-hit Massachusetts; actual toll likely higher.
U.K. has biggest 1-day jump in confirmed coronavirus cases
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom posted its biggest one-day jump in laboratory-confirmed coronavirus infections Thursday as the government reported 33,470 new cases.
Advisory group worried about rural census, crunched timeline
Members of an advisory committee to the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday that they're concerned rural areas will be undercounted in the
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Eta soaks Florida, races to Atlantic off Georgia, Carolinas
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Eta dumped blustery rain across north Florida after landfall Thursday morning north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay area, and then sped out into the Atlantic off of the…
The Latest: Chicago to impose new coronavirus restrictions
CHICAGO — Chicago has issued new COVID-19 restrictions, including limiting social gatherings to 10 people, in hopes of combating the surge in cases ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Threat to burn Black church: North Carolina man gets 2 years
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A North Carolina man was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison for threatening to burn down a Black church in southeast Virginia, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
McEnany wears 2 hats as WH press secretary, campaign adviser
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House press secretary who refers questions to the White House?
Alaska's sole member the US House tests positive for COVID
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Don Young announced Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after winning his 25th term in the U.S. House.
Democrat to seek full recount in tight US House race in Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Democrat trailing by 47 votes in the nation’s tightest congressional race announced Thursday that her campaign would request a full recount in the southeastern Iowa district.
Toronto van attack trial gets first glimpse of defense
TORONTO (AP) — A psychiatrist hired by defense lawyers for the man behind Toronto’s 2018 van attack that killed 10 found Alek Minassian had an “autistic way of thinking” that was severely distorted, a court heard T…