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Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
Minnesota to free man serving life in child's 2002 death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s pardon board decided Tuesday to free a Black man who was sent to prison for life as a teenager in a high-profile murder case that raised questions about the integrity of the criminal …
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MONARCH BUTTERFLY-THREATENED — Chart. This digital embed chart shows a decline in the the annual count of monarch butterflies overwintering in California during the weeks around Thanksgiving. This chart will update…
Video shows Chicago cops storming into wrong home
CHICAGO (AP) — A civilian police review board confirmed Tuesday it is investigating allegations that Chicago police officers serving a search warrant last year barged into the wrong home and handcuffed a naked woma…
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Brazil, Mexico presidents among last to congratulate Biden
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro congratulated U.S. President-elect Jose Biden, becoming the last major Latin American leaders to do so.
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New body camera video shows moments after Arbery shooting
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police began arriving almost immediately after Ahmaud Arbery was shot in a coastal Georgia subdivision, finding the unarmed Black man lying facedown in his own blood while the man who shot him …
Biden tells Georgia that GOP Senate would block his agenda
ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden told Georgia voters on Tuesday that they must deliver two Democratic Senate runoffs victories in January so his administration can forcefully confront the coronavirus pandem…
Ohio man who claimed to be missing boy sentenced to 2 years
CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday sentenced an apologetic Ohio man to two years behind bars and one year of probation for falsely claiming to be a long-missing Illinois child.
Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases
After a punishing fall that left hospitals struggling, some Midwestern states are seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases. But the signs of improvement are offset by the virus's accelerating spread on both coasts…
The Latest: Haaland a lead contender for interior secretary
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VIRUS TODAY: Vaccinations expand; 2nd vaccine nears approval
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Man fatally shot by Oklahoma police threatened postal worker
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Paris city hall fined for naming too many women to top jobs
PARIS (AP) — Paris city hall has been fined 90,000 euros ($109,408) for having appointed too many women to top positions in 2018, in breach of a law aimed at ensuring gender balance.
Canada getting 168K Moderna vaccine doses before year end
TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada is contracted to receive up to 168,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December, pending approval by Canada’s health reg…