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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 …
Belarus rights group counts 900 cases against opposition
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A human rights group said Thursday that authorities in Belarus have brought more than 900 criminal cases carrying potential yearslong prison sentences against opposition figures and protesters …
Post-election rancor clouds chances for COVID relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's top allies on Capitol Hill adopted a combative posture on COVID-19 relief on Thursday, pressing their case for a $2 trillion bill that's a nonstarter for Republicans an…
Justice Dept: Ex-Labor Sec. Acosta used 'poor judgment' in handling Jeffrey Epstein case when he was Florida prosecutor
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Dept: Ex-Labor Sec. Acosta used 'poor judgment' in handling Jeffrey Epstein case when he was Florida prosecutor.
Georgia secretary of state to quarantine, wife tests positive for coronavirus as state starts audit of presidential race
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia secretary of state to quarantine, wife tests positive for coronavirus as state starts audit of presidential race.
Europe, Gates pledge funds to get vaccines tor poor nations
PARIS (AP) — European governments and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledged Thursday to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency funds for a global effort aimed at ensuring eventual vaccines aga…
75-foot spruce to be NYC's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
ONEONTA, N.Y. (AP) — The 75-foot (23-meter) Norway spruce that will anchor New York City's holiday festivities as the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was cut down in upstate New York on Thursday and will soon be …
Justice Dept.: 'Poor judgment' used in Epstein plea deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department report has found that former Labor Secretary Alex Acosta exercised “poor judgment” in handling an investigation into wealthy financier
Georgia secretary of state isolates after wife's virus test
ATLANTA (AP) — After his wife tested positive for the coronavirus, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger plans to get tested and to quarantine just as the state is preparing for a hand tally of the presiden…
Key role for Black policy leaders on Biden's transition team
DETROIT (AP) — Black policy leaders will play a pivotal role in President-elect Joe Biden’s transition, marking one of the most diverse agency review teams in history.
Japan, China, Germany, Slovakia, Uganda win U.N. court seats
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Judges from Japan, China, Germany, Slovakia and Uganda won seats Thursday on the International Court of Justice, the U.N.’s top judicial organ.
Trump's silent public outing belies White House in tumult
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump spent 10 minutes in public Wednesday honoring America's war veterans — a veneer of normalcy for a White House that's frozen by a defeated president mulling his options, mostly forgoin…
UN: 870K measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 years
LONDON (AP) — The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
UN migration agency: 74 drown after boat capsizes near Libya
CAIRO (AP) — At least 74 migrants drowned after their Europe-bound ship capsized off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the U.N.'s migration agency said, in the latest in a series of at least eight shipwrecks in the C…
Greek hospital staff demand hirings as cases, deaths spike
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Dozens of hospital workers held protests at hospitals in Greece Thursday, demanding more medical staff be hired as the country struggles to contain a resurgence of the coronavirus that has led…
The Latest: Biden tells pope he hopes to work with him
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on