Running gun battle in Mexico leaves 9 gunmen, 1 police dead

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A series of running gunbattles in Mexico’s most violent state left nine suspected gunmen and one state police officer dead Monday, authorities said.

Virus deaths surging in California, now top 30,000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The coronavirus death toll in California reached 30,000 on Monday, another staggering milestone as the nation's most populous state endures the worst surge of the nearly yearlong pandemic.

The Latest: Trump issues emergency declaration for inaugural

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Trump Homeland Security chief abruptly quits at tense time

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting head of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly resigned Monday, leaving the post ahead of schedule as the nation faces a heightened terrorism threat from extr…

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Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Jan 20, and Kamala Harris will take the oath of office for vice president, at an inauguration ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.…

Murder charge dismissed after debunked bite-mark testimony

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has dismissed a murder charge against a Black man who spent more than a quarter-century on death row in the 1992 killing of a white woman.

The Latest: U.S. launches site to locate antibody treatment

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have created a website to help people find where they can get antibody drugs for COVID-19, medicines that may help prevent serious illness and hospitalization if used early enough…

Officials: Manatee in Florida had 'Trump' scraped on back

HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — State and federal wildlife officials are investigating reports of a manatee found with “Trump” scraped on its back in a Florida river.

Republican AGs group leader quits over call pushing protest

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The executive director of a national group that advocates for Republican attorneys general has resigned in the fallout of a robocall urging people to march to the U.S. Capitol ahead of the vio…

Site of Borden double-murder listed for sale

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts home where Lizzie Borden's father and step-mother were murdered with an ax has been listed for sale.

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Trump's Homeland Security chief resigns earlier than planned

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting head of the Department of Homeland Security resigned Monday, leaving the post earlier than planned and as the nation faces a heightened threat from domestic terrori…

The Latest: 2 Capitol Police officers suspended after attack

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Officer on leave over DC rally says he did nothing wrong

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (AP) — A Virginia police officer who was placed on leave after he went in his off-duty hours to events that culminated in a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol says he did nothing wrong.