By Mary Clare Jalonick and Kevin FrekingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply split along party lines, the House launched a new investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection on Wednesday, […]
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Bill Cosby Freed From Prison, His Sex Conviction Overturned
By Maryclaire DaleAssociated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in a stunning reversal of fortune for […]
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US Gives More Asylum-Seekers Waiting in Mexico Another Shot
By Maria Verza and Elliot SpagatAssociated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump administration policy that forced them to wait in Mexico […]
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US Ends Strict Trump-era Asylum Rules for Violence Victims
By Amy TaxinAssociated Press The U.S. government on Wednesday ended two Trump administration policies that made it harder for immigrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum, especially Central Americans. Attorney […]
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Rift on Communion Policy as US Catholic Bishops Open Meeting
By David CraryAssociated Press Divisions flared quickly on Wednesday as U.S. Catholic bishops opened a national meeting highlighted by a sensitive agenda item — whether to take initial steps toward […]
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US COVID-19 Deaths Hit 600,000, Equal to Yearly Cancer Toll
By Janie Har and Michael KunzelmanAssociated Press The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities […]
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Keystone XL Pipeline Nixed After Biden Stands Firm on Permit
By MATTHEW BROWNAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline pulled the plug on the contentious project Wednesday after Canadian officials failed to […]
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NASA Picks Venus as Hot Spot for Two New Robotic Missions
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is returning to sizzling Venus, our closest yet perhaps most overlooked neighbor, after decades of exploring other worlds. The space agency’s new administrator, Bill […]
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Free Beer, Other New Incentives for Biden’s ‘Vaccine Sprint’
ASHINGTON (AP) — Dangling everything from sports tickets to a free beer, President Joe Biden is looking for that extra something — anything — that will get people to roll […]
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Authorities ID 8 Victims of California Railyard Shooting
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard, killing eight people before taking his own life as law enforcement rushed in, authorities said, […]