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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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Cat at Northeast's highest peak dies after 12 years on duty
NORTH CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A cat who patrolled the highest peak in the northeast U.S. for a dozen years as its weather observatory's mascot has died.
US confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 10 million as daily infections have surged more than 60% over 2 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — US confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 10 million as daily infections have surged more than 60% over 2 weeks.
A chronology of the rise and fall of ex-Cardinal McCarrick
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is set to release its report into the
Azerbaijan says it shot down Russian helicopter over Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijan said Monday that it shot down a Russian military helicopter that was flying over Armenia. Two Russian servicemen were killed.
Kamala Harris win inspires women and girls nationwide
DETROIT (AP) — When Ashley Richardson-George’s 5-year-old daughter saw Kamala Harris wearing a white suffragette suit during her prime-time victory speech on Saturday, she ran into her room and came back minutes la…
The Latest: Chamber of Commerce pushes infrastructure bill
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Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday, an unprecedented move by a president struggling to accept election defeat and angry at a Pentagon leader he believes wasn't loy…
The Latest: Housing Secretary Ben Carson positive for virus
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Trump fires Defense Secretary Esper, replaces him with Christopher Miller, counterterrorism head
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump fires Defense Secretary Esper, replaces him with Christopher Miller, counterterrorism head.
Biden implores Americans to wear masks amid vaccine progress
WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday implored Americans to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, even as he cheered promising news about the development of an effective vaccin…
Nagorno-Karabakh govt: Azerbaijani forces nearing capital
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Azerbaijani forces took control of a strategic city in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and were nearing its capital, a spokesman for the region's government confirmed Monday.
Revised settlement recommended over Bucks player's arrest
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee city attorney is recommending a revised offer to settle a lawsuit brought by Milwaukee Bucks’ guard Sterling Brown, who was taken to the ground, shocked with a Taser and arrested duri…
Former WVa judge known for eye-raising statements dies at 79
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice who once jokingly referred to himself as “America’s laziest and dumbest judge” and who attracted as much attention for his behavior outside the …