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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…
Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days before supporters of President Donald Trump
Painful questions after siege of Capitol by pro-Trump mob
WASHINGTON (AP) — The violent siege of the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters forced painful new questions across government on Thursday — about his fitness to remain in office for two more weeks, the a…
Russian hacker gets 12 years in massive data theft scheme
NEW YORK (AP) — A prolific Russian hacker who stole data from over a dozen U.S. companies and information about over 100 million U.S. consumers was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison after admitting involveme…
Brazil passes 200,000 deaths from the pandemic, the second highest total around the globe
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil passes 200,000 deaths from the pandemic, the second highest total around the globe.
The Latest: Netanyahu: Agreement reached with Pfizer
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has reached a new agreement with the Pfizer drug company that will allow Israel to vaccinate all citizens over 16 by the end of March.
The Latest: Founder of site Trumparoo among dead at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):
Missouri woman believed to be last Civil War widow dies
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Helen Viola Jackson's 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl.
The Latest: AP sources: Pence set to attend inauguration
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US attorney for DC says ‘all options are on the table’ for charging rioters at Capitol, including sedition
WASHINGTON (AP) — US attorney for DC says ‘all options are on the table’ for charging rioters at Capitol, including sedition.
More demand Illinois congresswoman who cited Hitler resign
CHICAGO (AP) — A growing number of Democrats called Thursday for the resignation of U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, a newly sworn-in Republican who quoted Adolf Hitler at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol this we…
Seller of gun used in 2019 Texas mass shooting gets 2 years
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The man who sold an AR-15-style rifle used in a 2019 mass shooting that killed seven people in West Texas was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison, prosecutors said.
VIRUS TODAY: Record US deaths come on day of Capitol attack
Here’s what’s happening Thursday with the pandemic in the U.S.:
Ukraine: Few masks for Christmas, despite virus pressure
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Although Ukraine is struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic that has inundated its overburdened medical system with patients, Thursday's Orthodox Christmas celebrations occurred widely w…
Boston Marathon bomber sues over ballcap, showers in prison
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has sued the federal government for $250,000 over his treatment at the Colorado prison where he is serving a life sentence.
The Latest: Graham says Trump's 'actions were the problem'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on