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Associated Press

N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites US hostility...
HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press

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

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 States depends on whether it abandons its hostile policy, state media reported Saturday.
6 years ago
FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media prior ...
KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press

Chinese state media blast latest Pompeo move on Taiwan

China's state media lashed out at the latest move on Taiwan by the departing Trump administration, accusing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of "seeking to maliciously inflict a long-lasting scar on China-U.S. ties."
6 years ago
Protesters arrested for criticizing Kazakhstan's vote...
Associated Press

Protesters arrested for criticizing Kazakhstan’s vote

Dozens of people protesting Kazakhstan's opposition-free election were arrested Sunday in the country's capital and in its principal city.
6 years ago
Indonesia jet crash...
NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press

Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

Sriwijaya Air said the plane was on a flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, when it went missing from radar not long after takeoff.
6 years ago
Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in ...
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press

EXPLAINER: Who has been charged in the deadly Capitol riot?

Dozens of people have already been arrested and prosecutors across the U.S. have vowed to bring to justice others who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
6 years ago
Biden calls Trump 'unfit' but doesn't endorse impeachment...
WILL WEISSERT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

Biden calls Trump ‘unfit’ but doesn’t endorse impeachment

resident-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.
6 years ago
West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans exits the Sidney L. Christie U.S. Courthouse and Federal Build...
CUNEYT DIL Associated Press

State lawmaker charged after entering Capitol with protestors

A Republican West Virginia state lawmaker has been federally charged for entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself rushing into the building with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters.
6 years ago
Snow blizzard kills 4, brings much of Spain to a standstill...
ARITZ PARRA Associated Press

Snow blizzard kills 4, brings much of Spain to a standstill

A persistent blizzard has blanketed large parts of Spain with 50-year record levels of snow, killing at least four people and leaving thousands trapped in cars or in train stations and airports
6 years ago
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Associated Press

House Democrats to introduce articles of impeachment against Pres. Trump

Three House Democrats are planning to introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday.
6 years ago
Trump military strikes...
LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press

Pelosi asks top general about halting Pres. Trump military strikes

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says 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.
6 years ago
Some local business owners say they’re having a hard time finding new hires and believe that unem...
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer

US loses 140,000 jobs, first monthly loss since spring

U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, cutting 140,00 positions, clear evidence that the economy is faltering as the viral pandemic tightens its grip on consumers and businesses.
6 years ago
Utah vaccines...
LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

Pfizer study suggests vaccine works against virus variant

New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus.
6 years ago
A woman wearing a face mask, walks across Westminster Bridge past the Houses of Parliament in Londo...
The Associated Press

UK regulators approve use of 3rd vaccine against coronavirus

Britain has authorized a coronavirus vaccine developed by Moderna, the third to be licensed for use in the country. The Department of Health said Friday that the vaccine meets the regulator’s “strict standards of safety, efficacy and quality.”
6 years ago
Betsy DeVos resigns...
Associated Press

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigns after Capitol insurrection

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after protesters objecting to the electoral vote stormed the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault on the seat of the nation’s democracy. She said, “There is […]
6 years ago
Pelosi resign...
Associated Press and Saige Miller

Pelosi wants Capitol police chief to resign and calls for President Trump to be immediately removed from office

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seeking the resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven and calling for the immediate removal of President Trump from office.
6 years ago
Romney attack...
ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Somber Senate unites to reject election challenges

A sober and shaken Senate returned to session Wednesday night to slap away a frivolous challenge to President-elect Joe Biden's election victory.
6 years ago
Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certifica...
LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Biden win confirmed after violent pro-Trump protestors storms US Capitol

Congress has confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner, hours after violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.
6 years ago
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ZEKE MILLER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press

Trump says his term is ending, transition will be orderly

President Donald Trump says there will be an “orderly transition on January 20th” now that Congress has concluded the electoral vote count certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
6 years ago
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BARBARA ORTUTAY and DAVID KLEPPER

Twitter, Facebook suspend Trump amid Capitol violence

In an unprecedented step, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump after he repeatedly posted false accusations about the integrity of the election.
6 years ago
Associated Press

BYU will keep police department after judge ruling

Brigham Young University in Utah says it will keep its police department after an administrative law judge threw out a case.
6 years ago
Pictures of people entering the capitol during the U.S capitol riots...
The Associated Press

The Latest: Pelosi says Congress to resume once Capitol safe

Pelosi said she made the decision Wednesday in consultation with the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the vice president, who will preside.
6 years ago
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STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press

Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control

Democrats have won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority.
6 years ago
In this handout photo provided by UK Parliament, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a sta...
CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press

World leaders express shock at storming of US Capitol

World leaders are condemning the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
6 years ago
Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol ...
Colby Walker

Vice President Pence calls for an end to destruction at Capitol

Vice President Mike Pence is calling for an end to the violence and destruction happening at the US Capitol. 
6 years ago