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US prosecutors weighing sedition charges in Capitol riot

WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors are considering sedition charges against at least some of the Trump loyalists who stormed the U.S. Capitol last week and will be examining the movement and money flow ...

Jan 12, 2021

Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe

DETROIT - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they're being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the m...

Jan 12, 2021

Supreme Court wrestles with Georgia college free speech case

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with whether to revive a lawsuit brought by a Georgia college student who sued school officials after being prevented from distributing Christian lit...

Jan 12, 2021

US shifts to speed COVID shots as cases and deaths rise

WASHINGTON - Barely a month into a mass vaccination campaign to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration unexpectedly shifted gears Tuesday to speed the delivery of shots. The move came af...

Jan 12, 2021

Spike Lee's children named Golden Globe ambassadors

LOS ANGELES - Spike Lee's daughter and son have been chosen as the Golden Globe ambassadors to assist with the awards ceremony. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Tuesday morning that S...

Jan 12, 2021

Trump takes no responsibility for riot as he heads to Texas

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday took no responsibility for his part in fomenting a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, despite his comments encouraging supporters to mar...

Jan 12, 2021

Third lawmaker in lockdown tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON - A third Democratic member of the House who was forced to go into lockdown during last week's violent siege at the U.S. Capitol has tested positive for COVID-19. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill...

Jan 12, 2021

Analysis: Trump abdicating in the job he fought to retain

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's days in office are numbered. But he's already stopped doing much of his job. In the last three weeks, a bomb went off in a major city and the president said nothi...

Jan 12, 2021

Trump says 'tremendous anger' in nation over impeachment

WASHINGTON - With the House set to impeach, President Donald Trump is blaming Democratic congressional foes for "tremendous anger" in the country and last week's deadly attack on the Capitol by his su...

Jan 12, 2021

With Sheldon Adelson's death, Netanyahu loses key supporter

TEL AVIV, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday mourned the passing of U.S. casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, one of Netanyahu's staunchest American supporters, lauding his effor...

Jan 12, 2021