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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 …
Dems clinch House control, but majority likely to shrink
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats clinched two more years of controlling the House but with a potentially razor-thin majority, a bittersweet finale to last week's elections that has left them divided and with scant margi…
Lucille Bridges, mother of activist Ruby Bridges, dies at 86
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black student at her all…
States cite smooth election, despite Trump's baseless claims
ATLANTA (AP) — The 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities, according to state officials and election experts, a stark contrast to the baseless claims of fraud b…
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US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
Modi's party, allies leading vote in India's Bihar state
PATNA, India (AP) — India’s ruling party and its allies were leading the vote results in a key state election seen as a barometer of Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic an…
Puerto Rico unearths uncounted ballots 1 week after election
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s elections commission said Tuesday that it has discovered more than 100 briefcases containing uncounted ballots a week after the U.S. territory held its general election, d…
US hits record COVID-19 hospitalizations amid virus surge
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. hit a record number of coronavirus hospitalizations Tuesday and surpassed 1 million new confirmed cases in just the first 10 days of November amid a nationwide surge of infections that show…
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Calls to punish police who fired at Mexico women's protest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the Mexican resort of Cancun were urged Tuesday to punish police who fired into the air to disperse a protest over the killings of women, but they disagreed over whether state or m…
Man arrested in Houston police sergeant's shooting death
HOUSTON (AP) — A suspect was arrested Tuesday and another man is sought as a person of interest in the shooting death of a Houston police sergeant, officials said.
The Latest: NM college athletes plead to be allowed to play
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Athletes at five New Mexico universities are asking Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for more flexibility in pandemic rules that would let them hold full practices and play games — something colleges…
Trump loyalists get top Pentagon jobs after Esper firing
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, three staunch loyalists to the president were named to top defense jobs. Among them was a former Fox News commentator who fai…
Texas' Patrick offers reward as Trump makes unfounded claims
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick on Tuesday offered up to $1 million in defense of President Donald Trump's unsupported claims of irregularities in the U.S. presidential election, saying he…
April trial scheduled for Avenatti over Stormy Daniels book
NEW YORK (AP) — An April trial date was set Tuesday for Michael Avenatti to face charges that he cheated ex-client Stormy Daniels out of proceeds from her book.
Louisiana adviser sentenced in fraud with megachurch pastor
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana investment adviser was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for his part in a $3.5 million fraud in which customers invested money with a Texas megachurch minister who had cou…