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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 …
Military wary that shakeup could upend its apolitical nature
WASHINGTON (AP) — The words spoken by America's top military officer carried a familiar ring, but in the midst of a chaotic week at the Pentagon, they were particularly poignant.
Tropical Storm Eta dumps blustery rain on Florida west coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Eta dumped torrents of blustery rain on Florida's west coast as it marched over the Gulf of Mexico toward an expected landfall north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay are…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EST
Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the US
Pacific isles, secretive states among last virus-free places
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — From Argentina to Zimbabwe, from the Vatican to the White House, the coronavirus has spread relentlessly. It's been confirmed on every continent but one and in nearly every country. Y…
Mexico City police nab 2 boys with body of 3rd in suitcase
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico City saw yet another chapter in a shocking crime wave of child killings Wednesday, when police caught two boys carrying the body of a murdered child in a suitcase.
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Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the US
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Republicans press Democratic caricatures in Georgia races
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Socialists. Radical extremists. Marxists.
Hong Kong legislature opens; democracy bloc set to resign
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's legislature opened Thursday ahead of the planned mass resignation of its pro-democracy bloc, one day after the government ousted four of its members.
AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST
Texas tops 1 million cases as COVID-19 surge engulfs the US
The Latest: Pennsylvania teachers demand at-home instruction
PHILADELPHIA — The largest teachers union in Pennsylvania is demanding that school districts in nearly two dozen counties with the worst coronavirus outbreaks have students temporarily learn from home.
Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role in his White House.
Fresno's mayor-elect has COVID-19 after attending party
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Fresno's mayor-elect, Jerry Dyer, has tested positive for COVID-19 after attending an election night dinner with a few officials, including a Fresno County supervisor whose diagnosis late last…