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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 …
Indonesia starts mass COVID-19 vaccinations with president
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccine millions…
Trump's Republican wall eroding ahead of impeachment vote
Republicans offered only modest reproach when President Donald Trump said there were “very fine people” on both sides of a white supremacist rally. They stayed in line when Trump was caught pressuring a foreign lea…
Supreme Court clears way for first federal execution of a female death-row inmate in almost seven decades
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court clears way for first federal execution of a female death-row inmate in almost seven decades.
Court OKs 1st federal execution of female inmate in 67 years
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Justice Department to carry out the first execution of a female death-row inmate in almost seven decades following a flurry of legal rulings.
'Safest place in Washington' no more. A reporter's disbelief
WASHINGTON (AP) — I still can’t stop watching the videos.
The Latest: House urges Pence to remove Trump from power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
House urges Pence to help oust Trump; impeachment next
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House rushed ahead Tuesday toward impeaching President Donald Trump for the deadly Capitol attack, taking time only to try to persuade his vice president to push him out first. Trump show…
House passes resolution urging Pence to remove Trump from power using 25th Amendment; vice president has ruled it out
WASHINGTON (AP) — House passes resolution urging Pence to remove Trump from power using 25th Amendment; vice president has ruled it out.
California sees bright spot in 'most intense surge' of virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has lifted a stay-at-home order for 13 northern counties with improving hospital conditions but most of the state’s population remains under tight restrictions in the deadly cor…
Demoted? Pushed aside? Fate of Kim Jong Un's sister unclear
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — What has happened to Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader’s influential sister?
Asian stocks mixed after Wall St rebounds from uncertainty
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rebounded, shrugging off uncertainty about a possible new attempt to impeach President Donald Trump over last week's attack on the U.S. Capi…
Indonesia starts COVID-19 vaccination campaign with Widodo
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccine millions…
Asia Today: Chinese city tests millions amid fresh outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Millions of people were lining up Wednesday in subzero temperatures to receive a second round of coronavirus tests in a city south of Beijing that is at the heart of China’s most serious latest outbr…
The Latest: Michigan GOP Rep. Upton backs Trump impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
US cancels ambassador's controversial trip to Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. State Department canceled the planned Taiwan visit by its U.N. ambassador that has drawn strong opposition and a warning from China.