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Updated 19 hours, 6 minutes ago

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…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
The Latest: San Diego opening 'vaccination super station'

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County is opening what it calls a “vaccination super station” that aims to inoculate up to 5,000 health care workers daily with a coronavirus vaccine.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
EXPLAINER: How Trump could be impeached again, but faster

WASHINGTON (AP) — When some Democrats were pushing for President Donald Trump’s impeachment in early 2019, it took around five months for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to back the idea.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Mexican farmers find rare female statue in citrus grove

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Farmers digging in a citrus grove near Mexico’s Gulf coast have found a striking, six-foot-tall statue of a female figure who may represent an elite woman rather than a goddess, or some mixture o…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
US intel community expands with Space Force unit

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. intelligence community got larger on Friday with the addition of the U.S. Space Force.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Austin American-Statesman editor retires after 32 years

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The editor of the Austin American-Statesman, John Bridges, is retiring after 32 years with the newspaper, it

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Rioters fired, face company boycotts after storming Capitol

NEW YORK (AP) — A printing company in Maryland saw the photo on Twitter Wednesday night: an employee roaming the halls of the U.S. Capitol with a company badge around his neck. He was fired the next day.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement

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Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Videos show fatal shooting during rampage at the Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force veteran killed during the storming of the Capitol was shot as she began to climb through the broken part of a door leading into an area known as the Speaker's Lobby, videos posted on…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Democrats plan lightning Trump impeachment, want him out now

WASHINGTON (AP) — Warnings flashing, Democrats in Congress laid plans for swift impeachment of President Donald Trump, demanding decisive, immediate action to ensure an “unhinged” commander in chief can't add to th…

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
The Latest: Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of incitement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's steadfast grip on Republicans in Washington is beginning to crumble, leaving him more politically isolated than at any other point in his turbulent administration.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
AP News Digest 6:10 p.m.

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Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Missouri lake where 17 drowned could get new duck boat tours

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A new company said it is planning to bring tours featuring “unsinkable” amphibious boats back to a Missouri lake where 17 people drowned when a duck boat sank in 2018.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Pressure mounts on social platforms to ban Trump for good

In the wake of Wednesday's deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, calls are mounting for Twitter, Facebook and other social platforms to suspend President Donald Trump's access to social media — permanently.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EST

Pelosi, Democrats lay plans for swift Trump impeachment