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.

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Pelosi, Democrats lay plans for swift Trump impeachment

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Michigan man charged in threats to state Capitol, lawmaker

A mid-Michigan man accused of threatening a state lawmaker and falsely reporting a bomb in the state Capitol building was on Friday arraigned on terrorism charges.

The Latest: Twitter bans Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell

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The Latest: New York will expand vaccine rollout next week

Albany N.Y. — Faced with mounting criticism over the slow pace of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that, starting next week, New York would allow a much wider swath of the public …

FBI arrests Arkansas man from photo inside Pelosi's office

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The FBI on Friday arrested an Arkansas man who was photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office following the storming of the Capitol by a mob of President Donald T…

N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites US hostility

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal as he disclosed a list of high-tech weapons systems under development, saying the fate of relations with the United…

Minnesota police kill knife-wielding suspect after chase

ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (AP) — Officers in a Minneapolis suburb shot and killed a man Friday after he refused their commands to drop a knife and rushed at them following a brief chase, police said.

Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden says that President Donald Trump isn't “fit for the job,” but he repeatedly refused to endorse growing Democratic calls to impeach him a second time.

The Latest: GOP Sen. Murkowski calls for Trump resignation

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Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant

New research suggests Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in the two more-contagious variants of the coronavirus that have erupted in Britain and South Africa.

1 apparently dead in police shooting near Minneapolis

ROBBINSDALE, Minn. (AP) — State and local investigators were at the scene of an apparent fatal police shooting in the Minneapolis suburb of Robbinsdale on Friday, but hours after the incident, authorities still had…

Days of heavy rain cause flooding in western Albania

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Heavy rain in Albania over the past three days has flooded thousands of acres of fields, blocked roads and forced authorities to evacuate scores of people, officials said Friday.

Woman who wrongly accused Black teen is arrested, apologizes

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him while being filmed at a New York City hotel apologized but defended her actions in a television interview conducted…