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Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps
ROME — Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying f…
Mexican president's spokesman tests positive for coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The spokesman for Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, the same day the country detected its first case of a potentially more contagiou…
The Latest: Scores test positive in China's Hebei province
BEIJING — Chinese health authorities say scores more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Hebei province bordering on the capital Beijing.
Indonesia intensifies search for crashed plane's black boxes
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The search for the black boxes of a crashed Sriwijaya Air jet intensified Monday to boost the investigation into what caused the plane carrying 62 people to nosedive at high velocity into …
Pelosi says House will impeach Trump unless VP forces ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump unless the vice president and Cabinet invoke constitutional authority to force him …
The Latest: Japanese Health Ministry finds new virus variant
TOKYO — The Japanese Health Ministry has found a coronavirus variant in people arriving from Brazil that’s different from the ones in Britain and South Africa.
N. Korea's Kim adds title: General secretary of ruling party
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given the new title of general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party, a designation formerly held by his late father and grandfather, state media repor…
The unfolding of 'home-grown fascism' in Capitol assault
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under battle flags bearing Donald Trump's name,
Pelosi: House 'will proceed' to impeachment of Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Donald Trump, calling him a threat to democracy after the deadly assault on the Capitol.
N. Korea's Kim gets new title in symbolic move at congress
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given a new title, “general secretary” of the ruling Workers’ Party, a post held by his late father and grandfather, state media reported Monday, a larg…
Pelosi in letter to colleagues says House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pelosi in letter to colleagues says House will proceed with legislation to impeach President Trump.
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Trump remains defiant amid calls to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump enters the last days of his presidency isolated and shunned by former allies and members of his own party as he faces a second impeachment and growing calls for his resignat…
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Capitol police were overrun, 'left naked' against rioters
Impeachment push builds, 2 GOP senators want Trump to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) — With impeachment planning intensifying, two Republican senators want President Donald Trump to resign immediately as efforts mount to prevent Trump from ever again holding elective office in the w…
6 inmates use 'homemade rope' to escape from California jail
MERCED, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in central California were searching Sunday for six inmates who used a “homemade rope” to escape from a county jail, sheriff's officials said.