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June 30, 2021 12:09 a.m.

House GOP leaders won't support probe of Jan. 6 Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leaders say they will oppose the creation of a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol — and have so far declined to say whether they will even participate in the probe.

June 16, 2020 1:27 p.m.

Airman charged with murder of federal officer at courthouse

In an eight-day span, an Air Force sergeant fatally shot a federal security officer and wounded his partner outside a U.S. courthouse and ambushed and killed a California sheriff's deputy and injured four other officers, federal authorities said Tuesday.

June 17, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Airman charged with murder of federal officer at courthouse

In an eight-day span, an Air Force sergeant fatally shot a federal security officer and wounded his partner outside a U.S. courthouse and ambushed and killed a California sheriff's deputy and injured four other officers, federal authorities said Tuesday.

June 6, 2020 12:03 p.m.

Protesters pour into DC for city's largest demonstration yet

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters streamed into the nation's capital Saturday for what was expected to be the city's largest demonstration yet against police brutality while George Floyd was remembered in his North Carolina hometown, where hundreds of mourners lined up to pay their respects.

May 31, 2020 1:03 p.m.

More journalists injured covering George Floyd protests

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first time officers shot rubber bullets at MSNBC host Ali Velshi and his crew Saturday night in Minneapolis, he was willing to believe that the officials didn’t know they were press. The second time, Velshi said, they knew and shot anyway.

June 1, 2020 12:03 a.m.

More journalists injured covering George Floyd protests

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first time officers shot rubber bullets at MSNBC host Ali Velshi and his crew Saturday night in Minneapolis, he was willing to believe that the officials didn’t know they were press. The second time, Velshi said, they knew and shot anyway.

New Washington law directs $100M in grants toward hiring police, improving public safety
May 20, 2025 7:48 p.m.

New Washington law directs $100M in grants toward hiring police, improving public safety

OLYMPIA — On his first day, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson angered many Democratic lawmakers by demanding the Legislature put $100 million in the next state budget to help local police departments hire police officers. “That idea was a cornerstone of my campaign for Governor. Any budget I sign must include this funding,” he said in his Jan. 15 inaugural address. On Monday, there were clear signs of a rapprochement as Ferguson signed House Bill 2015 that embeds a $100 million grant program in a broad policy bill designed to let local and tribal governments decide how best to use those dollars – even if that means not hiring a single new cop. “It’s a wonderful bill,

November 9, 2020 4:10 p.m.

Senator-elect Mark Kelly names team, in temporary DC office

PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Mark Kelly has been assigned temporary office space in Washington and has named a transition team as he awaits formal swearing in as a U.S. senator representing Arizona.

October 16, 2020 6:33 p.m.

Texas allows social workers to deny LGBTQ, disabled clients

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials are facing backlash after deciding to allow social workers to turn away clients on the basis of their disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

October 23, 2020 12:03 a.m.

Lawsuit: New Mexico county failed to monitor suicidal inmate

SILVER CITY, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico county that held an inmate struggling with drug addiction failed to properly monitor him before he took his own life, according to a wrongful death lawsuit.

August 31, 2020 9:27 a.m.

US ambassador visits ex-Marine imprisoned in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Russia on Monday visited a former Marine who is imprisoned for assaulting police officers in Moscow, calling his conviction a mockery of justice.

October 17, 2020 12:09 a.m.

Texas allows social workers to deny LGBTQ, disabled clients

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials are facing backlash after deciding to allow social workers to turn away clients on the basis of their disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

September 16, 2020 6:27 a.m.

Registered voters to get ballots by mail; system challenged

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Registered Vermont voters will start automatically receiving a ballot in the mail for the November election next week.

October 12, 2020 12:33 a.m.

Gunman wounds policeman in Croatia before killing himself

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A gunman on Monday shot and wounded a police officer outside the Croatian government headquarters in the capital, Zagreb, before killing himself, police said.

October 12, 2020 10:03 a.m.

Human rights body fears 'paralysis' of Polish ombudsman

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A leading international human rights body expressed concern Monday about a “risk of paralysis” in the institution of the human rights commissioner, or ombudsman, in Poland.

October 12, 2020 1:03 p.m.

Ex-Marine denies impersonating US agent at Vegas protest

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former U.S. Marine has pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas to a federal impersonation charge alleging he wore ballistic gear, carried a military-style rifle and stood amid ranks of police officers during a racial justice protest in May.

Deadlines loom to get Christmas packages to destinations
December 17, 2020 1 a.m.

Deadlines loom to get Christmas packages to destinations

Lisa Castro, owner of The UPS Store on South Pioneer Way, had some advice for people who are still planning to mail Christmas presents and actually get them to their destination by Christmas.

December 2, 2020 1:27 p.m.

NC audit questions monitoring of virus funds for education

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s education department failed to monitor sufficiently whether over $140 million in federal coronavirus relief money was used properly or met its intended purposes, according to a report from the State Auditor's office released Wednesday.

November 14, 2020 12:06 a.m.

Suspected gunman fatally shot by cops in Woodinville ID'd

WOODINVILLE, Wash. (AP) — The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a 22-year-old man shot and killed by two King County Sheriff’s deputies in Woodinville on Monday.