Man whose arrest led to ‘separate but equal’ is pardoned
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s governor has pardoned the Black man whose 1892 arrest for refusing to leave…
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In their own words: House lawmakers remember Jan. 6
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Around three dozen Democrats were trapped in the House gallery on Jan. 6 after the rest…
Continue Reading‘We were trapped’: Trauma of Jan. 6 lingers for lawmakers
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, some of the lawmakers who were trapped in the upper…
Continue ReadingChina reports major drop in virus cases in locked-down Xi’an
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has reported a major drop in COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi’an, which…
Continue Reading‘We have to be there’: AP photographer recalls Capitol siege
By J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the U.S. Capitol came under siege a year ago, Associated Press photographer J. Scott…
Continue ReadingRecalling Jan. 6: A national day of infamy, half remembered
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Beneath the glare of television cameras, it seemed hard not to see the Jan. 6 Capitol riot for what it…
Continue ReadingVirginia officials defend response to snowy gridlock on I-95
By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials are defending their response to the snowy gridlock that…
Continue ReadingUS, Germany say Russia poses ‘urgent’ challenge to stability
By MATTHEW LEE and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Germany say that Russia’s military buildup near…
Continue ReadingBiden urges concern but not alarm in US as omicron rises
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging concern but not alarm as the United States set records for daily…
Continue ReadingGeorgia governor announces push to loosen handgun rules
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JEFF AMY Associated Press SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he’ll push for a new state law that would…
Continue ReadingRemains found, yet most people escaped Colorado fire
By THOMAS PEIPERT and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Investigators looking for one of two people missing after a destructive Colorado…
Continue ReadingHong Kong bans flights, imposes other COVID-19 restrictions
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities have announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other…
Continue ReadingAustralia, Japan to sign ‘historic’ defense, security pact
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia and Japan will sign a treaty on Thursday to increase defense and security cooperation in a move that has been hailed as…
Continue ReadingAustralia sees another jump in virus cases, hospitalizations
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is experiencing rising COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations and long queues at testing centers as it continues to…
Continue Reading‘Follow me’: Dog finds help, leads cops to owner’s car crash
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — A German shepherd named Tinsley successfully led New Hampshire state police to the site of its owner’s rollover crash.…
Continue ReadingMichigan US Rep. Brenda Lawrence won’t seek 2022 reelection
U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence says she plans to retire from Congress at the end of her term, becoming the 25th House Democrat to decide against seeking…
Continue ReadingMexico holds ex-political boss in sex recruiting scandal
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico City say a judge has ordered a former political boss held in jail pending trial on sex-trafficking…
Continue ReadingPG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — State fire officials say Pacific Gas & Electric power lines sparked last summer’s Dixie Fire in Northern California…
Continue Reading‘Jeopardy!’ champion Amy Schneider robbed in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider was robbed at gunpoint over New Year’s weekend in Oakland, California.…
Continue ReadingAuthorities locate mother of baby found in box in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say they have found the mother of a baby found abandoned in a cardboard box in frigid conditions in…
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