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January 7, 2021 11:27 a.m.

Missouri lawmaker skips own inaugural to attend Trump rally

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — While most of his colleagues were being sworn into office at the Missouri Capitol, Republican state Rep. Justin Hill was in the nation's capital encouraging Congress to reject President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

January 7, 2021 11:27 a.m.

Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary

BOSTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his labor secretary, selecting a former union worker who shares Biden's Irish-American background and working-class roots.

January 7, 2021 11:27 a.m.

The Latest: Pelosi calls for using 25th Amendment on Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on

January 7, 2021 11:27 a.m.

More contagious variant of COVID-19 found in Connecticut

The first two known cases of a new, more contagious variant of the coronavirus have been detected in Connecticut, the governor said Thursday.

January 7, 2021 11:27 a.m.

Biden introduces Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden introduced Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general on Thursday, turning to an experienced judge to help de-politicize the Justice Department and restore the rule of law after what he described as four years of lawlessness under President Donald Trump.

January 7, 2021 11:09 a.m.

The Latest: Biden places blame for Capitol violence on Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on

January 7, 2021 11:09 a.m.

Capitol Siege, ADVISORY

There is a heavy police presence at the Capitol a day after a violent mob stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were meeting to confirm Joe Biden’s presidential win and the political fallout continues, with Facebook banning President Trump from its platforms and a Cabinet-level official resigning. The AP plans the following coverage. Find our latest plans in

January 7, 2021 11:03 a.m.

WHO blames spiked Italy report on error, "overlooked" rule

ROME (AP) — The World Health Organization denied Thursday that Italian officials pressured it to spike a report into Italy’s coronavirus response but said the U.N. agency should have shared the document with Italy's government before publishing it.

January 7, 2021 11:03 a.m.

The Latest: Transportation Secretary Chao resigns after riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on

January 7, 2021 11:03 a.m.

Race double standard clear in rioters’ Capitol insurrection

NEW YORK (AP) — Black Lives Matter protests, 2020: Overwhelming force from law enforcement in dozens of cities. Chemical dispersants. Rubber bullets and hand-to-hand combat with largely peaceful crowds and some unruly vandals and looters. More than 14,000 arrests.

January 7, 2021 11:03 a.m.

EXPLAINER: Transfer of power under 25th Amendment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's role in

January 7, 2021 11:03 a.m.

Social platforms flex their power, lock down Trump accounts

After years of treating President Donald Trump's inflammatory rhetoric

January 7, 2021 11:03 a.m.

As infections climb, NY avoids closures by shifting metrics

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For months, as they planned for a possible resurgence of the coronavirus, New York's leaders talked about how a strict set of scientific metrics would guide decisions about whether to reimpose restrictions and closures that helped tame the virus in the spring.

January 7, 2021 11:03 a.m.

Inslee calls Trump a 'cancer,' demands removal from office

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joined other senior politicians from the state Thursday in calling for President Donald Trump's removal from office, calling him a “cancer” at the heart of the insurrection at the nation's Capitol.

January 7, 2021 10:36 a.m.

Woman shot at Capitol was Air Force veteran who backed Trump

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The woman who was fatally shot when a mob supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol was identified by authorities Thursday as Ashli Babbitt, whose family described her as an Air Force veteran and avid supporter of Trump and his efforts to stay in office.

January 7, 2021 10:36 a.m.

Order to turn off bodycams part of Andre Hill investigation

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Whether an officer who instructed other officers to turn off their body cameras in the aftermath of Andre Hill’s death violated policy is part of a wide-ranging investigation into Hill’s killing, a city spokesperson said Thursday.

January 7, 2021 10:27 a.m.

Lone Kansas Democrat in Congress calls for Trump's removal

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The lone Democrat in the Kansas congressional delegation is calling for President Donald Trump's removal from office after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and interrupted the certification of Trump's election loss.

January 7, 2021 10:06 a.m.

Sununu inaugurated amid virus, violence concerns

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic that has shaken New Hampshire to its core also offers a path to both individual and collective transformation, Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday as he officially began his third term.

January 7, 2021 10:06 a.m.

20-year-old pleads guilty to possessing Molotov cocktails

SEATTLE (AP) — An Edmonds, Washington, man has pleaded guilty to possessing Molotov cocktail devices that he used to set fire to Seattle police vehicles during a May protest that turned violent.

January 7, 2021 10:06 a.m.

Oregon State Police warns against armed takeover of Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon State Police said it is aware of “rumors” that armed groups are considering taking over the state Capitol and warned that anyone attempting that would be arrested.