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Army takes custody of Gorge shooting suspect
MOSES LAKE — The Army has taken custody of the soldier accused of killing two people and injuring several others d…
Lawyer: Family to release autopsy of Black man killed by cop
LA MARQUE, Texas (AP) — The attorney for the family of a young, Black man who was fatally shot last week by a police officer in a Houston suburb said Tuesday that the family is planning to release results of an ind…
Minnesota frees man serving life in child's 2002 death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Black man who was sentenced to life behind bars as a teenager walked out of a Minnesota prison Tuesday to the sound of ringing bells and cheering supporters, hours after a pardons board commute…
Myon Burrell, Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager, walks out of Minnesota prison after nearly 2 decades
BAYPORT, Minn. (AP) — Myon Burrell, Black man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager, walks out of Minnesota prison after nearly 2 decades.
Kansas mayor resigns after threats over backing mask mandate
DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — A western Kansas mayor announced her immediate resignation Tuesday because of threats she has received after publicly supporting a mask mandate.
Man convicted of killing 2 at Kentucky store gets life term
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A white man convicted of fatally shooting two Black shoppers at a Kentucky grocery store was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison.
The Latest: US acting defense secretary gets virus vaccine
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller was among the first Cabinet members to get the vaccine. He traveled to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Monday and wa…
The Latest: Biden set to pick McCarthy as US climate czar
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Mexico's congress approves law limiting foreign agents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower house of Mexico’s congress overwhelmingly approved a law Tuesday limiting foreign agents operating in the country and lifting their immunity in a decision that could impact its relation…
AP sources: Biden to add Buttigieg, Granholm to Cabinet
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary, according to four peopl…
Ex-Houston officer accused of assault in bogus fraud claim
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police captain was charged with assault on Tuesday after running a man off the road and holding him at gunpoint in an effort to prove what authorities have called a bogus voter fraud…
Court won't rehear case over Arkansas abortion restrictions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday said it won't reconsider its decision to lift a judge's ruling that has blocked four Arkansas abortion restrictions from taking effect, including a ban on…
Evergreen squabble continues at Wisconsin Capitol
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Republican state lawmakers on Tuesday put up an artificial Christmas tree in the Wisconsin Capitol's rotunda for a second time, hours after the first one was removed because they did not ha…
McConnell warns GOP off Electoral College brawl in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a messy fight that could damage Republicans ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow GOP senators on Tuesday not to join President Donald Trump’s …
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US vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nears
Negotiators report progress on long-delayed COVID aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Capitol Hill Republicans labored Tuesday to keep the price tag for a long-delayed COVID-19 aid package in check, seeking to prevail in a battle over help for state and local governments, while…