Pelosi asks top general about curbing Trump's military power

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she has spoken to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about preventing President Donald Trump from initiating military actions or a nuclear strike.

The Latest: House Dems to introduce articles of impeachment

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Migrants in burnt Bosnia camp wait for new tents in blizzard

BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian authorities have started moving some migrants and refugees stuck at a burnt out camp into heated tents, a U.N. migration official said Friday, as fresh snow and freezing wea…

Britain records 1,325 new coronavirus deaths, highest since start of pandemic.

LONDON (AP) — Britain records 1,325 new coronavirus deaths, highest since start of pandemic.

U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for 1st time

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. topped 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day for the first time, breaking a record set just one day earlier, as governors tried to ramp up the pace of vaccinations and open the lin…

London mayor seeks help as UK sees record new virus deaths

LONDON (AP) — London's mayor declared the capital's COVID-19 situation to be critical Friday, reflecting deteriorating conditions for beleaguered hospitals, as the country recorded its highest daily death toll in t…

The Latest: Trump tweets that he won't attend inauguration

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Congo releases man convicted of role in Kabila assassination

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities on Friday released Eddy Kapend, a man once sentenced to death for his role in the assassination of President Laurent Kabila nearly two decades ago.

Embed-Virus Outbreak-Jobs Unemployment Rate, ADVISORY

VIRUS OUTBREAK-JOBS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE — Chart. The first of two embeds in this advisory shows the U.S. unemployment rate and its surge during the coronavirus outbreak. It has declined since its peak, but remains at…

Wall Street drifts near records following weak jobs report

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting near their record highs on Friday, following a sober reminder of how many jobs the pandemic is destroying, as Wall Street balances expectations for the economy’s potentially…

The Latest: Pompeo: US is not a 'banana republic'

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Burundi closes borders again as COVID-19 cases on the rise

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi will close its land and water borders starting Monday and all passengers passing through the Bujumbura airport will be escorted by police, the government said Friday as COVID-19 cases …

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The Latest: Adam Schiff says Trump 'danger to the Republic'

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Mayor warns London situation critical as virus spreads fast

LONDON (AP) — London's mayor declared the capital's COVID-19 situation to be critical Friday, reflecting deteriorating conditions for beleaguered hospitals, as the country authorized a third vaccine for emergency u…