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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 …
Biden fights to confront crises -- and Trump resistance
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden fought to confront the nation's competing crises — and fierce Republican resistance — on Tuesday as concerns grew that President Donald Trump's refusal to acknowled…
Lawsuit challenging arrest of NYC transgender woman settled
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department will have to give its force more training on protecting the rights of transgender people as part of a deal announced Tuesday that settles a civil rights lawsuit accusi…
European leaders say collaboration key in anti-terror fight
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that extremist attacks are a “European reality” and the European Union must tighten the screws on weak spots like external borders and the internet after t…
McConnell says Electoral College will determine president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday there’s “no reason for alarm” as President Donald Trump, backed by Republicans in Congress, pursues legal challenges to Democratic President-ele…
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Russian peacekeepers deploy to secure Nagorno-Karabakh truce
MOSCOW (AP) — Dozens of Russian peacekeepers destined for Nagorno-Karabakh began deploying Tuesday, hours after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to halt fighting over the separatist region and amid signs the cease-fir…
Saeb Erekat, longtime Palestinian spokesman, dies at 65
JERUSALEM (AP) — Saeb Erekat, a veteran peace negotiator and prominent international spokesman for the Palestinians for more than three decades, died on Tuesday, weeks after being infected by the coronavirus. He wa…
Key departures signal agriculture shakeup for Capitol Hill
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The reelection defeat of U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson in Minnesota and some key retirements mean a shakeup is coming for the industry on Capitol Hill, with power like…
Kenosha shooter's mother tries to deflect blame from her son
ANTIOCH, Ill. (AP) — The mother of an Illinois 17-year-old charged in the fatal shooting of two men during a protest in Wisconsin said neither her son nor the protesters should have been on the street that night an…
Trump election challenge not same as 2000 Florida recount
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Twenty years ago, in a different time and under far different circumstances than today, it took five weeks of Florida recounts and court battles before Republican George W. Bush prevaile…
Escorted by diplomats, Tanzanian opposition leader leaves
DODOMA, Tanzania (AP) — Escorted by Western diplomats, Tanzania’s main opposition candidate Tundu Lissu left the country for Belgium on Tuesday after rejecting a presidential election he asserted had “widespread ir…
Chinese shoppers splurge in world's largest shopping fest
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese consumers are expected to spend tens of billions on everything from fresh food to luxury goods during this year’s Singles’ Day online shopping festival, as the country recovers from the pan…
Relative of 8 slaying victims files wrongful death lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man who lost several relatives in the killings of eight people in southern Ohio four years ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the suspects, saying he wants to be sure none of…
US: WHO not sharing enough info about China virus probe
GENEVA (AP) — A senior U.S. government official complained Tuesday that the World Health Organization has not shared enough information about its planned mission to China to investigate the animal origins of the co…
28 election employees in 1 Missouri county have coronavirus
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Twenty-eight employees of the election board in one of Missouri’s largest counties have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent weeks, and a director believes they most likely got infecte…