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AP Explains: Not all cyber threats equally worrisome
WASHINGTON (AP) — West Virginia reported unusual cyber activity targeting its election systems. The Texas governor said the state was encountering attempted “attacks" at the rate of “about 10,000 per minute" from Iran. Information technology staff in Las Vegas responded to an intrusion, though the city says no data was stolen.
UN to vote Friday on new Syria cross-border aid resolution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Facing a Friday deadline that could halt the delivery of humanitarian aid to more than 1 million Syrians every month, the divided U.N. Security Council is set to vote on rival resolutions that would continue deliveries through border crossings to mainly rebel-held areas.
Flaring tensions could kill Iran nuclear deal; to what end?
BERLIN (AP) — The landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons has been teetering on the edge of collapse since the United States pulled out unilaterally in 2018. The European Union says it will “spare no effort” to keep the deal alive, but with tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalating into open hostilities it seems increasingly unlikely that will be possible.
Connecticut police transparency task force misses deadline
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A task force aimed at examining police transparency and accountability across Connecticut has yet to meet and missed a Jan. 1 deadline set by the Legislature for a report with initial recommendations.
AP Explains: Not all cyber threats equally worrisome
WASHINGTON (AP) — West Virginia reported unusual cyber activity targeting its election systems. The Texas governor said the state was encountering attempted “attacks" at the rate of “10,000 times a minute" from Iran. Information technology staff in Las Vegas responded to an intrusion, though the city says no data was stolen.
Flaring tensions could kill Iran nuclear deal; to what end?
BERLIN (AP) — The landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons has been teetering on the edge of collapse since the United States pulled out unilaterally in 2018. The European Union says it will “spare no effort” to keep the deal alive, but with tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalating into open hostilities it seems increasingly unlikely that will be possible.
New Mexico agency asks Iranian group about suspicious acts
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Homeland Security officials recently asked an Iranian American cultural group in the state if they've seen any suspicious activities — an inquiry the group president said raises eyebrows.
Vermont development plan would eliminate local review boards
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) —
South Mississippi rep gets multiple GOP primary challengers
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi will face at least three challengers in the party primary as he seeks reelection this year.
Hong Kong students get close-up look at Taiwan democracy
Taipei, TAIWAN (AP) — For 20-year-old Olivia Tam, a journalism student at Hong Kong Baptist University, Taiwan in the run-up to its presidential election seems a world apart from her hometown.
The Latest: Iran's foreign minister calls US 'unhinged'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on Iran-related developments (all times local):
Salem struggles with homeless crisis, camping ban backfires
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Salem's homeless camping ban may have backfired.
Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare
WASHINGTON (AP) — It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board, U.S., Canadian and British officials declared Thursday. They said the fiery missile strike could well have been a mistake amid rocket launches and high tension throughout the region.
UN to vote Friday on new Syria cross-border aid resolution
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Facing a Friday deadline that could halt the delivery of humanitarian aid to more than 1 million Syrians every month, the divided U.N. Security Council is set to vote on rival resolutions that would continue deliveries through border crossings to mainly rebel-held areas.
US plutonium production plan likely to spur legal challenge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The agency that oversees the United States’ nuclear arsenal says it doesn’t need to do any broad environmental reviews of a proposal that calls for ramping up production of plutonium triggers at federal installations in New Mexico and South Carolina.
Iranians shot down jetliner, US, Canadian, UK leaders say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Evidence indicates it is “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran late Tuesday, U.S., Canadian and British officials said Thursday. They said the strike, which killed all 176 people on board, could well have been a mistake amid missile launches and high tensions throughout the region.
Seattle Mayor: City-owned buildings to get off fossil fuels
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan says Seattle will no longer use fossil fuels like natural gas to heat, cool and cook in new and substantially altered city-owned buildings and will come up with a plan by 2021 to transition all city-owned buildings to clean electric systems over time. Durkan included those directives in a “Green New Deal” executive order Wednesday.
Virginia Dems pledge to let locals move Confederate statues
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Newly empowered Democratic leaders in Virginia pledged Thursday to let local governments remove Confederate monuments, but Gov. Ralph Northam said he's still weighing what to do with one of the state's most prominent ones — a towering statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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Suspected jihadists strike Niger military; 25 soldiers dead
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Islamic militants carried out another large assault on Niger's military Thursday, leaving at least 25 soldiers dead along with dozens of jihadists only a month after the worst attack of its kind in years, the military said.